Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Malawi

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Malawi chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 1.58 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.65 in Malawi in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Malawi population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Antigua	Malawi
1960	4.6	7.04
1961	4.56	7.07
1962	4.55	7.1
1963	4.54	7.13
1964	4.48	7.11
1965	4.42	7.13
1966	4.32	7.17
1967	4.18	7.21
1968	4.01	7.26
1969	3.83	7.27
1970	3.63	7.3
1971	3.46	7.31
1972	3.29	7.33
1973	3.13	7.34
1974	2.93	7.34
1975	2.77	7.36
1976	2.78	7.39
1977	2.78	7.41
1978	2.57	7.43
1979	2.63	7.47
1980	2.31	7.52
1981	2.17	7.49
1982	2.09	7.45
1983	2.12	7.36
1984	2.04	7.27
1985	2.15	7.17
1986	2.03	7.07
1987	2.07	6.97
1988	2.13	6.88
1989	2.2	6.8
1990	2.25	6.74
1991	2.04	6.68
1992	2.13	6.63
1993	2.04	6.57
1994	2.07	6.49
1995	2.16	6.39
1996	2.27	6.29
1997	2.19	6.23
1998	2.02	6.21
1999	1.96	6.12
2000	2.2	6
2001	2.02	5.94
2002	1.94	5.9
2003	1.89	5.88
2004	1.85	5.86
2005	1.83	5.85
2006	1.83	5.8
2007	1.86	5.72
2008	2.04	5.61
2009	2.01	5.45
2010	1.79	5.26
2011	1.75	5.08
2012	1.66	4.9
2013	1.54	4.76
2014	1.53	4.57
2015	1.57	4.38
2016	1.46	4.22
2017	1.49	4.11
2018	1.37	4.02
2019	1.47	3.95
2020	1.57	3.88
2021	1.58	3.79
2022	1.58	3.72
2023	1.58	3.65
2024	1.58	3.59
2025	1.58	3.53
2026	1.57	3.45
2027	1.57	3.39
2028	1.57	3.33
2029	1.57	3.29
2030	1.56	3.23
2031	1.56	3.18
2032	1.56	3.13
2033	1.56	3.09
2034	1.56	3.05
2035	1.56	3.01
2036	1.56	2.97
2037	1.57	2.93
2038	1.57	2.89
2039	1.57	2.86
2040	1.57	2.82
2041	1.57	2.79
2042	1.57	2.76
2043	1.57	2.73
2044	1.57	2.7
2045	1.57	2.67
2046	1.57	2.64
2047	1.57	2.61
2048	1.57	2.59
2049	1.57	2.57
2050	1.58	2.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Malawi
1960	40.1%	43.1%
1961	40%	42.9%
1962	39.9%	42.8%
1963	39.9%	42.9%
1964	40.4%	43%
1965	41.3%	43.2%
1966	42.1%	43.4%
1967	42.8%	43.7%
1968	43.4%	43.9%
1969	43.9%	44.2%
1970	43.7%	44.4%
1971	42.7%	44.6%
1972	41.6%	44.8%
1973	40.4%	44.9%
1974	39.1%	45.1%
1975	37.8%	45.2%
1976	36.4%	45.2%
1977	35.2%	45.3%
1978	34%	45.3%
1979	33%	45.3%
1980	32%	45.4%
1981	31%	45.4%
1982	30%	45.4%
1983	29.2%	45.5%
1984	28.6%	45.5%
1985	28.6%	45.4%
1986	28.7%	45.4%
1987	28.9%	45.1%
1988	29.1%	45%
1989	29.4%	45.2%
1990	29.8%	45.4%
1991	29.7%	45.6%
1992	29.3%	45.8%
1993	29%	46%
1994	28.8%	46.1%
1995	28.6%	46.1%
1996	28.6%	46.2%
1997	28.4%	46.2%
1998	28.3%	46.2%
1999	28%	46.2%
2000	27.8%	46.2%
2001	27.5%	46.1%
2002	27.2%	46.1%
2003	26.8%	46.1%
2004	26.4%	46%
2005	25.9%	46%
2006	25.4%	46.1%
2007	25%	46.1%
2008	24.6%	46.1%
2009	24.2%	46.2%
2010	23.8%	46.2%
2011	23.2%	46.2%
2012	22.6%	46.1%
2013	22.1%	46%
2014	21.7%	45.7%
2015	21.2%	45.4%
2016	20.6%	45.1%
2017	20.2%	44.6%
2018	19.8%	44.2%
2019	19.4%	43.7%
2020	19.1%	43.1%
2021	18.8%	42.5%
2022	18.6%	41.9%
2023	18.2%	41.3%
2024	17.8%	40.7%
2025	17.5%	40.1%
2026	17.2%	39.6%
2027	17%	39.1%
2028	16.9%	38.6%
2029	16.8%	38.1%
2030	16.7%	37.7%
2031	16.6%	37.4%
2032	16.5%	37%
2033	16.4%	36.7%
2034	16.4%	36.4%
2035	16.3%	36%
2036	16.1%	35.7%
2037	15.9%	35.3%
2038	15.7%	35%
2039	15.5%	34.6%
2040	15.4%	34.2%
2041	15.2%	33.9%
2042	15%	33.5%
2043	14.8%	33.1%
2044	14.7%	32.7%
2045	14.5%	32.3%
2046	14.4%	31.9%
2047	14.2%	31.5%
2048	14.1%	31.2%
2049	14%	30.8%
2050	13.8%	30.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 40.7% in Malawi in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Malawi compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Malawi by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +2.67% in Malawi. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Antigua	Malawi
1960	1,434	85,718
1961	1,476	89,091
1962	1,509	92,463
1963	1,543	95,933
1964	1,559	97,658
1965	1,528	100,040
1966	1,489	103,512
1967	1,431	106,668
1968	1,369	110,329
1969	1,308	113,120
1970	1,248	116,822
1971	1,219	121,015
1972	1,179	125,728
1973	1,135	131,529
1974	1,074	137,819
1975	1,028	145,254
1976	1,075	153,422
1977	1,124	161,930
1978	1,064	172,503
1979	1,150	182,123
1980	1,002	192,746
1981	940	199,436
1982	913	205,386
1983	941	209,422
1984	899	212,146
1985	955	216,179
1986	855	218,519
1987	845	220,566
1988	848	226,911
1989	845	237,967
1990	833	250,159
1991	673	260,193
1992	728	269,066
1993	706	276,538
1994	757	275,439
1995	844	266,745
1996	947	270,048
1997	932	277,433
1998	845	285,407
1999	828	295,629
2000	1,009	300,439
2001	900	310,833
2002	843	322,863
2003	793	341,133
2004	757	361,133
2005	738	381,130
2006	742	397,123
2007	770	410,290
2008	911	421,781
2009	900	434,811
2010	758	444,468
2011	743	454,149
2012	678	460,684
2013	586	470,293
2014	564	472,418
2015	583	472,484
2016	496	474,779
2017	504	484,655
2018	411	494,348
2019	461	506,104
2020	512	514,659
2021	492	517,400
2022	486	533,450
2023	462	549,096

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Malawi

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in Antigua and Barbuda, compared to 225 deaths in Malawi.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Malawi
1985	38	1,115
1986	38	1,118
1987	40	1,123
1988	38	1,154
1989	41	1,136
1990	41	1,112
1991	42	1,080
1992	40	1,042
1993	40	1,000
1994	38	912
1995	38	782
1996	37	713
1997	37	672
1998	34	658
1999	34	576
2000	37	506
2001	36	447
2002	36	404
2003	33	346
2004	34	304
2005	33	283
2006	32	286
2007	32	333
2008	31	430
2009	32	512
2010	31	517
2011	31	486
2012	30	447
2013	32	410
2014	32	367
2015	30	354
2016	28	312
2017	31	284
2018	31	267
2019	32	260
2020	35	256
2021	32	286
2022	36	239
2023	35	225

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 3.83% in Malawi. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Antigua	Malawi
1960	8.25%	-
1961	7.74%	35.9%
1962	7.18%	35.8%
1963	6.59%	35.7%
1964	6%	35.5%
1965	5.41%	35.4%
1966	4.86%	35.3%
1967	4.36%	35.1%
1968	3.92%	35%
1969	3.54%	34.7%
1970	3.23%	34.4%
1971	2.96%	33.9%
1972	2.74%	33.2%
1973	2.56%	32.4%
1974	2.4%	31.5%
1975	2.25%	30.6%
1976	2.11%	29.7%
1977	1.97%	28.7%
1978	1.84%	27.6%
1979	1.71%	26.5%
1980	1.6%	25.6%
1981	1.5%	24.9%
1982	1.42%	24.5%
1983	1.36%	24.5%
1984	1.31%	24.8%
1985	1.29%	25.1%
1986	1.28%	25.4%
1987	1.28%	25.5%
1988	1.3%	25.3%
1989	1.32%	24.9%
1990	1.35%	24.3%
1991	1.39%	23.6%
1992	1.43%	22.8%
1993	1.47%	22%
1994	1.51%	21.3%
1995	1.54%	20.7%
1996	1.55%	20.2%
1997	1.55%	19.7%
1998	1.54%	19.2%
1999	1.52%	18.4%
2000	1.49%	17.3%
2001	1.46%	16%
2002	1.43%	14.6%
2003	1.4%	13.2%
2004	1.36%	11.9%
2005	1.33%	11%
2006	1.3%	10.3%
2007	1.27%	9.83%
2008	1.24%	9.31%
2009	1.22%	8.81%
2010	1.19%	8.3%
2011	1.17%	7.67%
2012	1.15%	6.98%
2013	1.13%	6.4%
2014	1.12%	6.02%
2015	1.1%	5.67%
2016	1.08%	5.35%
2017	1.06%	5.06%
2018	1.05%	4.75%
2019	1.03%	4.55%
2020	1.01%	4.31%
2021	0.98%	4.15%
2022	0.96%	3.99%
2023	0.93%	3.83%