Total fertility rate - Malawi
Value & RankThe Total fertility rate of Malawi is 5.66 (children born/woman) with a global rank of 8.
Malawi compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Malawi is similar to that of Burundi, Somalia, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Zambia, South Sudan, Angola, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Nigeria with a respective Total fertility rate of 6.14, 6.08, 5.97, 5.93, 5.76, 5.43, 5.43, 5.43, 5.27, 5.25 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.Malawi since the end of the Great RecessionMalawi's Total fertility rate had a positive growth of 4.24% since the end of the Great Recession
Malawi compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Malawi is similar to that of Burundi, Somalia, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Zambia, South Sudan, Angola, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Nigeria with a respective Total fertility rate of 6.14, 6.08, 5.97, 5.93, 5.76, 5.43, 5.43, 5.43, 5.27, 5.25 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.Malawi since the end of the Great RecessionMalawi's Total fertility rate had a positive growth of 4.24% since the end of the Great Recession
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Burundi | 3 | 6.14 |
Somalia | 4 | 6.08 |
Uganda | 5 | 5.97 |
Burkina Faso | 6 | 5.93 |
Zambia | 7 | 5.76 |
Malawi | 8 | 5.66 |
South Sudan | 9 | 5.43 |
Angola | 10 | 5.43 |
Afghanistan | 11 | 5.43 |
Mozambique | 12 | 5.27 |
Nigeria | 13 | 5.25 |
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Datasource: CIA - The World Factbook