Malawi vs Pakistan: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Malawi
3.59 live births per woman
in 2024
Pakistan
3.55 live births per woman
in 2024
Malawi rank
42nd
Pakistan rank
44th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Malawi
- Pakistan
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.59 live births per woman against 3.55 live births per woman in Pakistan, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 42nd and Pakistan ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.88 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 0.079 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1960s | 7.15 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 0.3494 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1970s | 7.37 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 0.5677 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 6.59 live births per woman | 0.6047 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 1990s | 6.43 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 0.5091 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.8 live births per woman | 4.78 live births per woman | 1.02 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.53 live births per woman | 4.05 live births per woman | 0.472 live births per woman | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.73 live births per woman | 3.66 live births per woman | 0.0654 live births per woman | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Malawi or Pakistan?
- Malawi, at 3.59 live births per woman against 3.55 live births per woman in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Malawi and Pakistan?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pakistan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Pakistan rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Malawi ranks 42nd and Pakistan ranks 44th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.