Madagascar vs Zambia: Birth rate, crude

Madagascar
31.71 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Zambia
32.72 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Madagascar rank
22nd
Zambia rank
19th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Madagascar
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 32.72 per 1,000 people against 31.71 per 1,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 1.01 per 1,000 people.

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

Madagascar ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 19th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 46.26 per 1,000 people 48.88 per 1,000 people 2.62 per 1,000 people Zambia
1970s 47.28 per 1,000 people 49.33 per 1,000 people 2.04 per 1,000 people Zambia
1980s 44.98 per 1,000 people 47.31 per 1,000 people 2.33 per 1,000 people Zambia
1990s 44.12 per 1,000 people 46.55 per 1,000 people 2.43 per 1,000 people Zambia
2000s 39.09 per 1,000 people 43.78 per 1,000 people 4.69 per 1,000 people Zambia
2010s 34.46 per 1,000 people 37.94 per 1,000 people 3.48 per 1,000 people Zambia
2020s 32.51 per 1,000 people 33.54 per 1,000 people 1.03 per 1,000 people Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Madagascar or Zambia?
Zambia, at 32.72 per 1,000 people against 31.71 per 1,000 people in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Madagascar and Zambia?
1.01 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Madagascar ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 19th 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
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.