Birth rate, crude in Malawi
Malawi: Birth rate, crude was 31.14 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
31.14 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
26th
of 217 countries
All-time high
54.38 per 1,000 people
in 1963
All-time low
31.14 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Malawi, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate, crude in Malawi is 31.14 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Malawi peaked at 54.38 per 1,000 people in 1963 and was at its lowest, 31.14 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 26th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Malawi, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.73 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 53.97 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 54.18 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 54.38 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 54.19 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 54.11 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 54.26 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 54.28 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 54.36 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 54.14 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 53.96 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 53.7 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 53.46 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 53.2 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 52.89 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 52.72 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 52.57 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 52.37 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 52.36 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 52.44 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 52.7 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 52.38 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 52.03 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 51.39 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 50.76 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 50.36 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 49.79 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 48.61 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 48.75 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 48.45 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 48.44 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 48.39 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 48.06 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 48.41 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 48.41 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 46.84 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 46.21 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 46 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 45.86 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 45.42 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 44.57 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 44.18 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 43.95 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 43.91 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 43.97 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 44 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 43.76 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 43.27 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 42.56 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 41.74 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 40.69 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 39.69 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 38.56 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 37.72 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 36.5 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 35.3 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 34.23 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 33.68 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 33.23 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 32.9 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 32.54 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 32.07 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 31.74 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 31.38 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 31.14 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.16 per 1,000 people | 53.73 per 1,000 people | 54.38 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.97 per 1,000 people | 52.36 per 1,000 people | 53.96 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.52 per 1,000 people | 48.45 per 1,000 people | 52.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.2 per 1,000 people | 45.42 per 1,000 people | 48.44 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.59 per 1,000 people | 41.74 per 1,000 people | 44.57 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.25 per 1,000 people | 32.9 per 1,000 people | 40.69 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.77 per 1,000 people | 31.14 per 1,000 people | 32.54 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 31.56 per 1,000 people compare
- 24 Ethiopia 31.47 per 1,000 people compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 31.34 per 1,000 people compare
- 27 Liberia 30.58 per 1,000 people compare
- 28 Congo 30.42 per 1,000 people compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 30.11 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Malawi?
- Birth rate, crude in Malawi was 31.14 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 54.38 per 1,000 people in 1963.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.14 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for birth rate, crude?
- Malawi ranks 26th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.