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

Malaysia
0.839 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Rwanda
0.848 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Malaysia rank
173rd
Rwanda rank
170th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Malaysia
  • Rwanda
02468195520272100

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.848 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.839 births per woman in last 5 years in Malaysia, a difference of 0.009 births per woman in last 5 years.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 173rd and Rwanda ranks 170th of 200 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1950s 6.39 births per woman in last 5 years 7.98 births per woman in last 5 years 1.59 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
1960s 6.35 births per woman in last 5 years 8.17 births per woman in last 5 years 1.81 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
1970s 5.14 births per woman in last 5 years 8.22 births per woman in last 5 years 3.08 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
1980s 4.14 births per woman in last 5 years 8.15 births per woman in last 5 years 4.01 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
1990s 3.48 births per woman in last 5 years 7.01 births per woman in last 5 years 3.52 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
2000s 2.92 births per woman in last 5 years 5.96 births per woman in last 5 years 3.05 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
2010s 2.19 births per woman in last 5 years 4.68 births per woman in last 5 years 2.5 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
2020s 1.74 births per woman in last 5 years 3.75 births per woman in last 5 years 2 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
2030s 1.36 births per woman in last 5 years 2.74 births per woman in last 5 years 1.38 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
2040s 1.19 births per woman in last 5 years 2.08 births per woman in last 5 years 0.894 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
2050s 1.1 births per woman in last 5 years 1.71 births per woman in last 5 years 0.6065 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
2060s 1.01 births per woman in last 5 years 1.39 births per woman in last 5 years 0.379 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
2070s 0.962 births per woman in last 5 years 1.16 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1955 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
2080s 0.9245 births per woman in last 5 years 0.977 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0525 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
2090s 0.875 births per woman in last 5 years 0.8905 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0155 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda
2100s 0.839 births per woman in last 5 years 0.848 births per woman in last 5 years 0.009 births per woman in last 5 years Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Malaysia or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.848 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.839 births per woman in last 5 years in Malaysia as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Malaysia and Rwanda?
0.009 births per woman in last 5 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Rwanda?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Malaysia and Rwanda rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Malaysia ranks 173rd and Rwanda ranks 170th 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
Last refreshed

Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).