Malawi vs Malaysia: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Malawi
0.827 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Malaysia
0.839 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Malawi rank
176th
Malaysia rank
173rd

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
02468195520272100

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.839 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.827 births per woman in last 5 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.012 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 176th and Malaysia ranks 173rd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 14 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 6.81 births per woman in last 5 years 6.39 births per woman in last 5 years 0.423 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
1960s 7 births per woman in last 5 years 6.35 births per woman in last 5 years 0.646 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
1970s 7.28 births per woman in last 5 years 5.14 births per woman in last 5 years 2.14 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
1980s 7.47 births per woman in last 5 years 4.14 births per woman in last 5 years 3.33 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
1990s 6.89 births per woman in last 5 years 3.48 births per woman in last 5 years 3.4 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
2000s 6.12 births per woman in last 5 years 2.92 births per woman in last 5 years 3.21 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
2010s 5.32 births per woman in last 5 years 2.19 births per woman in last 5 years 3.14 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
2020s 3.99 births per woman in last 5 years 1.74 births per woman in last 5 years 2.25 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
2030s 2.92 births per woman in last 5 years 1.36 births per woman in last 5 years 1.56 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
2040s 2.19 births per woman in last 5 years 1.19 births per woman in last 5 years 1 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
2050s 1.75 births per woman in last 5 years 1.1 births per woman in last 5 years 0.65 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
2060s 1.42 births per woman in last 5 years 1.01 births per woman in last 5 years 0.4075 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
2070s 1.18 births per woman in last 5 years 0.962 births per woman in last 5 years 0.217 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
2080s 0.976 births per woman in last 5 years 0.9245 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0515 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
2090s 0.862 births per woman in last 5 years 0.875 births per woman in last 5 years 0.013 births per woman in last 5 years Malaysia
2100s 0.827 births per woman in last 5 years 0.839 births per woman in last 5 years 0.012 births per woman in last 5 years Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Malawi or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.839 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.827 births per woman in last 5 years in Malawi as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Malawi and Malaysia?
0.012 births per woman in last 5 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Malawi ranks 176th and Malaysia ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
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Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).