Fertility & birth rates in Malawi and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Malawi vs Saint Lucia 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 1.38 in Saint Lucia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Malawi vs Saint Lucia 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	Saint Lucia
1960	7.04	6.77
1961	7.07	6.84
1962	7.1	6.82
1963	7.13	6.72
1964	7.11	6.76
1965	7.13	6.69
1966	7.17	6.61
1967	7.21	6.51
1968	7.26	6.39
1969	7.27	6.25
1970	7.3	6.1
1971	7.31	5.95
1972	7.33	5.81
1973	7.34	5.69
1974	7.34	5.57
1975	7.36	5.36
1976	7.39	5.16
1977	7.41	4.97
1978	7.43	4.83
1979	7.47	4.58
1980	7.52	4.41
1981	7.49	4.28
1982	7.45	4.17
1983	7.36	4.08
1984	7.27	4.02
1985	7.17	3.97
1986	7.07	3.8
1987	6.97	3.61
1988	6.88	3.44
1989	6.8	3.31
1990	6.74	3.24
1991	6.68	3.19
1992	6.63	3.11
1993	6.57	3
1994	6.49	3.03
1995	6.39	3.03
1996	6.29	2.71
1997	6.23	2.74
1998	6.21	2.4
1999	6.12	2.5
2000	6	2.21
2001	5.94	2.13
2002	5.9	2.03
2003	5.88	1.94
2004	5.86	1.86
2005	5.85	1.81
2006	5.8	1.77
2007	5.72	1.7
2008	5.61	1.7
2009	5.45	1.74
2010	5.26	1.67
2011	5.08	1.5
2012	4.9	1.5
2013	4.76	1.5
2014	4.57	1.49
2015	4.38	1.47
2016	4.22	1.46
2017	4.11	1.45
2018	4.02	1.44
2019	3.95	1.42
2020	3.88	1.41
2021	3.79	1.4
2022	3.72	1.39
2023	3.65	1.38
2024	3.59	1.38
2025	3.53	1.38
2026	3.45	1.37
2027	3.39	1.37
2028	3.33	1.36
2029	3.29	1.36
2030	3.23	1.37
2031	3.18	1.37
2032	3.13	1.37
2033	3.09	1.37
2034	3.05	1.37
2035	3.01	1.38
2036	2.97	1.38
2037	2.93	1.38
2038	2.89	1.38
2039	2.86	1.38
2040	2.82	1.39
2041	2.79	1.39
2042	2.76	1.4
2043	2.73	1.4
2044	2.7	1.4
2045	2.67	1.41
2046	2.64	1.41
2047	2.61	1.41
2048	2.59	1.41
2049	2.57	1.42
2050	2.54	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malawi	Saint Lucia
1960	43.1%	47.1%
1961	42.9%	48.1%
1962	42.8%	48.9%
1963	42.9%	49.6%
1964	43%	50.1%
1965	43.2%	50.5%
1966	43.4%	50.4%
1967	43.7%	50%
1968	43.9%	49.8%
1969	44.2%	50%
1970	44.4%	50.2%
1971	44.6%	50.4%
1972	44.8%	50.4%
1973	44.9%	50.2%
1974	45.1%	49.9%
1975	45.2%	49.5%
1976	45.2%	48.9%
1977	45.3%	47.9%
1978	45.3%	46.6%
1979	45.3%	45.5%
1980	45.4%	44.8%
1981	45.4%	44.3%
1982	45.4%	43.9%
1983	45.5%	43.5%
1984	45.5%	43.3%
1985	45.4%	43.1%
1986	45.4%	42.8%
1987	45.1%	42.6%
1988	45%	41.7%
1989	45.2%	40.2%
1990	45.4%	38.9%
1991	45.6%	38.1%
1992	45.8%	37.7%
1993	46%	37.3%
1994	46.1%	37%
1995	46.1%	36.7%
1996	46.2%	36.2%
1997	46.2%	35.7%
1998	46.2%	34.7%
1999	46.2%	33.5%
2000	46.2%	32.4%
2001	46.1%	31.4%
2002	46.1%	30.7%
2003	46.1%	30%
2004	46%	29.2%
2005	46%	28.4%
2006	46.1%	27.6%
2007	46.1%	26.8%
2008	46.1%	25.9%
2009	46.2%	25.1%
2010	46.2%	24.3%
2011	46.2%	23.5%
2012	46.1%	22.7%
2013	46%	22.1%
2014	45.7%	21.5%
2015	45.4%	20.9%
2016	45.1%	20.3%
2017	44.6%	19.9%
2018	44.2%	19.5%
2019	43.7%	19.1%
2020	43.1%	18.7%
2021	42.5%	18.5%
2022	41.9%	18.2%
2023	41.3%	17.9%
2024	40.7%	17.5%
2025	40.1%	17.2%
2026	39.6%	17.1%
2027	39.1%	16.9%
2028	38.6%	16.8%
2029	38.1%	16.6%
2030	37.7%	16.5%
2031	37.4%	16.3%
2032	37%	16.1%
2033	36.7%	15.9%
2034	36.4%	15.7%
2035	36%	15.6%
2036	35.7%	15.4%
2037	35.3%	15.2%
2038	35%	15%
2039	34.6%	14.8%
2040	34.2%	14.6%
2041	33.9%	14.4%
2042	33.5%	14.2%
2043	33.1%	14.1%
2044	32.7%	13.9%
2045	32.3%	13.7%
2046	31.9%	13.6%
2047	31.5%	13.4%
2048	31.2%	13.3%
2049	30.8%	13.1%
2050	30.5%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.7% of the population in Malawi and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malawi and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in Malawi vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.67% in Malawi and +0.34% in Saint Lucia. 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	Saint Lucia
1960	85,718	3,202
1961	89,091	3,173
1962	92,463	3,124
1963	95,933	3,048
1964	97,658	3,074
1965	100,040	3,042
1966	103,512	3,028
1967	106,668	3,113
1968	110,329	3,154
1969	113,120	3,143
1970	116,822	3,093
1971	121,015	3,046
1972	125,728	3,028
1973	131,529	3,033
1974	137,819	3,106
1975	145,254	3,126
1976	153,422	3,166
1977	161,930	3,240
1978	172,503	3,340
1979	182,123	3,301
1980	192,746	3,275
1981	199,436	3,306
1982	205,386	3,360
1983	209,422	3,443
1984	212,146	3,526
1985	216,179	3,591
1986	218,519	3,496
1987	220,566	3,351
1988	226,911	3,229
1989	237,967	3,146
1990	250,159	3,061
1991	260,193	3,009
1992	269,066	2,981
1993	276,538	2,899
1994	275,439	2,976
1995	266,745	3,019
1996	270,048	2,649
1997	277,433	2,709
1998	285,407	2,294
1999	295,629	2,389
2000	300,439	1,967
2001	310,833	1,860
2002	322,863	1,774
2003	341,133	1,694
2004	361,133	1,615
2005	381,130	1,553
2006	397,123	1,511
2007	410,290	1,422
2008	421,781	1,369
2009	434,811	1,349
2010	444,468	1,176
2011	454,149	934
2012	460,684	916
2013	470,293	892
2014	472,418	852
2015	472,484	841
2016	474,779	767
2017	484,655	724
2018	494,348	694
2019	506,104	609
2020	514,659	562
2021	517,400	-15
2022	533,450	530
2023	549,096	475

Maternal mortality chart: Malawi vs Saint Lucia

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 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malawi	Saint Lucia
1985	1,115	56
1986	1,118	57
1987	1,123	69
1988	1,154	71
1989	1,136	66
1990	1,112	72
1991	1,080	71
1992	1,042	58
1993	1,000	58
1994	912	60
1995	782	60
1996	713	72
1997	672	89
1998	658	89
1999	576	88
2000	506	83
2001	447	70
2002	404	62
2003	346	56
2004	304	54
2005	283	55
2006	286	53
2007	333	55
2008	430	55
2009	512	51
2010	517	56
2011	486	56
2012	447	55
2013	410	53
2014	367	49
2015	354	46
2016	312	46
2017	284	43
2018	267	41
2019	260	43
2020	256	43
2021	286	94
2022	239	48
2023	225	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.83% in Malawi and 1.55% in Saint Lucia. 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	Saint Lucia
1960	-	13.4%
1961	35.9%	12.9%
1962	35.8%	12.3%
1963	35.7%	11.6%
1964	35.5%	11%
1965	35.4%	10.3%
1966	35.3%	9.62%
1967	35.1%	8.96%
1968	35%	8.32%
1969	34.7%	7.7%
1970	34.4%	7.1%
1971	33.9%	6.54%
1972	33.2%	6.02%
1973	32.4%	5.53%
1974	31.5%	5.08%
1975	30.6%	4.67%
1976	29.7%	4.3%
1977	28.7%	3.97%
1978	27.6%	3.68%
1979	26.5%	3.42%
1980	25.6%	3.2%
1981	24.9%	3%
1982	24.5%	2.83%
1983	24.5%	2.68%
1984	24.8%	2.55%
1985	25.1%	2.44%
1986	25.4%	2.35%
1987	25.5%	2.27%
1988	25.3%	2.2%
1989	24.9%	2.14%
1990	24.3%	2.09%
1991	23.6%	2.05%
1992	22.8%	2.01%
1993	22%	1.98%
1994	21.3%	1.95%
1995	20.7%	1.92%
1996	20.2%	1.9%
1997	19.7%	1.88%
1998	19.2%	1.87%
1999	18.4%	1.86%
2000	17.3%	1.85%
2001	16%	1.84%
2002	14.6%	1.83%
2003	13.2%	1.83%
2004	11.9%	1.83%
2005	11%	1.83%
2006	10.3%	1.82%
2007	9.83%	1.82%
2008	9.31%	1.82%
2009	8.81%	1.81%
2010	8.3%	1.8%
2011	7.67%	1.79%
2012	6.98%	1.78%
2013	6.4%	1.77%
2014	6.02%	1.75%
2015	5.67%	1.74%
2016	5.35%	1.72%
2017	5.06%	1.7%
2018	4.75%	1.67%
2019	4.55%	1.65%
2020	4.31%	1.63%
2021	4.15%	1.6%
2022	3.99%	1.58%
2023	3.83%	1.55%