Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Birth rate, crude

Burkina Faso
31.34 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malawi
31.14 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Malawi rank
26th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 31.34 per 1,000 people against 31.14 per 1,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 26th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 47.15 per 1,000 people 54.16 per 1,000 people 7.01 per 1,000 people Malawi
1970s 48.29 per 1,000 people 52.97 per 1,000 people 4.68 per 1,000 people Malawi
1980s 48.65 per 1,000 people 50.52 per 1,000 people 1.88 per 1,000 people Malawi
1990s 46.16 per 1,000 people 47.2 per 1,000 people 1.04 per 1,000 people Malawi
2000s 44.33 per 1,000 people 43.59 per 1,000 people 0.7389 per 1,000 people Burkina Faso
2010s 39.78 per 1,000 people 36.25 per 1,000 people 3.53 per 1,000 people Burkina Faso
2020s 32.04 per 1,000 people 31.77 per 1,000 people 0.2624 per 1,000 people Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
Burkina Faso, at 31.34 per 1,000 people against 31.14 per 1,000 people in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
0.2 per 1,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
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Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.