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

Malawi
0.827 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Tanzania
0.83 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Malawi rank
176th
Tanzania rank
175th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
02468195520272100

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.83 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.827 births per woman in last 5 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.003 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 Tanzania ranks 175th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 6.81 births per woman in last 5 years 6.53 births per woman in last 5 years 0.279 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
1960s 7 births per woman in last 5 years 6.71 births per woman in last 5 years 0.283 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
1970s 7.28 births per woman in last 5 years 6.88 births per woman in last 5 years 0.394 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
1980s 7.47 births per woman in last 5 years 6.89 births per woman in last 5 years 0.582 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
1990s 6.89 births per woman in last 5 years 6.24 births per woman in last 5 years 0.641 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
2000s 6.12 births per woman in last 5 years 5.73 births per woman in last 5 years 0.3975 births per woman in last 5 years Malawi
2010s 5.32 births per woman in last 5 years 5.33 births per woman in last 5 years 0.004 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2020s 3.99 births per woman in last 5 years 4.64 births per woman in last 5 years 0.65 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2030s 2.92 births per woman in last 5 years 3.31 births per woman in last 5 years 0.392 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2040s 2.19 births per woman in last 5 years 2.44 births per woman in last 5 years 0.247 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2050s 1.75 births per woman in last 5 years 1.93 births per woman in last 5 years 0.176 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2060s 1.42 births per woman in last 5 years 1.53 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1075 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2070s 1.18 births per woman in last 5 years 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0945 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2080s 0.976 births per woman in last 5 years 1.06 births per woman in last 5 years 0.086 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2090s 0.862 births per woman in last 5 years 0.891 births per woman in last 5 years 0.029 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania
2100s 0.827 births per woman in last 5 years 0.83 births per woman in last 5 years 0.003 births per woman in last 5 years Tanzania

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 Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.83 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 Tanzania?
0.003 births per woman in last 5 years, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Malawi ranks 176th and Tanzania ranks 175th 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).