Malawi vs Vanuatu: Fertility rate, total

Malawi
3.59 births per woman
in 2024
Vanuatu
3.57 births per woman
in 2024
Malawi rank
41st
Vanuatu rank
42nd

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Malawi
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 3.59 births per woman against 3.57 births per woman in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.

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

Malawi ranks 41st and Vanuatu ranks 42nd of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 7.15 births per woman 6.58 births per woman 0.5701 births per woman Malawi
1970s 7.37 births per woman 6.02 births per woman 1.34 births per woman Malawi
1980s 7.2 births per woman 5.46 births per woman 1.74 births per woman Malawi
1990s 6.43 births per woman 4.88 births per woman 1.56 births per woman Malawi
2000s 5.8 births per woman 4.26 births per woman 1.54 births per woman Malawi
2010s 4.53 births per woman 3.97 births per woman 0.558 births per woman Malawi
2020s 3.73 births per woman 3.65 births per woman 0.076 births per woman Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Malawi or Vanuatu?
Malawi, at 3.59 births per woman against 3.57 births per woman in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Malawi and Vanuatu?
0.02 births per woman, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vanuatu?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Vanuatu rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Malawi ranks 41st and Vanuatu ranks 42nd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,193 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.