Malawi vs Sudan: Natural population growth rate
Malawi
2.6%
in 2023
Sudan
2.7%
in 2023
Malawi rank
19th
Sudan rank
16th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Malawi ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% | Sudan |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 3.3% | 0.8% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 3.3% | 0.6% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 3.1% | 0.3% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Malawi or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Malawi and Sudan?
- 0.1%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sudan rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.