Fertility & birth rates in Malawi and Mauritania

Fertility rate in Malawi vs Mauritania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Malawi was 3.65 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.7 in Mauritania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Malawi vs Mauritania population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malawi	Mauritania
1960	7.04	6.15
1961	7.07	6.2
1962	7.1	6.24
1963	7.13	6.31
1964	7.11	6.37
1965	7.13	6.44
1966	7.17	6.52
1967	7.21	6.57
1968	7.26	6.6
1969	7.27	6.64
1970	7.3	6.68
1971	7.31	6.7
1972	7.33	6.71
1973	7.34	6.72
1974	7.34	6.73
1975	7.36	6.71
1976	7.39	6.73
1977	7.41	6.74
1978	7.43	6.73
1979	7.47	6.7
1980	7.52	6.67
1981	7.49	6.64
1982	7.45	6.59
1983	7.36	6.54
1984	7.27	6.48
1985	7.17	6.42
1986	7.07	6.34
1987	6.97	6.27
1988	6.88	6.21
1989	6.8	6.2
1990	6.74	6.18
1991	6.68	6.16
1992	6.63	6.13
1993	6.57	6.09
1994	6.49	6.06
1995	6.39	5.96
1996	6.29	5.86
1997	6.23	5.74
1998	6.21	5.62
1999	6.12	5.52
2000	6	5.46
2001	5.94	5.41
2002	5.9	5.37
2003	5.88	5.36
2004	5.86	5.37
2005	5.85	5.38
2006	5.8	5.4
2007	5.72	5.43
2008	5.61	5.44
2009	5.45	5.41
2010	5.26	5.38
2011	5.08	5.38
2012	4.9	5.35
2013	4.76	5.32
2014	4.57	5.26
2015	4.38	5.21
2016	4.22	5.16
2017	4.11	5.11
2018	4.02	5.04
2019	3.95	4.98
2020	3.88	4.91
2021	3.79	4.85
2022	3.72	4.77
2023	3.65	4.7
2024	3.59	4.63
2025	3.53	4.56
2026	3.45	4.48
2027	3.39	4.42
2028	3.33	4.36
2029	3.29	4.29
2030	3.23	4.24
2031	3.18	4.18
2032	3.13	4.11
2033	3.09	4.02
2034	3.05	3.97
2035	3.01	3.9
2036	2.97	3.83
2037	2.93	3.78
2038	2.89	3.71
2039	2.86	3.66
2040	2.82	3.6
2041	2.79	3.55
2042	2.76	3.5
2043	2.73	3.45
2044	2.7	3.39
2045	2.67	3.35
2046	2.64	3.3
2047	2.61	3.26
2048	2.59	3.21
2049	2.57	3.17
2050	2.54	3.14

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malawi	Mauritania
1960	43.1%	41.8%
1961	42.9%	41.8%
1962	42.8%	41.8%
1963	42.9%	41.8%
1964	43%	42%
1965	43.2%	42.4%
1966	43.4%	42.8%
1967	43.7%	43.2%
1968	43.9%	43.6%
1969	44.2%	44%
1970	44.4%	44.4%
1971	44.6%	44.7%
1972	44.8%	44.9%
1973	44.9%	45.2%
1974	45.1%	45.4%
1975	45.2%	45.5%
1976	45.2%	45.6%
1977	45.3%	45.7%
1978	45.3%	45.8%
1979	45.3%	45.9%
1980	45.4%	45.9%
1981	45.4%	45.9%
1982	45.4%	45.8%
1983	45.5%	45.8%
1984	45.5%	45.7%
1985	45.4%	45.6%
1986	45.4%	45.5%
1987	45.1%	45.4%
1988	45%	45.3%
1989	45.2%	45.4%
1990	45.4%	45.4%
1991	45.6%	45.3%
1992	45.8%	44.9%
1993	46%	44.4%
1994	46.1%	44.3%
1995	46.1%	44.4%
1996	46.2%	44.6%
1997	46.2%	44.7%
1998	46.2%	44.6%
1999	46.2%	44.4%
2000	46.2%	44.2%
2001	46.1%	44.1%
2002	46.1%	44.2%
2003	46.1%	44.2%
2004	46%	44.2%
2005	46%	44.2%
2006	46.1%	44.2%
2007	46.1%	44.3%
2008	46.1%	44.1%
2009	46.2%	43.9%
2010	46.2%	43.9%
2011	46.2%	43.9%
2012	46.1%	44.1%
2013	46%	44.2%
2014	45.7%	44.2%
2015	45.4%	44.3%
2016	45.1%	44.2%
2017	44.6%	44.2%
2018	44.2%	44.1%
2019	43.7%	44%
2020	43.1%	43.8%
2021	42.5%	43.6%
2022	41.9%	43.4%
2023	41.3%	43%
2024	40.7%	42.7%
2025	40.1%	42.4%
2026	39.6%	42%
2027	39.1%	41.7%
2028	38.6%	41.3%
2029	38.1%	41%
2030	37.7%	40.7%
2031	37.4%	40.4%
2032	37%	40%
2033	36.7%	39.7%
2034	36.4%	39.3%
2035	36%	39%
2036	35.7%	38.6%
2037	35.3%	38.3%
2038	35%	37.9%
2039	34.6%	37.6%
2040	34.2%	37.3%
2041	33.9%	36.9%
2042	33.5%	36.6%
2043	33.1%	36.2%
2044	32.7%	35.9%
2045	32.3%	35.5%
2046	31.9%	35.2%
2047	31.5%	34.8%
2048	31.2%	34.5%
2049	30.8%	34.1%
2050	30.5%	33.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.7% of the population in Malawi and 42.7% in Mauritania in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malawi and Mauritania compared.

Natural population change in Malawi vs Mauritania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.67% in Malawi and +3% in Mauritania. 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
	Malawi	Mauritania
1960	85,718	21,604
1961	89,091	22,781
1962	92,463	23,927
1963	95,933	25,250
1964	97,658	26,565
1965	100,040	28,028
1966	103,512	29,502
1967	106,668	30,853
1968	110,329	32,029
1969	113,120	33,252
1970	116,822	34,382
1971	121,015	35,279
1972	125,728	36,184
1973	131,529	37,122
1974	137,819	38,106
1975	145,254	38,975
1976	153,422	40,149
1977	161,930	41,352
1978	172,503	42,539
1979	182,123	43,537
1980	192,746	45,026
1981	199,436	46,641
1982	205,386	47,947
1983	209,422	49,187
1984	212,146	50,705
1985	216,179	52,125
1986	218,519	53,313
1987	220,566	55,037
1988	226,911	56,654
1989	237,967	58,666
1990	250,159	59,934
1991	260,193	61,782
1992	269,066	63,501
1993	276,538	68,167
1994	275,439	70,570
1995	266,745	72,244
1996	270,048	71,939
1997	277,433	71,327
1998	285,407	72,045
1999	295,629	73,554
2000	300,439	75,929
2001	310,833	78,769
2002	322,863	80,993
2003	341,133	83,804
2004	361,133	87,578
2005	381,130	90,940
2006	397,123	94,991
2007	410,290	98,895
2008	421,781	102,432
2009	434,811	105,273
2010	444,468	108,121
2011	454,149	111,165
2012	460,684	113,489
2013	470,293	115,558
2014	472,418	118,792
2015	472,484	122,092
2016	474,779	125,342
2017	484,655	128,562
2018	494,348	131,584
2019	506,104	134,460
2020	514,659	134,899
2021	517,400	137,557
2022	533,450	142,451
2023	549,096	145,164

Maternal mortality chart: Malawi vs Mauritania

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 225 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malawi, compared to 381 deaths in Mauritania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malawi	Mauritania
1985	1,115	998
1986	1,118	961
1987	1,123	914
1988	1,154	887
1989	1,136	883
1990	1,112	858
1991	1,080	845
1992	1,042	811
1993	1,000	813
1994	912	809
1995	782	815
1996	713	813
1997	672	752
1998	658	698
1999	576	669
2000	506	644
2001	447	616
2002	404	590
2003	346	571
2004	304	557
2005	283	536
2006	286	521
2007	333	516
2008	430	506
2009	512	500
2010	517	499
2011	486	494
2012	447	496
2013	410	496
2014	367	484
2015	354	469
2016	312	456
2017	284	450
2018	267	437
2019	260	424
2020	256	413
2021	286	425
2022	239	385
2023	225	381

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.83% in Malawi and 3.78% in Mauritania. 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
	Malawi	Mauritania
1960	-	25.3%
1961	35.9%	24.7%
1962	35.8%	24%
1963	35.7%	23.4%
1964	35.5%	22.7%
1965	35.4%	22%
1966	35.3%	21.3%
1967	35.1%	20.6%
1968	35%	19.9%
1969	34.7%	19.4%
1970	34.4%	19%
1971	33.9%	18.9%
1972	33.2%	18.9%
1973	32.4%	19%
1974	31.5%	19%
1975	30.6%	18.9%
1976	29.7%	18.6%
1977	28.7%	18.2%
1978	27.6%	17.6%
1979	26.5%	17.1%
1980	25.6%	16.6%
1981	24.9%	16.1%
1982	24.5%	15.6%
1983	24.5%	15.1%
1984	24.8%	14.5%
1985	25.1%	13.8%
1986	25.4%	13.2%
1987	25.5%	12.6%
1988	25.3%	12.1%
1989	24.9%	11.8%
1990	24.3%	11.5%
1991	23.6%	11.4%
1992	22.8%	11.3%
1993	22%	11.2%
1994	21.3%	11.2%
1995	20.7%	11.1%
1996	20.2%	11%
1997	19.7%	10.8%
1998	19.2%	10.6%
1999	18.4%	10.2%
2000	17.3%	9.82%
2001	16%	9.35%
2002	14.6%	8.81%
2003	13.2%	8.25%
2004	11.9%	7.7%
2005	11%	7.18%
2006	10.3%	6.73%
2007	9.83%	6.35%
2008	9.31%	6.04%
2009	8.81%	5.79%
2010	8.3%	5.61%
2011	7.67%	5.45%
2012	6.98%	5.31%
2013	6.4%	5.17%
2014	6.02%	5.04%
2015	5.67%	4.89%
2016	5.35%	4.74%
2017	5.06%	4.59%
2018	4.75%	4.45%
2019	4.55%	4.3%
2020	4.31%	4.17%
2021	4.15%	4.03%
2022	3.99%	3.91%
2023	3.83%	3.78%