Fertility & birth rates in Malawi and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Malawi vs Trinidad and Tobago 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 1.53 in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Malawi vs Trinidad and Tobago 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	Trinidad
1960	7.04	5.41
1961	7.07	5.41
1962	7.1	5.36
1963	7.13	5.24
1964	7.11	5.08
1965	7.13	4.88
1966	7.17	4.62
1967	7.21	4.35
1968	7.26	4.11
1969	7.27	3.86
1970	7.3	3.71
1971	7.31	3.61
1972	7.33	3.55
1973	7.34	3.47
1974	7.34	3.32
1975	7.36	3.21
1976	7.39	3.14
1977	7.41	3.12
1978	7.43	3.13
1979	7.47	3.13
1980	7.52	3.15
1981	7.49	3.13
1982	7.45	3.11
1983	7.36	3.07
1984	7.27	3.02
1985	7.17	2.99
1986	7.07	2.9
1987	6.97	2.78
1988	6.88	2.65
1989	6.8	2.53
1990	6.74	2.39
1991	6.68	2.29
1992	6.63	2.21
1993	6.57	2.13
1994	6.49	2.06
1995	6.39	1.97
1996	6.29	1.89
1997	6.23	1.83
1998	6.21	1.78
1999	6.12	1.76
2000	6	1.73
2001	5.94	1.71
2002	5.9	1.67
2003	5.88	1.65
2004	5.86	1.63
2005	5.85	1.63
2006	5.8	1.62
2007	5.72	1.62
2008	5.61	1.62
2009	5.45	1.62
2010	5.26	1.61
2011	5.08	1.61
2012	4.9	1.61
2013	4.76	1.6
2014	4.57	1.6
2015	4.38	1.6
2016	4.22	1.6
2017	4.11	1.59
2018	4.02	1.59
2019	3.95	1.58
2020	3.88	1.57
2021	3.79	1.56
2022	3.72	1.54
2023	3.65	1.53
2024	3.59	1.54
2025	3.53	1.52
2026	3.45	1.52
2027	3.39	1.51
2028	3.33	1.51
2029	3.29	1.51
2030	3.23	1.51
2031	3.18	1.51
2032	3.13	1.51
2033	3.09	1.51
2034	3.05	1.51
2035	3.01	1.51
2036	2.97	1.51
2037	2.93	1.51
2038	2.89	1.51
2039	2.86	1.51
2040	2.82	1.51
2041	2.79	1.51
2042	2.76	1.51
2043	2.73	1.51
2044	2.7	1.51
2045	2.67	1.51
2046	2.64	1.51
2047	2.61	1.51
2048	2.59	1.52
2049	2.57	1.52
2050	2.54	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malawi	Trinidad
1960	43.1%	43.1%
1961	42.9%	43.2%
1962	42.8%	43.2%
1963	42.9%	43.3%
1964	43%	43.2%
1965	43.2%	43.1%
1966	43.4%	42.9%
1967	43.7%	42.7%
1968	43.9%	42.3%
1969	44.2%	41.9%
1970	44.4%	41.2%
1971	44.6%	40.4%
1972	44.8%	39.7%
1973	44.9%	39.1%
1974	45.1%	38.4%
1975	45.2%	37.6%
1976	45.2%	36.8%
1977	45.3%	36%
1978	45.3%	35.3%
1979	45.3%	34.8%
1980	45.4%	34.4%
1981	45.4%	34.2%
1982	45.4%	34.2%
1983	45.5%	34.2%
1984	45.5%	34.3%
1985	45.4%	34.4%
1986	45.4%	34.4%
1987	45.1%	34.4%
1988	45%	34.2%
1989	45.2%	34%
1990	45.4%	33.7%
1991	45.6%	33.3%
1992	45.8%	32.8%
1993	46%	32.2%
1994	46.1%	31.6%
1995	46.1%	30.8%
1996	46.2%	29.9%
1997	46.2%	28.9%
1998	46.2%	27.9%
1999	46.2%	27%
2000	46.2%	26%
2001	46.1%	25%
2002	46.1%	24.2%
2003	46.1%	23.4%
2004	46%	22.7%
2005	46%	22.1%
2006	46.1%	21.6%
2007	46.1%	21.2%
2008	46.1%	20.8%
2009	46.2%	20.5%
2010	46.2%	20.3%
2011	46.2%	20.1%
2012	46.1%	20%
2013	46%	19.9%
2014	45.7%	19.7%
2015	45.4%	19.6%
2016	45.1%	19.5%
2017	44.6%	19.3%
2018	44.2%	19%
2019	43.7%	18.8%
2020	43.1%	18.7%
2021	42.5%	18.5%
2022	41.9%	18.3%
2023	41.3%	18%
2024	40.7%	17.8%
2025	40.1%	17.5%
2026	39.6%	17.2%
2027	39.1%	16.9%
2028	38.6%	16.6%
2029	38.1%	16.4%
2030	37.7%	16.1%
2031	37.4%	15.8%
2032	37%	15.5%
2033	36.7%	15.3%
2034	36.4%	15.1%
2035	36%	14.9%
2036	35.7%	14.7%
2037	35.3%	14.5%
2038	35%	14.4%
2039	34.6%	14.2%
2040	34.2%	14.1%
2041	33.9%	14.1%
2042	33.5%	14%
2043	33.1%	13.9%
2044	32.7%	13.9%
2045	32.3%	13.8%
2046	31.9%	13.8%
2047	31.5%	13.7%
2048	31.2%	13.7%
2049	30.8%	13.6%
2050	30.5%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.7% of the population in Malawi and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malawi and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Malawi vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.67% in Malawi and +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago. 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	Trinidad
1960	85,718	24,766
1961	89,091	25,518
1962	92,463	25,763
1963	95,933	25,507
1964	97,658	25,065
1965	100,040	24,349
1966	103,512	23,228
1967	106,668	21,992
1968	110,329	20,849
1969	113,120	19,652
1970	116,822	19,074
1971	121,015	19,400
1972	125,728	20,116
1973	131,529	20,617
1974	137,819	20,412
1975	145,254	20,468
1976	153,422	20,875
1977	161,930	21,660
1978	172,503	22,538
1979	182,123	23,475
1980	192,746	24,557
1981	199,436	25,015
1982	205,386	25,181
1983	209,422	25,118
1984	212,146	24,738
1985	216,179	24,487
1986	218,519	23,705
1987	220,566	22,398
1988	226,911	21,028
1989	237,967	19,636
1990	250,159	18,052
1991	260,193	16,903
1992	269,066	15,910
1993	276,538	14,878
1994	275,439	14,032
1995	266,745	12,971
1996	270,048	12,101
1997	277,433	11,405
1998	285,407	10,964
1999	295,629	10,821
2000	300,439	10,588
2001	310,833	10,438
2002	322,863	10,316
2003	341,133	10,169
2004	361,133	10,149
2005	381,130	9,822
2006	397,123	9,889
2007	410,290	9,939
2008	421,781	9,872
2009	434,811	9,769
2010	444,468	9,698
2011	454,149	9,601
2012	460,684	9,376
2013	470,293	9,020
2014	472,418	8,571
2015	472,484	7,963
2016	474,779	7,436
2017	484,655	6,779
2018	494,348	5,869
2019	506,104	5,647
2020	514,659	4,558
2021	517,400	2,091
2022	533,450	3,773
2023	549,096	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Malawi vs Trinidad and Tobago

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 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malawi	Trinidad
1985	1,115	87
1986	1,118	89
1987	1,123	86
1988	1,154	87
1989	1,136	86
1990	1,112	84
1991	1,080	82
1992	1,042	85
1993	1,000	85
1994	912	84
1995	782	85
1996	713	84
1997	672	82
1998	658	79
1999	576	78
2000	506	76
2001	447	72
2002	404	69
2003	346	67
2004	304	63
2005	283	60
2006	286	58
2007	333	57
2008	430	55
2009	512	54
2010	517	54
2011	486	53
2012	447	51
2013	410	50
2014	367	50
2015	354	50
2016	312	51
2017	284	51
2018	267	53
2019	260	53
2020	256	35
2021	286	54
2022	239	30
2023	225	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.83% in Malawi and 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago. 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	Trinidad
1960	-	6.74%
1961	35.9%	6.53%
1962	35.8%	6.33%
1963	35.7%	6.14%
1964	35.5%	5.96%
1965	35.4%	5.8%
1966	35.3%	5.66%
1967	35.1%	5.53%
1968	35%	5.4%
1969	34.7%	5.28%
1970	34.4%	5.17%
1971	33.9%	5.06%
1972	33.2%	4.95%
1973	32.4%	4.84%
1974	31.5%	4.72%
1975	30.6%	4.6%
1976	29.7%	4.48%
1977	28.7%	4.37%
1978	27.6%	4.25%
1979	26.5%	4.14%
1980	25.6%	4.03%
1981	24.9%	3.92%
1982	24.5%	3.83%
1983	24.5%	3.73%
1984	24.8%	3.64%
1985	25.1%	3.56%
1986	25.4%	3.49%
1987	25.5%	3.42%
1988	25.3%	3.36%
1989	24.9%	3.3%
1990	24.3%	3.25%
1991	23.6%	3.21%
1992	22.8%	3.16%
1993	22%	3.13%
1994	21.3%	3.09%
1995	20.7%	3.06%
1996	20.2%	3.02%
1997	19.7%	2.99%
1998	19.2%	2.96%
1999	18.4%	2.92%
2000	17.3%	2.88%
2001	16%	2.84%
2002	14.6%	2.81%
2003	13.2%	2.76%
2004	11.9%	2.72%
2005	11%	2.68%
2006	10.3%	2.64%
2007	9.83%	2.59%
2008	9.31%	2.55%
2009	8.81%	2.51%
2010	8.3%	2.47%
2011	7.67%	2.43%
2012	6.98%	2.38%
2013	6.4%	2.35%
2014	6.02%	2.3%
2015	5.67%	2.26%
2016	5.35%	2.22%
2017	5.06%	2.18%
2018	4.75%	2.14%
2019	4.55%	2.1%
2020	4.31%	2.06%
2021	4.15%	2.01%
2022	3.99%	1.96%
2023	3.83%	1.91%