Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Malawi

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Malawi chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 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 Barbados 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
	Barbados	Malawi
1960	4.71	7.04
1961	4.15	7.07
1962	4.3	7.1
1963	4.3	7.13
1964	4.21	7.11
1965	4.18	7.13
1966	4.14	7.17
1967	3.6	7.21
1968	3.57	7.26
1969	3.34	7.27
1970	3.08	7.3
1971	3.2	7.31
1972	3.15	7.33
1973	2.87	7.34
1974	2.65	7.34
1975	2.45	7.36
1976	2.24	7.39
1977	2.2	7.41
1978	1.84	7.43
1979	1.86	7.47
1980	1.78	7.52
1981	1.85	7.49
1982	1.86	7.45
1983	1.86	7.36
1984	1.75	7.27
1985	1.77	7.17
1986	1.69	7.07
1987	1.61	6.97
1988	1.58	6.88
1989	1.64	6.8
1990	1.84	6.74
1991	1.84	6.68
1992	1.8	6.63
1993	1.77	6.57
1994	1.73	6.49
1995	1.7	6.39
1996	1.67	6.29
1997	1.65	6.23
1998	1.62	6.21
1999	1.78	6.12
2000	1.93	6
2001	1.96	5.94
2002	1.86	5.9
2003	1.86	5.88
2004	1.8	5.86
2005	1.74	5.85
2006	1.7	5.8
2007	1.76	5.72
2008	1.76	5.61
2009	1.77	5.45
2010	1.79	5.26
2011	1.76	5.08
2012	1.73	4.9
2013	1.73	4.76
2014	1.73	4.57
2015	1.73	4.38
2016	1.72	4.22
2017	1.72	4.11
2018	1.72	4.02
2019	1.72	3.95
2020	1.71	3.88
2021	1.71	3.79
2022	1.71	3.72
2023	1.71	3.65
2024	1.71	3.59
2025	1.7	3.53
2026	1.7	3.45
2027	1.7	3.39
2028	1.7	3.33
2029	1.7	3.29
2030	1.7	3.23
2031	1.69	3.18
2032	1.69	3.13
2033	1.69	3.09
2034	1.69	3.05
2035	1.69	3.01
2036	1.69	2.97
2037	1.69	2.93
2038	1.69	2.89
2039	1.69	2.86
2040	1.68	2.82
2041	1.68	2.79
2042	1.68	2.76
2043	1.68	2.73
2044	1.68	2.7
2045	1.68	2.67
2046	1.68	2.64
2047	1.68	2.61
2048	1.68	2.59
2049	1.68	2.57
2050	1.68	2.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Malawi
1960	37.2%	43.1%
1961	37.2%	42.9%
1962	37.1%	42.8%
1963	37.1%	42.9%
1964	37.1%	43%
1965	37.1%	43.2%
1966	37.1%	43.4%
1967	36.9%	43.7%
1968	36.7%	43.9%
1969	36.4%	44.2%
1970	36%	44.4%
1971	35.7%	44.6%
1972	35.3%	44.8%
1973	34.9%	44.9%
1974	34.4%	45.1%
1975	33.6%	45.2%
1976	32.8%	45.2%
1977	32.1%	45.3%
1978	31.1%	45.3%
1979	30%	45.3%
1980	29%	45.4%
1981	28%	45.4%
1982	27.2%	45.4%
1983	26.7%	45.5%
1984	26.2%	45.5%
1985	25.8%	45.4%
1986	25.5%	45.4%
1987	25.1%	45.1%
1988	24.8%	45%
1989	24.5%	45.2%
1990	24.2%	45.4%
1991	23.9%	45.6%
1992	23.6%	45.8%
1993	23.4%	46%
1994	23.2%	46.1%
1995	23%	46.1%
1996	22.8%	46.2%
1997	22.6%	46.2%
1998	22.3%	46.2%
1999	22.1%	46.2%
2000	21.9%	46.2%
2001	21.7%	46.1%
2002	21.6%	46.1%
2003	21.5%	46.1%
2004	21.3%	46%
2005	21%	46%
2006	20.7%	46.1%
2007	20.5%	46.1%
2008	20.3%	46.1%
2009	20.2%	46.2%
2010	20.2%	46.2%
2011	20%	46.2%
2012	19.9%	46.1%
2013	19.7%	46%
2014	19.4%	45.7%
2015	19.2%	45.4%
2016	18.9%	45.1%
2017	18.7%	44.6%
2018	18.4%	44.2%
2019	18.2%	43.7%
2020	18.1%	43.1%
2021	17.9%	42.5%
2022	17.7%	41.9%
2023	17.5%	41.3%
2024	17.2%	40.7%
2025	17.1%	40.1%
2026	16.9%	39.6%
2027	16.8%	39.1%
2028	16.7%	38.6%
2029	16.6%	38.1%
2030	16.5%	37.7%
2031	16.4%	37.4%
2032	16.4%	37%
2033	16.3%	36.7%
2034	16.2%	36.4%
2035	16.1%	36%
2036	16%	35.7%
2037	15.9%	35.3%
2038	15.8%	35%
2039	15.8%	34.6%
2040	15.7%	34.2%
2041	15.6%	33.9%
2042	15.5%	33.5%
2043	15.4%	33.1%
2044	15.3%	32.7%
2045	15.2%	32.3%
2046	15.2%	31.9%
2047	15.1%	31.5%
2048	15%	31.2%
2049	14.9%	30.8%
2050	14.9%	30.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 40.7% in Malawi in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Malawi compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Malawi by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados 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
	Barbados	Malawi
1960	5,949	85,718
1961	5,208	89,091
1962	5,589	92,463
1963	5,706	95,933
1964	5,688	97,658
1965	5,762	100,040
1966	5,842	103,512
1967	4,984	106,668
1968	5,035	110,329
1969	4,710	113,120
1970	4,271	116,822
1971	4,530	121,015
1972	4,505	125,728
1973	3,996	131,529
1974	3,644	137,819
1975	3,321	145,254
1976	2,988	153,422
1977	2,988	161,930
1978	2,367	172,503
1979	2,485	182,123
1980	2,393	192,746
1981	2,605	199,436
1982	2,660	205,386
1983	2,656	209,422
1984	2,388	212,146
1985	2,356	216,179
1986	2,111	218,519
1987	1,841	220,566
1988	1,684	226,911
1989	1,719	237,967
1990	2,101	250,159
1991	2,055	260,193
1992	1,912	269,066
1993	1,765	276,538
1994	1,607	275,439
1995	1,467	266,745
1996	1,334	270,048
1997	1,172	277,433
1998	1,093	285,407
1999	1,351	295,629
2000	1,577	300,439
2001	1,578	310,833
2002	1,369	322,863
2003	1,321	341,133
2004	1,204	361,133
2005	1,018	381,130
2006	927	397,123
2007	1,028	410,290
2008	989	421,781
2009	1,000	434,811
2010	981	444,468
2011	897	454,149
2012	815	460,684
2013	772	470,293
2014	730	472,418
2015	690	472,484
2016	655	474,779
2017	616	484,655
2018	584	494,348
2019	542	506,104
2020	503	514,659
2021	415	517,400
2022	43	533,450
2023	158	549,096

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados 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 Barbados, compared to 225 deaths in Malawi.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Malawi
1985	55	1,115
1986	56	1,118
1987	57	1,123
1988	55	1,154
1989	57	1,136
1990	59	1,112
1991	60	1,080
1992	61	1,042
1993	55	1,000
1994	53	912
1995	52	782
1996	51	713
1997	51	672
1998	45	658
1999	44	576
2000	46	506
2001	46	447
2002	43	404
2003	45	346
2004	43	304
2005	44	283
2006	45	286
2007	42	333
2008	42	430
2009	42	512
2010	42	517
2011	41	486
2012	40	447
2013	40	410
2014	39	367
2015	37	354
2016	36	312
2017	37	284
2018	37	267
2019	36	260
2020	39	256
2021	38	286
2022	38	239
2023	35	225

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados 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
	Barbados	Malawi
1960	8.47%	-
1961	7.86%	35.9%
1962	7.33%	35.8%
1963	6.86%	35.7%
1964	6.45%	35.5%
1965	6.1%	35.4%
1966	5.79%	35.3%
1967	5.52%	35.1%
1968	5.28%	35%
1969	5.03%	34.7%
1970	4.79%	34.4%
1971	4.55%	33.9%
1972	4.32%	33.2%
1973	4.08%	32.4%
1974	3.86%	31.5%
1975	3.64%	30.6%
1976	3.43%	29.7%
1977	3.23%	28.7%
1978	3.04%	27.6%
1979	2.86%	26.5%
1980	2.69%	25.6%
1981	2.55%	24.9%
1982	2.44%	24.5%
1983	2.34%	24.5%
1984	2.26%	24.8%
1985	2.19%	25.1%
1986	2.12%	25.4%
1987	2.05%	25.5%
1988	1.97%	25.3%
1989	1.89%	24.9%
1990	1.81%	24.3%
1991	1.73%	23.6%
1992	1.66%	22.8%
1993	1.59%	22%
1994	1.53%	21.3%
1995	1.49%	20.7%
1996	1.45%	20.2%
1997	1.43%	19.7%
1998	1.42%	19.2%
1999	1.42%	18.4%
2000	1.44%	17.3%
2001	1.45%	16%
2002	1.47%	14.6%
2003	1.48%	13.2%
2004	1.49%	11.9%
2005	1.48%	11%
2006	1.47%	10.3%
2007	1.45%	9.83%
2008	1.43%	9.31%
2009	1.41%	8.81%
2010	1.39%	8.3%
2011	1.37%	7.67%
2012	1.35%	6.98%
2013	1.33%	6.4%
2014	1.31%	6.02%
2015	1.28%	5.67%
2016	1.25%	5.35%
2017	1.21%	5.06%
2018	1.18%	4.75%
2019	1.14%	4.55%
2020	1.11%	4.31%
2021	1.07%	4.15%
2022	1.04%	3.99%
2023	1%	3.83%