Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Malawi

3.65 live births per woman

in 2023

Zimbabwe

3.72 live births per woman

in 2023

Malawi rank

40th

Zimbabwe rank

37th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Malawi
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 3.72 live births per woman against 3.65 live births per woman in Malawi, a difference of 0.076 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Globally, Malawi ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.