Fertility & birth rates in Dominica and Malawi

Fertility rate in Dominica vs Malawi chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Dominica was 1.48 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 Dominica 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
	Dominica	Malawi
1960	6.18	7.04
1961	6.16	7.07
1962	6.12	7.1
1963	6.08	7.13
1964	6.03	7.11
1965	5.95	7.13
1966	5.86	7.17
1967	5.74	7.21
1968	5.59	7.26
1969	5.41	7.27
1970	5.22	7.3
1971	4.99	7.31
1972	4.67	7.33
1973	4.28	7.34
1974	3.84	7.34
1975	3.46	7.36
1976	3.19	7.39
1977	3.02	7.41
1978	2.96	7.43
1979	2.96	7.47
1980	3.04	7.52
1981	3.11	7.49
1982	3.17	7.45
1983	3.18	7.36
1984	3.15	7.27
1985	3.12	7.17
1986	3.08	7.07
1987	3.06	6.97
1988	3.06	6.88
1989	3.06	6.8
1990	3.09	6.74
1991	3.15	6.68
1992	3.18	6.63
1993	3.2	6.57
1994	2.96	6.49
1995	2.71	6.39
1996	2.55	6.29
1997	2.41	6.23
1998	2.32	6.21
1999	2.46	6.12
2000	2.35	6
2001	2.4	5.94
2002	2.16	5.9
2003	2.08	5.88
2004	2.02	5.86
2005	2	5.85
2006	2.07	5.8
2007	2.02	5.72
2008	1.97	5.61
2009	1.92	5.45
2010	1.89	5.26
2011	1.86	5.08
2012	1.83	4.9
2013	1.78	4.76
2014	1.71	4.57
2015	1.65	4.38
2016	1.58	4.22
2017	1.54	4.11
2018	1.52	4.02
2019	1.5	3.95
2020	1.5	3.88
2021	1.48	3.79
2022	1.48	3.72
2023	1.48	3.65
2024	1.48	3.59
2025	1.47	3.53
2026	1.46	3.45
2027	1.46	3.39
2028	1.46	3.33
2029	1.46	3.29
2030	1.46	3.23
2031	1.46	3.18
2032	1.46	3.13
2033	1.46	3.09
2034	1.46	3.05
2035	1.46	3.01
2036	1.46	2.97
2037	1.47	2.93
2038	1.47	2.89
2039	1.47	2.86
2040	1.47	2.82
2041	1.48	2.79
2042	1.48	2.76
2043	1.48	2.73
2044	1.48	2.7
2045	1.49	2.67
2046	1.49	2.64
2047	1.49	2.61
2048	1.49	2.59
2049	1.5	2.57
2050	1.5	2.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominica	Malawi
1960	44.7%	43.1%
1961	45%	42.9%
1962	45.3%	42.8%
1963	45.6%	42.9%
1964	46%	43%
1965	46.4%	43.2%
1966	46.9%	43.4%
1967	47.5%	43.7%
1968	48.1%	43.9%
1969	48.7%	44.2%
1970	48.7%	44.4%
1971	48.1%	44.6%
1972	47.3%	44.8%
1973	46.5%	44.9%
1974	45.7%	45.1%
1975	44.9%	45.2%
1976	44.1%	45.2%
1977	43.3%	45.3%
1978	42.5%	45.3%
1979	41.7%	45.3%
1980	40.7%	45.4%
1981	39.6%	45.4%
1982	38.2%	45.4%
1983	36.9%	45.5%
1984	35.8%	45.5%
1985	34.9%	45.4%
1986	34.2%	45.4%
1987	33.6%	45.1%
1988	33.2%	45%
1989	33.1%	45.2%
1990	33.1%	45.4%
1991	33.2%	45.6%
1992	33%	45.8%
1993	32.8%	46%
1994	32.6%	46.1%
1995	32.3%	46.1%
1996	31.9%	46.2%
1997	31.5%	46.2%
1998	31.1%	46.2%
1999	30.6%	46.2%
2000	30%	46.2%
2001	29.3%	46.1%
2002	28.7%	46.1%
2003	28%	46.1%
2004	27.4%	46%
2005	26.8%	46%
2006	26.2%	46.1%
2007	25.5%	46.1%
2008	24.7%	46.1%
2009	24.1%	46.2%
2010	23.5%	46.2%
2011	23.1%	46.2%
2012	22.6%	46.1%
2013	22.5%	46%
2014	22.3%	45.7%
2015	21.7%	45.4%
2016	20.8%	45.1%
2017	19.9%	44.6%
2018	19.5%	44.2%
2019	19.2%	43.7%
2020	18.8%	43.1%
2021	18.5%	42.5%
2022	18.3%	41.9%
2023	18.1%	41.3%
2024	17.9%	40.7%
2025	17.6%	40.1%
2026	17.4%	39.6%
2027	17.1%	39.1%
2028	16.8%	38.6%
2029	16.5%	38.1%
2030	16.3%	37.7%
2031	16%	37.4%
2032	15.9%	37%
2033	15.7%	36.7%
2034	15.6%	36.4%
2035	15.5%	36%
2036	15.4%	35.7%
2037	15.3%	35.3%
2038	15.3%	35%
2039	15.2%	34.6%
2040	15.2%	34.2%
2041	15.2%	33.9%
2042	15.1%	33.5%
2043	15.1%	33.1%
2044	15.1%	32.7%
2045	15.1%	32.3%
2046	15.1%	31.9%
2047	15%	31.5%
2048	15%	31.2%
2049	15%	30.8%
2050	14.9%	30.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in Dominica and 40.7% in Malawi in 2024, compared to 33.1% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Dominica and Malawi compared.

Natural population change in Dominica vs Malawi by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.03% in Dominica 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
	Dominica	Malawi
1960	1,720	85,718
1961	1,762	89,091
1962	1,786	92,463
1963	1,796	95,933
1964	1,792	97,658
1965	1,778	100,040
1966	1,752	103,512
1967	1,716	106,668
1968	1,673	110,329
1969	1,628	113,120
1970	1,574	116,822
1971	1,549	121,015
1972	1,497	125,728
1973	1,400	131,529
1974	1,267	137,819
1975	1,142	145,254
1976	1,050	153,422
1977	996	161,930
1978	991	172,503
1979	981	182,123
1980	1,090	192,746
1981	1,169	199,436
1982	1,250	205,386
1983	1,301	209,422
1984	1,308	212,146
1985	1,302	216,179
1986	1,285	218,519
1987	1,256	220,566
1988	1,222	226,911
1989	1,178	237,967
1990	1,138	250,159
1991	1,103	260,193
1992	1,111	269,066
1993	1,130	276,538
1994	1,002	275,439
1995	853	266,745
1996	753	270,048
1997	662	277,433
1998	595	285,407
1999	647	295,629
2000	561	300,439
2001	556	310,833
2002	429	322,863
2003	387	341,133
2004	360	361,133
2005	339	381,130
2006	364	397,123
2007	319	410,290
2008	272	421,781
2009	220	434,811
2010	171	444,468
2011	121	454,149
2012	167	460,684
2013	110	470,293
2014	257	472,418
2015	157	472,484
2016	177	474,779
2017	-124	484,655
2018	-60	494,348
2019	-75	506,104
2020	-88	514,659
2021	-205	517,400
2022	-118	533,450
2023	-111	549,096

Maternal mortality chart: Dominica vs Malawi

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Dominica, compared to 225 deaths in Malawi.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominica	Malawi
1985	61	1,115
1986	63	1,118
1987	63	1,123
1988	68	1,154
1989	69	1,136
1990	77	1,112
1991	81	1,080
1992	80	1,042
1993	79	1,000
1994	77	912
1995	73	782
1996	71	713
1997	67	672
1998	64	658
1999	64	576
2000	61	506
2001	58	447
2002	56	404
2003	55	346
2004	54	304
2005	54	283
2006	54	286
2007	53	333
2008	53	430
2009	50	512
2010	50	517
2011	49	486
2012	51	447
2013	50	410
2014	53	367
2015	63	354
2016	48	312
2017	44	284
2018	43	267
2019	41	260
2020	47	256
2021	110	286
2022	44	239
2023	36	225

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.55% in Dominica 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
	Dominica	Malawi
1960	13.6%	-
1961	12.4%	35.9%
1962	11.3%	35.8%
1963	10.3%	35.7%
1964	9.41%	35.5%
1965	8.59%	35.4%
1966	7.84%	35.3%
1967	7.16%	35.1%
1968	6.54%	35%
1969	5.98%	34.7%
1970	5.48%	34.4%
1971	5.02%	33.9%
1972	4.61%	33.2%
1973	4.24%	32.4%
1974	3.91%	31.5%
1975	3.61%	30.6%
1976	3.35%	29.7%
1977	3.12%	28.7%
1978	2.92%	27.6%
1979	2.74%	26.5%
1980	2.58%	25.6%
1981	2.45%	24.9%
1982	2.33%	24.5%
1983	2.22%	24.5%
1984	2.14%	24.8%
1985	2.06%	25.1%
1986	2%	25.4%
1987	1.95%	25.5%
1988	1.91%	25.3%
1989	1.88%	24.9%
1990	1.85%	24.3%
1991	1.84%	23.6%
1992	1.82%	22.8%
1993	1.82%	22%
1994	1.82%	21.3%
1995	1.83%	20.7%
1996	1.84%	20.2%
1997	1.86%	19.7%
1998	1.88%	19.2%
1999	1.91%	18.4%
2000	1.94%	17.3%
2001	1.97%	16%
2002	2.01%	14.6%
2003	2.06%	13.2%
2004	2.11%	11.9%
2005	2.16%	11%
2006	2.22%	10.3%
2007	2.28%	9.83%
2008	2.35%	9.31%
2009	2.42%	8.81%
2010	2.5%	8.3%
2011	2.57%	7.67%
2012	2.66%	6.98%
2013	2.74%	6.4%
2014	2.83%	6.02%
2015	2.93%	5.67%
2016	3.02%	5.35%
2017	3.12%	5.06%
2018	3.21%	4.75%
2019	3.3%	4.55%
2020	3.38%	4.31%
2021	3.45%	4.15%
2022	3.51%	3.99%
2023	3.55%	3.83%