Congo vs Malawi: Birth rate vs. death rate

Congo
30.63 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi
31.38 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo rank
29th
Malawi rank
27th

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • Congo
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 31.38 births per 1,000 people against 30.63 births per 1,000 people in Congo, a difference of 0.75 births per 1,000 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 27th of 236 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 44.58 births per 1,000 people 51.36 births per 1,000 people 6.78 births per 1,000 people Malawi
1960s 43.53 births per 1,000 people 54.16 births per 1,000 people 10.63 births per 1,000 people Malawi
1970s 43.71 births per 1,000 people 52.97 births per 1,000 people 9.25 births per 1,000 people Malawi
1980s 40.18 births per 1,000 people 50.52 births per 1,000 people 10.34 births per 1,000 people Malawi
1990s 38.34 births per 1,000 people 47.2 births per 1,000 people 8.87 births per 1,000 people Malawi
2000s 37.2 births per 1,000 people 43.59 births per 1,000 people 6.39 births per 1,000 people Malawi
2010s 35.52 births per 1,000 people 36.25 births per 1,000 people 0.7315 births per 1,000 people Malawi
2020s 31.17 births per 1,000 people 31.93 births per 1,000 people 0.7588 births per 1,000 people Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Congo or Malawi?
Malawi, at 31.38 births per 1,000 people against 30.63 births per 1,000 people in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Congo and Malawi?
0.75 births per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malawi?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Malawi rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
Congo ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.