Fertility & birth rates in Malawi and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Malawi vs Saudi Arabia 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 2.28 in Saudi Arabia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Malawi vs Saudi Arabia 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	7.04	7.63
1961	7.07	7.63
1962	7.1	7.64
1963	7.13	7.65
1964	7.11	7.67
1965	7.13	7.66
1966	7.17	7.66
1967	7.21	7.66
1968	7.26	7.63
1969	7.27	7.6
1970	7.3	7.58
1971	7.31	7.56
1972	7.33	7.54
1973	7.34	7.48
1974	7.34	7.43
1975	7.36	7.37
1976	7.39	7.33
1977	7.41	7.3
1978	7.43	7.26
1979	7.47	7.23
1980	7.52	7.15
1981	7.49	7.07
1982	7.45	6.98
1983	7.36	6.88
1984	7.27	6.78
1985	7.17	6.65
1986	7.07	6.52
1987	6.97	6.34
1988	6.88	6.15
1989	6.8	5.98
1990	6.74	5.8
1991	6.68	5.64
1992	6.63	5.49
1993	6.57	5.33
1994	6.49	5.16
1995	6.39	4.99
1996	6.29	4.81
1997	6.23	4.66
1998	6.21	4.52
1999	6.12	4.35
2000	6	4.21
2001	5.94	3.96
2002	5.9	3.71
2003	5.88	3.47
2004	5.86	3.26
2005	5.85	3.16
2006	5.8	3.18
2007	5.72	3.19
2008	5.61	3.07
2009	5.45	2.95
2010	5.26	2.81
2011	5.08	2.8
2012	4.9	2.78
2013	4.76	2.67
2014	4.57	2.68
2015	4.38	2.63
2016	4.22	2.65
2017	4.11	2.67
2018	4.02	2.67
2019	3.95	2.49
2020	3.88	2.27
2021	3.79	2.17
2022	3.72	2.14
2023	3.65	2.28
2024	3.59	2.31
2025	3.53	2.29
2026	3.45	2.27
2027	3.39	2.25
2028	3.33	2.22
2029	3.29	2.2
2030	3.23	2.17
2031	3.18	2.15
2032	3.13	2.13
2033	3.09	2.11
2034	3.05	2.09
2035	3.01	2.07
2036	2.97	2.05
2037	2.93	2.03
2038	2.89	2.01
2039	2.86	1.99
2040	2.82	1.98
2041	2.79	1.97
2042	2.76	1.95
2043	2.73	1.94
2044	2.7	1.93
2045	2.67	1.92
2046	2.64	1.91
2047	2.61	1.9
2048	2.59	1.89
2049	2.57	1.88
2050	2.54	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malawi	Saudi Arabia
1960	43.1%	43.4%
1961	42.9%	43.6%
1962	42.8%	43.9%
1963	42.9%	44.3%
1964	43%	44.6%
1965	43.2%	44.8%
1966	43.4%	45.1%
1967	43.7%	45.3%
1968	43.9%	45.4%
1969	44.2%	45.5%
1970	44.4%	45.5%
1971	44.6%	45.5%
1972	44.8%	45.3%
1973	44.9%	45.2%
1974	45.1%	45%
1975	45.2%	44.8%
1976	45.2%	44.6%
1977	45.3%	44.5%
1978	45.3%	44.3%
1979	45.3%	44.2%
1980	45.4%	44.1%
1981	45.4%	43.9%
1982	45.4%	43.8%
1983	45.5%	43.7%
1984	45.5%	43.6%
1985	45.4%	43.6%
1986	45.4%	43.5%
1987	45.1%	43.4%
1988	45%	43.3%
1989	45.2%	43.2%
1990	45.4%	43%
1991	45.6%	42.7%
1992	45.8%	42.4%
1993	46%	42.1%
1994	46.1%	41.7%
1995	46.1%	41.2%
1996	46.2%	40.7%
1997	46.2%	40.1%
1998	46.2%	39.5%
1999	46.2%	38.9%
2000	46.2%	38.3%
2001	46.1%	37.7%
2002	46.1%	36.8%
2003	46.1%	35.7%
2004	46%	34.5%
2005	46%	33.2%
2006	46.1%	31.9%
2007	46.1%	30.6%
2008	46.1%	29.5%
2009	46.2%	28.5%
2010	46.2%	27.6%
2011	46.2%	26.9%
2012	46.1%	26.3%
2013	46%	25.8%
2014	45.7%	25.4%
2015	45.4%	25.1%
2016	45.1%	24.9%
2017	44.6%	25.2%
2018	44.2%	25.7%
2019	43.7%	25.8%
2020	43.1%	25.5%
2021	42.5%	25.2%
2022	41.9%	24.6%
2023	41.3%	24.1%
2024	40.7%	23.8%
2025	40.1%	23.6%
2026	39.6%	23.4%
2027	39.1%	23.3%
2028	38.6%	23.1%
2029	38.1%	22.9%
2030	37.7%	22.8%
2031	37.4%	22.6%
2032	37%	22.5%
2033	36.7%	22.4%
2034	36.4%	22.3%
2035	36%	22.2%
2036	35.7%	22.2%
2037	35.3%	22.1%
2038	35%	22%
2039	34.6%	21.9%
2040	34.2%	21.7%
2041	33.9%	21.5%
2042	33.5%	21.3%
2043	33.1%	21.2%
2044	32.7%	21%
2045	32.3%	20.8%
2046	31.9%	20.7%
2047	31.5%	20.5%
2048	31.2%	20.4%
2049	30.8%	20.2%
2050	30.5%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.7% of the population in Malawi and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malawi and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Malawi vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.67% in Malawi and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	85,718	74,143
1961	89,091	77,743
1962	92,463	81,393
1963	95,933	85,480
1964	97,658	89,776
1965	100,040	93,820
1966	103,512	98,361
1967	106,668	103,343
1968	110,329	108,281
1969	113,120	113,859
1970	116,822	120,440
1971	121,015	127,600
1972	125,728	136,360
1973	131,529	145,450
1974	137,819	155,478
1975	145,254	166,223
1976	153,422	178,024
1977	161,930	191,103
1978	172,503	205,331
1979	182,123	220,186
1980	192,746	234,372
1981	199,436	249,156
1982	205,386	264,831
1983	209,422	280,616
1984	212,146	296,615
1985	216,179	310,558
1986	218,519	322,340
1987	220,566	333,088
1988	226,911	342,865
1989	237,967	349,399
1990	250,159	355,495
1991	260,193	361,329
1992	269,066	366,763
1993	276,538	372,621
1994	275,439	377,351
1995	266,745	380,231
1996	270,048	382,248
1997	277,433	385,033
1998	285,407	389,499
1999	295,629	390,112
2000	300,439	392,407
2001	310,833	382,153
2002	322,863	372,099
2003	341,133	364,520
2004	361,133	362,843
2005	381,130	375,938
2006	397,123	399,333
2007	410,290	425,199
2008	421,781	433,457
2009	434,811	438,557
2010	444,468	418,641
2011	454,149	443,675
2012	460,684	465,649
2013	470,293	475,299
2014	472,418	493,431
2015	472,484	511,023
2016	474,779	537,829
2017	484,655	546,751
2018	494,348	528,767
2019	506,104	474,407
2020	514,659	447,036
2021	517,400	409,032
2022	533,450	406,920
2023	549,096	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Malawi vs Saudi Arabia

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 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malawi	Saudi Arabia
1985	1,115	40
1986	1,118	38
1987	1,123	36
1988	1,154	34
1989	1,136	32
1990	1,112	30
1991	1,080	29
1992	1,042	27
1993	1,000	26
1994	912	25
1995	782	24
1996	713	23
1997	672	23
1998	658	22
1999	576	21
2000	506	20
2001	447	19
2002	404	18
2003	346	16
2004	304	16
2005	283	15
2006	286	14
2007	333	13
2008	430	12
2009	512	11
2010	517	11
2011	486	10
2012	447	9
2013	410	9
2014	367	8
2015	354	8
2016	312	8
2017	284	8
2018	267	8
2019	260	8
2020	256	11
2021	286	12
2022	239	9
2023	225	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.83% in Malawi and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1961	35.9%	-
1962	35.8%	-
1963	35.7%	-
1964	35.5%	-
1965	35.4%	-
1966	35.3%	-
1967	35.1%	-
1968	35%	-
1969	34.7%	-
1970	34.4%	-
1971	33.9%	-
1972	33.2%	16%
1973	32.4%	14.9%
1974	31.5%	14%
1975	30.6%	13.1%
1976	29.7%	12.2%
1977	28.7%	11.4%
1978	27.6%	10.7%
1979	26.5%	9.99%
1980	25.6%	9.34%
1981	24.9%	8.71%
1982	24.5%	8.12%
1983	24.5%	7.56%
1984	24.8%	7.04%
1985	25.1%	6.55%
1986	25.4%	6.07%
1987	25.5%	5.62%
1988	25.3%	5.19%
1989	24.9%	4.8%
1990	24.3%	4.44%
1991	23.6%	4.11%
1992	22.8%	3.81%
1993	22%	3.54%
1994	21.3%	3.29%
1995	20.7%	3.06%
1996	20.2%	2.86%
1997	19.7%	2.67%
1998	19.2%	2.5%
1999	18.4%	2.35%
2000	17.3%	2.21%
2001	16%	2.08%
2002	14.6%	1.96%
2003	13.2%	1.85%
2004	11.9%	1.75%
2005	11%	1.65%
2006	10.3%	1.56%
2007	9.83%	1.47%
2008	9.31%	1.38%
2009	8.81%	1.3%
2010	8.3%	1.22%
2011	7.67%	1.15%
2012	6.98%	1.08%
2013	6.4%	1.02%
2014	6.02%	0.96%
2015	5.67%	0.9%
2016	5.35%	0.85%
2017	5.06%	0.8%
2018	4.75%	0.76%
2019	4.55%	0.72%
2020	4.31%	0.69%
2021	4.15%	0.66%
2022	3.99%	0.64%
2023	3.83%	0.62%