Fertility & birth rates in Malawi and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Malawi vs Switzerland 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 1.33 in Switzerland 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	Switzerland
1960	7.04	2.44
1961	7.07	2.52
1962	7.1	2.58
1963	7.13	2.65
1964	7.11	2.66
1965	7.13	2.59
1966	7.17	2.5
1967	7.21	2.39
1968	7.26	2.29
1969	7.27	2.19
1970	7.3	2.1
1971	7.31	2.04
1972	7.33	1.91
1973	7.34	1.81
1974	7.34	1.73
1975	7.36	1.61
1976	7.39	1.55
1977	7.41	1.53
1978	7.43	1.51
1979	7.47	1.52
1980	7.52	1.55
1981	7.49	1.55
1982	7.45	1.56
1983	7.36	1.52
1984	7.27	1.53
1985	7.17	1.52
1986	7.07	1.53
1987	6.97	1.52
1988	6.88	1.57
1989	6.8	1.56
1990	6.74	1.58
1991	6.68	1.58
1992	6.63	1.58
1993	6.57	1.51
1994	6.49	1.49
1995	6.39	1.48
1996	6.29	1.5
1997	6.23	1.48
1998	6.21	1.47
1999	6.12	1.48
2000	6	1.5
2001	5.94	1.38
2002	5.9	1.39
2003	5.88	1.39
2004	5.86	1.42
2005	5.85	1.42
2006	5.8	1.44
2007	5.72	1.46
2008	5.61	1.48
2009	5.45	1.5
2010	5.26	1.52
2011	5.08	1.52
2012	4.9	1.52
2013	4.76	1.52
2014	4.57	1.54
2015	4.38	1.54
2016	4.22	1.54
2017	4.11	1.52
2018	4.02	1.52
2019	3.95	1.48
2020	3.88	1.46
2021	3.79	1.52
2022	3.72	1.39
2023	3.65	1.33
2024	3.59	1.33
2025	3.53	1.34
2026	3.45	1.34
2027	3.39	1.35
2028	3.33	1.35
2029	3.29	1.35
2030	3.23	1.35
2031	3.18	1.36
2032	3.13	1.36
2033	3.09	1.37
2034	3.05	1.37
2035	3.01	1.37
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	1.39
2043	2.73	1.4
2044	2.7	1.4
2045	2.67	1.4
2046	2.64	1.4
2047	2.61	1.41
2048	2.59	1.41
2049	2.57	1.41
2050	2.54	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malawi	Switzerland
1960	43.1%	24%
1961	42.9%	24%
1962	42.8%	24.1%
1963	42.9%	24.1%
1964	43%	24.1%
1965	43.2%	24.1%
1966	43.4%	24.2%
1967	43.7%	24.1%
1968	43.9%	24%
1969	44.2%	23.8%
1970	44.4%	23.8%
1971	44.6%	23.7%
1972	44.8%	23.5%
1973	44.9%	23.2%
1974	45.1%	22.8%
1975	45.2%	22.4%
1976	45.2%	22%
1977	45.3%	21.4%
1978	45.3%	20.9%
1979	45.3%	20.3%
1980	45.4%	19.7%
1981	45.4%	19.2%
1982	45.4%	18.8%
1983	45.5%	18.3%
1984	45.5%	18%
1985	45.4%	17.6%
1986	45.4%	17.4%
1987	45.1%	17.2%
1988	45%	17.1%
1989	45.2%	17%
1990	45.4%	17.1%
1991	45.6%	17.2%
1992	45.8%	17.3%
1993	46%	17.5%
1994	46.1%	17.6%
1995	46.1%	17.6%
1996	46.2%	17.7%
1997	46.2%	17.6%
1998	46.2%	17.6%
1999	46.2%	17.5%
2000	46.2%	17.4%
2001	46.1%	17.1%
2002	46.1%	16.8%
2003	46.1%	16.6%
2004	46%	16.4%
2005	46%	16.1%
2006	46.1%	15.9%
2007	46.1%	15.6%
2008	46.1%	15.4%
2009	46.2%	15.3%
2010	46.2%	15.2%
2011	46.2%	15.1%
2012	46.1%	15%
2013	46%	14.9%
2014	45.7%	14.9%
2015	45.4%	14.9%
2016	45.1%	14.9%
2017	44.6%	14.9%
2018	44.2%	15%
2019	43.7%	15%
2020	43.1%	15.1%
2021	42.5%	15.1%
2022	41.9%	15.1%
2023	41.3%	15%
2024	40.7%	15%
2025	40.1%	14.9%
2026	39.6%	14.8%
2027	39.1%	14.7%
2028	38.6%	14.6%
2029	38.1%	14.5%
2030	37.7%	14.3%
2031	37.4%	14.1%
2032	37%	14%
2033	36.7%	13.8%
2034	36.4%	13.6%
2035	36%	13.5%
2036	35.7%	13.3%
2037	35.3%	13.2%
2038	35%	13.1%
2039	34.6%	13%
2040	34.2%	12.9%
2041	33.9%	12.8%
2042	33.5%	12.8%
2043	33.1%	12.7%
2044	32.7%	12.8%
2045	32.3%	12.8%
2046	31.9%	12.8%
2047	31.5%	12.9%
2048	31.2%	12.9%
2049	30.8%	13%
2050	30.5%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.7% of the population in Malawi and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malawi and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Malawi vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.67% in Malawi and +0.2% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	85,718	42,090
1961	89,091	48,365
1962	92,463	49,050
1963	95,933	52,956
1964	97,658	59,050
1965	100,040	56,222
1966	103,512	53,854
1967	106,668	52,128
1968	110,329	47,328
1969	113,120	44,182
1970	116,822	42,648
1971	121,015	38,523
1972	125,728	35,061
1973	131,529	30,906
1974	137,819	27,902
1975	145,254	22,820
1976	153,422	17,017
1977	161,930	16,959
1978	172,503	13,820
1979	182,123	14,477
1980	192,746	14,535
1981	199,436	13,979
1982	205,386	15,339
1983	209,422	12,837
1984	212,146	16,105
1985	216,179	14,882
1986	218,519	16,261
1987	220,566	15,708
1988	226,911	21,099
1989	237,967	19,941
1990	250,159	20,146
1991	260,193	23,800
1992	269,066	24,064
1993	276,538	21,509
1994	275,439	20,982
1995	266,745	19,010
1996	270,048	19,801
1997	277,433	17,722
1998	285,407	16,353
1999	295,629	16,431
2000	300,439	15,806
2001	310,833	10,845
2002	322,863	10,199
2003	341,133	8,807
2004	361,133	13,302
2005	381,130	11,899
2006	397,123	12,723
2007	410,290	13,592
2008	421,781	15,295
2009	434,811	15,487
2010	444,468	17,997
2011	454,149	18,990
2012	460,684	18,393
2013	470,293	17,797
2014	472,418	21,290
2015	472,484	19,050
2016	474,779	22,608
2017	484,655	20,284
2018	494,348	20,434
2019	506,104	18,008
2020	514,659	9,502
2021	517,400	18,279
2022	533,450	7,899
2023	549,096	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Malawi vs Switzerland

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 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malawi	Switzerland
1985	1,115	15
1986	1,118	14
1987	1,123	14
1988	1,154	15
1989	1,136	14
1990	1,112	14
1991	1,080	14
1992	1,042	13
1993	1,000	13
1994	912	12
1995	782	12
1996	713	11
1997	672	10
1998	658	10
1999	576	9
2000	506	9
2001	447	8
2002	404	9
2003	346	8
2004	304	8
2005	283	8
2006	286	8
2007	333	7
2008	430	7
2009	512	7
2010	517	7
2011	486	7
2012	447	7
2013	410	7
2014	367	6
2015	354	6
2016	312	7
2017	284	6
2018	267	6
2019	260	6
2020	256	5
2021	286	4
2022	239	4
2023	225	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.83% in Malawi and 0.39% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	-	2.65%
1961	35.9%	2.6%
1962	35.8%	2.53%
1963	35.7%	2.45%
1964	35.5%	2.36%
1965	35.4%	2.26%
1966	35.3%	2.16%
1967	35.1%	2.07%
1968	35%	1.99%
1969	34.7%	1.92%
1970	34.4%	1.84%
1971	33.9%	1.76%
1972	33.2%	1.67%
1973	32.4%	1.57%
1974	31.5%	1.48%
1975	30.6%	1.38%
1976	29.7%	1.29%
1977	28.7%	1.21%
1978	27.6%	1.14%
1979	26.5%	1.09%
1980	25.6%	1.04%
1981	24.9%	1%
1982	24.5%	0.97%
1983	24.5%	0.94%
1984	24.8%	0.92%
1985	25.1%	0.9%
1986	25.4%	0.89%
1987	25.5%	0.88%
1988	25.3%	0.86%
1989	24.9%	0.84%
1990	24.3%	0.82%
1991	23.6%	0.78%
1992	22.8%	0.75%
1993	22%	0.71%
1994	21.3%	0.67%
1995	20.7%	0.64%
1996	20.2%	0.62%
1997	19.7%	0.6%
1998	19.2%	0.58%
1999	18.4%	0.57%
2000	17.3%	0.56%
2001	16%	0.55%
2002	14.6%	0.54%
2003	13.2%	0.53%
2004	11.9%	0.52%
2005	11%	0.51%
2006	10.3%	0.49%
2007	9.83%	0.48%
2008	9.31%	0.47%
2009	8.81%	0.46%
2010	8.3%	0.46%
2011	7.67%	0.45%
2012	6.98%	0.44%
2013	6.4%	0.44%
2014	6.02%	0.43%
2015	5.67%	0.43%
2016	5.35%	0.42%
2017	5.06%	0.41%
2018	4.75%	0.41%
2019	4.55%	0.4%
2020	4.31%	0.4%
2021	4.15%	0.4%
2022	3.99%	0.4%
2023	3.83%	0.39%