Malawi vs Zambia: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 3.65 births per woman in Malawi and 4.1 births per woman in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.45 births per woman, or 1.12 times that in Malawi.

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births per woman · UN

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What the numbers say

Zambia has been higher since 2010.
In 2023, Malawi ranked 39 and Zambia ranked 24 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Malawi at 1.95 births per woman and Zambia at 2.08 births per woman in 2100.
The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

Year	Malawi	Zambia	World
2023	3.65	4.1	2.25
2022	3.72	4.18	2.27
2021	3.79	4.25	2.29
2020	3.88	4.32	2.32
2019	3.95	4.42	2.4
2018	4.02	4.49	2.44
2017	4.11	4.57	2.5
2016	4.22	4.67	2.54
2015	4.38	4.78	2.54
2014	4.57	4.89	2.56
2013	4.76	5.01	2.57
2012	4.9	5.14	2.61
2011	5.08	5.26	2.59
2010	5.26	5.36	2.6
2009	5.45	5.45	2.62
2008	5.61	5.53	2.63
2007	5.72	5.61	2.62
2006	5.8	5.68	2.63
2005	5.85	5.7	2.63
2004	5.86	5.7	2.65
2003	5.88	5.71	2.66
2002	5.9	5.77	2.68
2001	5.94	5.85	2.71
2000	6	5.92	2.75
1999	6.12	6	2.75
1998	6.21	6.07	2.78
1997	6.23	6.12	2.81
1996	6.29	6.18	2.85
1995	6.39	6.23	2.89
1994	6.49	6.26	2.93
1993	6.57	6.3	2.98
1992	6.63	6.35	3.04
1991	6.68	6.46	3.13
1990	6.74	6.57	3.31
1989	6.8	6.64	3.35
1988	6.88	6.7	3.39
1987	6.97	6.8	3.48
1986	7.07	6.87	3.5
1985	7.17	6.93	3.51
1984	7.27	6.97	3.55
1983	7.36	7.01	3.58
1982	7.45	7.04	3.71
1981	7.49	7.07	3.71
1980	7.52	7.14	3.74
1979	7.47	7.22	3.77
1978	7.43	7.29	3.79
1977	7.41	7.35	3.85
1976	7.39	7.39	3.97
1975	7.36	7.42	4.08
1974	7.34	7.36	4.26
1973	7.34	7.34	4.42
1972	7.33	7.3	4.55
1971	7.31	7.26	4.68
1970	7.3	7.22	4.83
1969	7.27	7.18	4.87
1968	7.26	7.18	4.96
1967	7.21	7.15	4.85
1966	7.17	7.14	4.96
1965	7.13	7.12	5.07
1964	7.11	7.09	5.12
1963	7.13	7.06	5.31
1962	7.1	7.01	5.02
1961	7.07	6.98	4.57
1960	7.04	6.95	4.7
1959	7.01	6.9	4.74
1958	6.97	6.86	4.93
1957	6.92	6.83	5.07
1956	6.89	6.81	4.93
1955	6.84	6.8	5
1954	6.81	6.8	5
1953	6.85	6.79	4.92
1952	6.85	6.77	5
1951	6.84	6.77	4.82
1950	6.82	6.78	4.85

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Malawi	Zambia	World
2024	3.592.8–4.33	4.042.98–4.95	2.25
2025	3.532.64–4.33	3.972.86–4.92	2.24
2026	3.452.5–4.33	3.912.73–4.91	2.23
2027	3.392.36–4.33	3.852.62–4.87	2.22
2028	3.332.27–4.35	3.772.48–4.87	2.21
2029	3.292.16–4.38	3.722.4–4.83	2.2
2030	3.232.07–4.34	3.672.31–4.85	2.2
2031	3.182.02–4.36	3.612.24–4.85	2.19
2032	3.131.95–4.32	3.562.18–4.83	2.18
2033	3.091.9–4.31	3.52.09–4.83	2.17
2034	3.051.84–4.33	3.452.07–4.8	2.16
2035	3.011.8–4.32	3.42.03–4.78	2.15
2036	2.971.74–4.31	3.351.97–4.73	2.15
2037	2.931.73–4.3	3.31.92–4.69	2.14
2038	2.91.71–4.25	3.251.85–4.7	2.13
2039	2.861.66–4.2	3.191.81–4.68	2.13
2040	2.821.66–4.17	3.151.8–4.67	2.13
2041	2.791.63–4.17	3.111.77–4.65	2.12
2042	2.761.59–4.16	3.071.73–4.65	2.12
2043	2.731.56–4.08	3.031.68–4.68	2.12
2044	2.71.54–4.04	31.67–4.62	2.12
2045	2.671.5–4.05	2.961.64–4.62	2.12
2046	2.641.5–4.03	2.931.6–4.59	2.11
2047	2.611.46–4.04	2.91.59–4.56	2.11
2048	2.591.44–4.01	2.871.57–4.53	2.11
2049	2.571.43–3.99	2.841.56–4.51	2.1
2050	2.551.4–4.01	2.811.52–4.54	2.1
2051	2.521.4–4.02	2.791.47–4.49	2.09
2052	2.51.38–4	2.761.46–4.48	2.09
2053	2.481.36–3.95	2.741.44–4.47	2.08
2054	2.461.37–3.96	2.721.44–4.41	2.07
2055	2.441.35–3.91	2.691.44–4.42	2.07
2056	2.421.34–3.92	2.671.44–4.37	2.06
2057	2.411.35–3.92	2.651.43–4.35	2.05
2058	2.391.32–3.9	2.631.43–4.32	2.04
2059	2.381.3–3.87	2.611.41–4.3	2.04
2060	2.361.27–3.82	2.591.41–4.27	2.03
2061	2.341.27–3.81	2.571.41–4.25	2.02
2062	2.321.28–3.8	2.551.4–4.24	2.02
2063	2.311.26–3.79	2.531.36–4.19	2.01
2064	2.291.27–3.76	2.511.37–4.13	2
2065	2.281.25–3.76	2.491.34–4.11	2
2066	2.261.23–3.68	2.471.33–4.08	1.99
2067	2.251.25–3.66	2.461.32–4.13	1.98
2068	2.241.24–3.64	2.441.32–4.12	1.98
2069	2.231.24–3.64	2.431.31–4.12	1.97
2070	2.221.23–3.62	2.411.3–4.12	1.97
2071	2.21.23–3.63	2.41.29–4.08	1.96
2072	2.191.22–3.62	2.381.29–4.06	1.96
2073	2.181.2–3.59	2.371.29–4.04	1.95
2074	2.171.2–3.61	2.351.29–4.01	1.95
2075	2.161.2–3.57	2.341.29–3.99	1.94
2076	2.151.22–3.54	2.331.27–3.99	1.94
2077	2.141.2–3.55	2.321.28–3.99	1.94
2078	2.131.21–3.55	2.31.27–4.01	1.93
2079	2.121.22–3.55	2.291.25–3.97	1.93
2080	2.11.2–3.54	2.281.26–3.89	1.92
2081	2.091.19–3.52	2.271.26–3.99	1.92
2082	2.081.18–3.51	2.261.23–3.98	1.91
2083	2.071.19–3.46	2.251.22–3.93	1.91
2084	2.071.18–3.43	2.241.22–3.91	1.91
2085	2.061.2–3.42	2.231.22–3.89	1.9
2086	2.051.18–3.41	2.221.23–3.83	1.9
2087	2.041.16–3.43	2.21.22–3.82	1.89
2088	2.041.17–3.43	2.191.24–3.83	1.89
2089	2.031.15–3.4	2.181.23–3.82	1.88
2090	2.021.15–3.45	2.171.21–3.8	1.88
2091	2.011.15–3.4	2.161.22–3.82	1.88
2092	21.11–3.37	2.161.23–3.81	1.87
2093	1.991.13–3.32	2.151.2–3.86	1.87
2094	1.991.14–3.33	2.141.2–3.79	1.86
2095	1.981.13–3.35	2.131.18–3.79	1.86
2096	1.971.11–3.32	2.121.18–3.79	1.85
2097	1.971.11–3.31	2.111.19–3.78	1.85
2098	1.961.13–3.28	2.11.14–3.77	1.85
2099	1.961.14–3.28	2.091.17–3.76	1.84
2100	1.951.12–3.21	2.081.15–3.78	1.84

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The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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