Ethiopia vs Malawi: Birth rate, crude

Ethiopia
31.47 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malawi
31.14 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
24th
Malawi rank
26th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 31.47 per 1,000 people against 31.14 per 1,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.33 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 26th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 48.97 per 1,000 people 54.16 per 1,000 people 5.19 per 1,000 people Malawi
1970s 50.49 per 1,000 people 52.97 per 1,000 people 2.47 per 1,000 people Malawi
1980s 51.1 per 1,000 people 50.52 per 1,000 people 0.5835 per 1,000 people Ethiopia
1990s 48.99 per 1,000 people 47.2 per 1,000 people 1.79 per 1,000 people Ethiopia
2000s 42.06 per 1,000 people 43.59 per 1,000 people 1.54 per 1,000 people Malawi
2010s 34.07 per 1,000 people 36.25 per 1,000 people 2.18 per 1,000 people Malawi
2020s 32.39 per 1,000 people 31.77 per 1,000 people 0.6214 per 1,000 people Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Ethiopia, at 31.47 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 Ethiopia and Malawi?
0.33 per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Ethiopia ranks 24th 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.