Congo vs Malawi: Birth rate, crude

Congo
30.42 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malawi
31.14 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Congo rank
28th
Malawi rank
26th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Congo
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 31.14 per 1,000 people against 30.42 per 1,000 people in Congo, a difference of 0.72 per 1,000 people.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 26th of 217 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 43.53 per 1,000 people 54.16 per 1,000 people 10.63 per 1,000 people Malawi
1970s 43.71 per 1,000 people 52.97 per 1,000 people 9.25 per 1,000 people Malawi
1980s 40.18 per 1,000 people 50.52 per 1,000 people 10.34 per 1,000 people Malawi
1990s 38.34 per 1,000 people 47.2 per 1,000 people 8.87 per 1,000 people Malawi
2000s 37.2 per 1,000 people 43.59 per 1,000 people 6.39 per 1,000 people Malawi
2010s 35.52 per 1,000 people 36.25 per 1,000 people 0.7315 per 1,000 people Malawi
2020s 31.02 per 1,000 people 31.77 per 1,000 people 0.7508 per 1,000 people Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Congo or Malawi?
Malawi, at 31.14 per 1,000 people against 30.42 per 1,000 people in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Congo and Malawi?
0.72 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malawi?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and Malawi rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Congo ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 26th of 217 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
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.