Fertility & birth rates in Luxembourg and Malawi

Fertility rate in Luxembourg vs Malawi chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Luxembourg was 1.25 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 Luxembourg 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
	Luxembourg	Malawi
1960	2.29	7.04
1961	-	7.07
1962	2.37	7.1
1963	-	7.13
1964	2.34	7.11
1965	2.42	7.13
1966	2.34	7.17
1967	2.24	7.21
1968	2.12	7.26
1969	2.02	7.27
1970	1.97	7.3
1971	1.95	7.31
1972	1.75	7.33
1973	1.58	7.34
1974	1.58	7.34
1975	1.55	7.36
1976	1.48	7.39
1977	1.5	7.41
1978	1.48	7.43
1979	1.48	7.47
1980	1.5	7.52
1981	1.55	7.49
1982	1.49	7.45
1983	1.43	7.36
1984	1.42	7.27
1985	1.38	7.17
1986	1.43	7.07
1987	1.4	6.97
1988	1.51	6.88
1989	1.52	6.8
1990	1.6	6.74
1991	1.6	6.68
1992	1.64	6.63
1993	1.7	6.57
1994	1.72	6.49
1995	1.7	6.39
1996	1.77	6.29
1997	1.71	6.23
1998	1.68	6.21
1999	1.74	6.12
2000	1.76	6
2001	1.66	5.94
2002	1.63	5.9
2003	1.62	5.88
2004	1.66	5.86
2005	1.63	5.85
2006	1.65	5.8
2007	1.61	5.72
2008	1.61	5.61
2009	1.59	5.45
2010	1.63	5.26
2011	1.52	5.08
2012	1.57	4.9
2013	1.55	4.76
2014	1.5	4.57
2015	1.47	4.38
2016	1.41	4.22
2017	1.39	4.11
2018	1.38	4.02
2019	1.34	3.95
2020	1.36	3.88
2021	1.38	3.79
2022	1.31	3.72
2023	1.25	3.65
2024	1.25	3.59
2025	1.26	3.53
2026	1.26	3.45
2027	1.27	3.39
2028	1.27	3.33
2029	1.28	3.29
2030	1.28	3.23
2031	1.29	3.18
2032	1.29	3.13
2033	1.29	3.09
2034	1.29	3.05
2035	1.3	3.01
2036	1.3	2.97
2037	1.3	2.93
2038	1.3	2.89
2039	1.3	2.86
2040	1.31	2.82
2041	1.31	2.79
2042	1.31	2.76
2043	1.31	2.73
2044	1.32	2.7
2045	1.32	2.67
2046	1.32	2.64
2047	1.32	2.61
2048	1.32	2.59
2049	1.33	2.57
2050	1.33	2.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Luxembourg	Malawi
1960	21.2%	43.1%
1961	21.5%	42.9%
1962	21.7%	42.8%
1963	21.9%	42.9%
1964	22.1%	43%
1965	22.3%	43.2%
1966	22.5%	43.4%
1967	22.6%	43.7%
1968	22.5%	43.9%
1969	22.4%	44.2%
1970	22.2%	44.4%
1971	22%	44.6%
1972	21.6%	44.8%
1973	21.2%	44.9%
1974	20.9%	45.1%
1975	20.5%	45.2%
1976	20.2%	45.2%
1977	19.9%	45.3%
1978	19.5%	45.3%
1979	19.2%	45.3%
1980	18.8%	45.4%
1981	18.4%	45.4%
1982	18.1%	45.4%
1983	17.8%	45.5%
1984	17.5%	45.5%
1985	17.2%	45.4%
1986	17%	45.4%
1987	16.9%	45.1%
1988	17%	45%
1989	17.2%	45.2%
1990	17.4%	45.4%
1991	17.6%	45.6%
1992	17.8%	45.8%
1993	18%	46%
1994	18.3%	46.1%
1995	18.4%	46.1%
1996	18.6%	46.2%
1997	18.7%	46.2%
1998	18.8%	46.2%
1999	18.9%	46.2%
2000	18.9%	46.2%
2001	18.9%	46.1%
2002	18.9%	46.1%
2003	18.8%	46.1%
2004	18.7%	46%
2005	18.5%	46%
2006	18.4%	46.1%
2007	18.2%	46.1%
2008	18%	46.1%
2009	17.8%	46.2%
2010	17.7%	46.2%
2011	17.4%	46.2%
2012	17.1%	46.1%
2013	16.9%	46%
2014	16.7%	45.7%
2015	16.6%	45.4%
2016	16.4%	45.1%
2017	16.2%	44.6%
2018	16.1%	44.2%
2019	16%	43.7%
2020	16%	43.1%
2021	15.9%	42.5%
2022	15.9%	41.9%
2023	15.8%	41.3%
2024	15.8%	40.7%
2025	15.7%	40.1%
2026	15.7%	39.6%
2027	15.7%	39.1%
2028	15.6%	38.6%
2029	15.5%	38.1%
2030	15.4%	37.7%
2031	15.3%	37.4%
2032	15.2%	37%
2033	15.1%	36.7%
2034	15%	36.4%
2035	14.9%	36%
2036	14.7%	35.7%
2037	14.6%	35.3%
2038	14.5%	35%
2039	14.3%	34.6%
2040	14.2%	34.2%
2041	14%	33.9%
2042	13.9%	33.5%
2043	13.8%	33.1%
2044	13.7%	32.7%
2045	13.6%	32.3%
2046	13.5%	31.9%
2047	13.5%	31.5%
2048	13.5%	31.2%
2049	13.5%	30.8%
2050	13.5%	30.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.8% of the population in Luxembourg and 40.7% in Malawi in 2024, compared to 17.4% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Luxembourg and Malawi compared.

Natural population change in Luxembourg vs Malawi by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.33% in Luxembourg 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
	Luxembourg	Malawi
1960	1,319	85,718
1961	1,489	89,091
1962	1,091	92,463
1963	1,199	95,933
1964	1,377	97,658
1965	1,260	100,040
1966	1,168	103,512
1967	837	106,668
1968	604	110,329
1969	303	113,120
1970	272	116,822
1971	69	121,015
1972	-35	125,728
1973	-421	131,529
1974	-390	137,819
1975	-395	145,254
1976	-578	153,422
1977	-36	161,930
1978	-145	172,503
1979	72	182,123
1980	37	192,746
1981	329	199,436
1982	183	205,386
1983	37	209,422
1984	146	212,146
1985	74	216,179
1986	331	218,519
1987	222	220,566
1988	747	226,911
1989	679	237,967
1990	1,145	250,159
1991	1,239	260,193
1992	1,098	269,066
1993	1,470	276,538
1994	1,652	275,439
1995	1,634	266,745
1996	1,781	270,048
1997	1,552	277,433
1998	1,486	285,407
1999	1,808	295,629
2000	1,963	300,439
2001	1,766	310,833
2002	1,607	322,863
2003	1,220	341,133
2004	1,878	361,133
2005	1,721	381,130
2006	1,748	397,123
2007	1,584	410,290
2008	2,003	421,781
2009	1,991	434,811
2010	2,129	444,468
2011	1,814	454,149
2012	2,124	460,684
2013	2,336	470,293
2014	2,225	472,418
2015	2,107	472,484
2016	2,095	474,779
2017	1,968	484,655
2018	1,945	494,348
2019	1,922	506,104
2020	1,828	514,659
2021	2,240	517,400
2022	2,024	533,450
2023	1,933	549,096

Maternal mortality chart: Luxembourg vs Malawi

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Luxembourg, compared to 225 deaths in Malawi.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Luxembourg	Malawi
1985	24	1,115
1986	24	1,118
1987	23	1,123
1988	24	1,154
1989	21	1,136
1990	24	1,112
1991	25	1,080
1992	26	1,042
1993	20	1,000
1994	20	912
1995	22	782
1996	23	713
1997	22	672
1998	18	658
1999	21	576
2000	18	506
2001	19	447
2002	17	404
2003	15	346
2004	17	304
2005	17	283
2006	16	286
2007	14	333
2008	13	430
2009	15	512
2010	17	517
2011	13	486
2012	13	447
2013	15	410
2014	13	367
2015	13	354
2016	13	312
2017	15	284
2018	9	267
2019	12	260
2020	6	256
2021	6	286
2022	6	239
2023	11	225

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.23% in Luxembourg 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
	Luxembourg	Malawi
1960	3.72%	-
1961	3.54%	35.9%
1962	3.36%	35.8%
1963	3.2%	35.7%
1964	3.04%	35.5%
1965	2.89%	35.4%
1966	2.75%	35.3%
1967	2.61%	35.1%
1968	2.48%	35%
1969	2.36%	34.7%
1970	2.24%	34.4%
1971	2.11%	33.9%
1972	1.99%	33.2%
1973	1.88%	32.4%
1974	1.77%	31.5%
1975	1.67%	30.6%
1976	1.58%	29.7%
1977	1.51%	28.7%
1978	1.44%	27.6%
1979	1.39%	26.5%
1980	1.34%	25.6%
1981	1.29%	24.9%
1982	1.25%	24.5%
1983	1.21%	24.5%
1984	1.16%	24.8%
1985	1.12%	25.1%
1986	1.07%	25.4%
1987	1.02%	25.5%
1988	0.97%	25.3%
1989	0.93%	24.9%
1990	0.88%	24.3%
1991	0.83%	23.6%
1992	0.78%	22.8%
1993	0.73%	22%
1994	0.68%	21.3%
1995	0.64%	20.7%
1996	0.6%	20.2%
1997	0.56%	19.7%
1998	0.53%	19.2%
1999	0.5%	18.4%
2000	0.47%	17.3%
2001	0.44%	16%
2002	0.42%	14.6%
2003	0.39%	13.2%
2004	0.37%	11.9%
2005	0.35%	11%
2006	0.33%	10.3%
2007	0.31%	9.83%
2008	0.3%	9.31%
2009	0.29%	8.81%
2010	0.28%	8.3%
2011	0.27%	7.67%
2012	0.27%	6.98%
2013	0.26%	6.4%
2014	0.26%	6.02%
2015	0.26%	5.67%
2016	0.25%	5.35%
2017	0.25%	5.06%
2018	0.25%	4.75%
2019	0.25%	4.55%
2020	0.25%	4.31%
2021	0.24%	4.15%
2022	0.24%	3.99%
2023	0.23%	3.83%