Fertility & birth rates in Malawi and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Malawi vs Mauritius 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 1.39 in Mauritius in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malawi	Mauritius
1960	7.04	5.9
1961	7.07	5.98
1962	7.1	5.88
1963	7.13	6.18
1964	7.11	5.96
1965	7.13	5.51
1966	7.17	5.46
1967	7.21	4.63
1968	7.26	4.6
1969	7.27	3.97
1970	7.3	3.82
1971	7.31	3.51
1972	7.33	3.41
1973	7.34	3.07
1974	7.34	3.45
1975	7.36	3.2
1976	7.39	3.13
1977	7.41	3.07
1978	7.43	3.01
1979	7.47	2.91
1980	7.52	2.8
1981	7.49	2.67
1982	7.45	2.53
1983	7.36	2.4
1984	7.27	2.16
1985	7.17	2.02
1986	7.07	1.99
1987	6.97	2.05
1988	6.88	2.14
1989	6.8	2.23
1990	6.74	2.32
1991	6.68	2.3
1992	6.63	2.37
1993	6.57	2.21
1994	6.49	2.25
1995	6.39	2.14
1996	6.29	2.12
1997	6.23	2.04
1998	6.21	1.97
1999	6.12	2.05
2000	6	1.99
2001	5.94	1.91
2002	5.9	1.94
2003	5.88	1.87
2004	5.86	1.92
2005	5.85	1.88
2006	5.8	1.77
2007	5.72	1.74
2008	5.61	1.67
2009	5.45	1.59
2010	5.26	1.57
2011	5.08	1.55
2012	4.9	1.54
2013	4.76	1.44
2014	4.57	1.43
2015	4.38	1.36
2016	4.22	1.4
2017	4.11	1.44
2018	4.02	1.41
2019	3.95	1.4
2020	3.88	1.44
2021	3.79	1.41
2022	3.72	1.32
2023	3.65	1.39
2024	3.59	1.37
2025	3.53	1.36
2026	3.45	1.35
2027	3.39	1.35
2028	3.33	1.35
2029	3.29	1.35
2030	3.23	1.36
2031	3.18	1.36
2032	3.13	1.37
2033	3.09	1.37
2034	3.05	1.38
2035	3.01	1.39
2036	2.97	1.39
2037	2.93	1.4
2038	2.89	1.41
2039	2.86	1.41
2040	2.82	1.42
2041	2.79	1.42
2042	2.76	1.43
2043	2.73	1.43
2044	2.7	1.44
2045	2.67	1.45
2046	2.64	1.45
2047	2.61	1.46
2048	2.59	1.46
2049	2.57	1.47
2050	2.54	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malawi	Mauritius
1960	43.1%	45%
1961	42.9%	45%
1962	42.8%	45.1%
1963	42.9%	45.1%
1964	43%	44.8%
1965	43.2%	44.4%
1966	43.4%	44%
1967	43.7%	43.4%
1968	43.9%	42.9%
1969	44.2%	42.3%
1970	44.4%	41.6%
1971	44.6%	40.9%
1972	44.8%	40.1%
1973	44.9%	39.1%
1974	45.1%	38.2%
1975	45.2%	37.3%
1976	45.2%	36.5%
1977	45.3%	35.7%
1978	45.3%	34.9%
1979	45.3%	34.2%
1980	45.4%	33.6%
1981	45.4%	33.1%
1982	45.4%	32.6%
1983	45.5%	32.2%
1984	45.5%	31.8%
1985	45.4%	31.4%
1986	45.4%	31.1%
1987	45.1%	30.8%
1988	45%	30.5%
1989	45.2%	30.1%
1990	45.4%	29.8%
1991	45.6%	29.4%
1992	45.8%	29%
1993	46%	28.5%
1994	46.1%	28%
1995	46.1%	27.5%
1996	46.2%	27%
1997	46.2%	26.6%
1998	46.2%	26.2%
1999	46.2%	25.8%
2000	46.2%	25.6%
2001	46.1%	25.3%
2002	46.1%	25%
2003	46.1%	24.7%
2004	46%	24.3%
2005	46%	23.9%
2006	46.1%	23.4%
2007	46.1%	22.9%
2008	46.1%	22.3%
2009	46.2%	21.7%
2010	46.2%	21.1%
2011	46.2%	20.6%
2012	46.1%	20.1%
2013	46%	19.7%
2014	45.7%	19.3%
2015	45.4%	18.9%
2016	45.1%	18.4%
2017	44.6%	17.9%
2018	44.2%	17.4%
2019	43.7%	16.9%
2020	43.1%	16.4%
2021	42.5%	15.9%
2022	41.9%	15.5%
2023	41.3%	15.1%
2024	40.7%	14.8%
2025	40.1%	14.5%
2026	39.6%	14.3%
2027	39.1%	14.1%
2028	38.6%	14%
2029	38.1%	13.8%
2030	37.7%	13.7%
2031	37.4%	13.6%
2032	37%	13.5%
2033	36.7%	13.4%
2034	36.4%	13.3%
2035	36%	13.2%
2036	35.7%	13%
2037	35.3%	12.9%
2038	35%	12.8%
2039	34.6%	12.7%
2040	34.2%	12.6%
2041	33.9%	12.5%
2042	33.5%	12.4%
2043	33.1%	12.3%
2044	32.7%	12.2%
2045	32.3%	12.1%
2046	31.9%	12%
2047	31.5%	11.8%
2048	31.2%	11.7%
2049	30.8%	11.6%
2050	30.5%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.7% of the population in Malawi and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malawi and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Malawi vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.67% in Malawi and +0.15% in Mauritius. 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	Mauritius
1960	85,718	19,931
1961	89,091	20,355
1962	92,463	20,660
1963	95,933	22,069
1964	97,658	22,239
1965	100,040	20,482
1966	103,512	20,758
1967	106,668	17,560
1968	110,329	17,884
1969	113,120	15,761
1970	116,822	16,190
1971	121,015	15,441
1972	125,728	14,825
1973	131,529	13,145
1974	137,819	17,561
1975	145,254	15,342
1976	153,422	16,407
1977	161,930	16,769
1978	172,503	18,670
1979	182,123	19,282
1980	192,746	19,321
1981	199,436	18,334
1982	205,386	15,880
1983	209,422	14,525
1984	212,146	13,665
1985	216,179	12,451
1986	218,519	12,340
1987	220,566	13,262
1988	226,911	14,084
1989	237,967	14,718
1990	250,159	15,564
1991	260,193	15,091
1992	269,066	15,833
1993	276,538	14,814
1994	275,439	14,355
1995	266,745	13,020
1996	270,048	13,041
1997	277,433	11,943
1998	285,407	11,489
1999	295,629	12,341
2000	300,439	12,224
2001	310,833	11,723
2002	322,863	11,685
2003	341,133	10,799
2004	361,133	10,745
2005	381,130	10,195
2006	397,123	8,515
2007	410,290	8,429
2008	421,781	7,465
2009	434,811	6,113
2010	444,468	5,877
2011	454,149	5,511
2012	460,684	5,149
2013	470,293	4,281
2014	472,418	3,657
2015	472,484	3,031
2016	474,779	2,906
2017	484,655	3,415
2018	494,348	2,151
2019	506,104	1,773
2020	514,659	2,405
2021	517,400	-253
2022	533,450	-757
2023	549,096	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Malawi vs Mauritius

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 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malawi	Mauritius
1985	1,115	111
1986	1,118	106
1987	1,123	103
1988	1,154	93
1989	1,136	85
1990	1,112	77
1991	1,080	75
1992	1,042	73
1993	1,000	70
1994	912	63
1995	782	55
1996	713	52
1997	672	49
1998	658	48
1999	576	46
2000	506	43
2001	447	42
2002	404	42
2003	346	42
2004	304	43
2005	283	43
2006	286	45
2007	333	46
2008	430	48
2009	512	51
2010	517	53
2011	486	55
2012	447	55
2013	410	58
2014	367	60
2015	354	61
2016	312	62
2017	284	66
2018	267	67
2019	260	67
2020	256	58
2021	286	80
2022	239	61
2023	225	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.83% in Malawi and 1.52% in Mauritius. 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	Mauritius
1960	-	10.2%
1961	35.9%	9.82%
1962	35.8%	9.31%
1963	35.7%	8.72%
1964	35.5%	8.4%
1965	35.4%	8.66%
1966	35.3%	9.25%
1967	35.1%	9.55%
1968	35%	9.25%
1969	34.7%	8.72%
1970	34.4%	8.35%
1971	33.9%	8.15%
1972	33.2%	7.98%
1973	32.4%	7.71%
1974	31.5%	7.24%
1975	30.6%	6.53%
1976	29.7%	5.74%
1977	28.7%	5.08%
1978	27.6%	4.62%
1979	26.5%	4.28%
1980	25.6%	4.02%
1981	24.9%	3.77%
1982	24.5%	3.47%
1983	24.5%	3.15%
1984	24.8%	2.92%
1985	25.1%	2.85%
1986	25.4%	2.88%
1987	25.5%	2.85%
1988	25.3%	2.7%
1989	24.9%	2.5%
1990	24.3%	2.32%
1991	23.6%	2.19%
1992	22.8%	2.13%
1993	22%	2.12%
1994	21.3%	2.16%
1995	20.7%	2.22%
1996	20.2%	2.26%
1997	19.7%	2.25%
1998	19.2%	2.16%
1999	18.4%	2.03%
2000	17.3%	1.89%
2001	16%	1.76%
2002	14.6%	1.66%
2003	13.2%	1.6%
2004	11.9%	1.57%
2005	11%	1.55%
2006	10.3%	1.54%
2007	9.83%	1.52%
2008	9.31%	1.5%
2009	8.81%	1.48%
2010	8.3%	1.48%
2011	7.67%	1.49%
2012	6.98%	1.5%
2013	6.4%	1.49%
2014	6.02%	1.47%
2015	5.67%	1.47%
2016	5.35%	1.47%
2017	5.06%	1.5%
2018	4.75%	1.53%
2019	4.55%	1.57%
2020	4.31%	1.58%
2021	4.15%	1.57%
2022	3.99%	1.55%
2023	3.83%	1.52%