Fertility Rate: Malawi
Malawi's fertility rate is currently 3.59 births per woman as of 2024. # Malawi Fertility Rate Malawi's fertility rate stands at 3.
Current (2024)
3.59 births per woman
-1.6% y/y
Peak (1980)
7.518 births per woman
Low (2024)
3.59 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Malawi
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Malawi
Analysis# Malawi Fertility Rate
Malawi's fertility rate stands at 3.59 births per woman in 2024, marking the lowest point in the country's recorded history. The figure represents a dramatic shift from the 1980 peak of 7.518 births per woman—a 52% decline in just over four decades. Since 1960, the fertility rate has contracted 49.0%, reflecting profound demographic transformation across the nation.
The decline has accelerated notably since 2015, when the rate was 4.384. Year-over-year decreases averaged 0.08 births per woman from 2015 to 2024, demonstrating sustained momentum toward lower fertility. Malawi's consistent downward trajectory suggests ongoing shifts in family planning adoption, female education, and economic development. If this trend persists, further gradual decline appears likely through the coming decade.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.59 births per woman | -1.59% |
| 2023 | 3.648 births per woman | -1.94% |
| 2022 | 3.72 births per woman | -1.87% |
| 2021 | 3.791 births per woman | -2.22% |
| 2020 | 3.877 births per woman | -1.90% |
| 2019 | 3.952 births per woman | -1.72% |
| 2018 | 4.021 births per woman | -2.24% |
| 2017 | 4.113 births per woman | -2.44% |
| 2016 | 4.216 births per woman | -3.83% |
| 2015 | 4.384 births per woman | -4.05% |
| 2014 | 4.569 births per woman | -3.99% |
| 2013 | 4.759 births per woman | -2.92% |
| 2012 | 4.902 births per woman | -3.56% |
| 2011 | 5.083 births per woman | -3.42% |
| 2010 | 5.263 births per woman | -3.48% |
| 2009 | 5.453 births per woman | -2.78% |
| 2008 | 5.609 births per woman | -2.01% |
| 2007 | 5.724 births per woman | -1.34% |
| 2006 | 5.802 births per woman | -0.79% |
| 2005 | 5.848 births per woman | -0.27% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.864 births per woman | -0.19% |
| 2003 | 5.875 births per woman | -0.47% |
| 2002 | 5.903 births per woman | -0.67% |
| 2001 | 5.943 births per woman | -0.98% |
| 2000 | 6.002 births per woman | -1.99% |
| 1999 | 6.124 births per woman | -1.31% |
| 1998 | 6.205 births per woman | -0.42% |
| 1997 | 6.231 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 1996 | 6.285 births per woman | -1.67% |
| 1995 | 6.392 births per woman | -1.48% |
| 1994 | 6.488 births per woman | -1.29% |
| 1993 | 6.573 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 1992 | 6.63 births per woman | -0.76% |
| 1991 | 6.681 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 1990 | 6.74 births per woman | -0.93% |
| 1989 | 6.803 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 1988 | 6.876 births per woman | -1.35% |
| 1987 | 6.97 births per woman | -1.40% |
| 1986 | 7.069 births per woman | -1.41% |
| 1985 | 7.17 births per woman | -1.31% |
| 1984 | 7.265 births per woman | -1.30% |
| 1983 | 7.361 births per woman | -1.21% |
| 1982 | 7.451 births per woman | -0.56% |
| 1981 | 7.493 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 1980 | 7.518 births per woman | +0.71% |
| 1979 | 7.465 births per woman | +0.42% |
| 1978 | 7.434 births per woman | +0.35% |
| 1977 | 7.408 births per woman | +0.28% |
| 1976 | 7.387 births per woman | +0.38% |
| 1975 | 7.359 births per woman | +0.20% |
| 1974 | 7.344 births per woman | +0.08% |
| 1973 | 7.338 births per woman | +0.16% |
| 1972 | 7.326 births per woman | +0.21% |
| 1971 | 7.311 births per woman | +0.22% |
| 1970 | 7.295 births per woman | +0.29% |
| 1969 | 7.274 births per woman | +0.17% |
| 1968 | 7.262 births per woman | +0.68% |
| 1967 | 7.213 births per woman | +0.54% |
| 1966 | 7.174 births per woman | +0.67% |
| 1965 | 7.126 births per woman | +0.17% |
| 1964 | 7.114 births per woman | -0.18% |
| 1963 | 7.127 births per woman | +0.45% |
| 1962 | 7.095 births per woman | +0.40% |
| 1961 | 7.067 births per woman | +0.36% |
| 1960 | 7.042 births per woman | — |
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