Fertility & birth rates in Malawi and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Malawi vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Malawi vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	7.04	6.5
1961	7.07	6.49
1962	7.1	6.49
1963	7.13	6.5
1964	7.11	6.49
1965	7.13	6.5
1966	7.17	6.5
1967	7.21	6.51
1968	7.26	6.53
1969	7.27	6.52
1970	7.3	6.52
1971	7.31	6.52
1972	7.33	6.5
1973	7.34	6.46
1974	7.34	6.41
1975	7.36	6.35
1976	7.39	6.29
1977	7.41	6.22
1978	7.43	6.15
1979	7.47	6.06
1980	7.52	5.95
1981	7.49	5.81
1982	7.45	5.66
1983	7.36	5.48
1984	7.27	5.3
1985	7.17	5.13
1986	7.07	5
1987	6.97	4.88
1988	6.88	4.77
1989	6.8	4.65
1990	6.74	4.51
1991	6.68	4.25
1992	6.63	4.09
1993	6.57	3.82
1994	6.49	3.76
1995	6.39	3.28
1996	6.29	3.06
1997	6.23	2.83
1998	6.21	2.77
1999	6.12	2.79
2000	6	2.73
2001	5.94	2.62
2002	5.9	2.54
2003	5.88	2.49
2004	5.86	2.38
2005	5.85	2.23
2006	5.8	1.96
2007	5.72	1.79
2008	5.61	1.52
2009	5.45	1.58
2010	5.26	1.57
2011	5.08	1.54
2012	4.9	1.53
2013	4.76	1.53
2014	4.57	1.48
2015	4.38	1.42
2016	4.22	1.37
2017	4.11	1.35
2018	4.02	1.29
2019	3.95	1.25
2020	3.88	1.29
2021	3.79	1.16
2022	3.72	1.15
2023	3.65	1.2
2024	3.59	1.21
2025	3.53	1.21
2026	3.45	1.21
2027	3.39	1.21
2028	3.33	1.22
2029	3.29	1.22
2030	3.23	1.23
2031	3.18	1.23
2032	3.13	1.24
2033	3.09	1.25
2034	3.05	1.25
2035	3.01	1.26
2036	2.97	1.26
2037	2.93	1.27
2038	2.89	1.28
2039	2.86	1.28
2040	2.82	1.28
2041	2.79	1.29
2042	2.76	1.29
2043	2.73	1.3
2044	2.7	1.3
2045	2.67	1.31
2046	2.64	1.31
2047	2.61	1.31
2048	2.59	1.32
2049	2.57	1.32
2050	2.54	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malawi	UAE
1960	43.1%	37.8%
1961	42.9%	36.7%
1962	42.8%	35.8%
1963	42.9%	35.1%
1964	43%	34.5%
1965	43.2%	33.9%
1966	43.4%	33.2%
1967	43.7%	32.1%
1968	43.9%	31.2%
1969	44.2%	30.6%
1970	44.4%	29.8%
1971	44.6%	29%
1972	44.8%	28.3%
1973	44.9%	27.8%
1974	45.1%	27.4%
1975	45.2%	27.2%
1976	45.2%	26.9%
1977	45.3%	26.8%
1978	45.3%	26.9%
1979	45.3%	27.1%
1980	45.4%	27.4%
1981	45.4%	28%
1982	45.4%	28.8%
1983	45.5%	29.5%
1984	45.5%	30.2%
1985	45.4%	30.7%
1986	45.4%	31.2%
1987	45.1%	31.2%
1988	45%	30.9%
1989	45.2%	30.3%
1990	45.4%	29.6%
1991	45.6%	28.8%
1992	45.8%	28.1%
1993	46%	27.4%
1994	46.1%	26.7%
1995	46.1%	25.9%
1996	46.2%	25.2%
1997	46.2%	24.3%
1998	46.2%	23.1%
1999	46.2%	22%
2000	46.2%	20.8%
2001	46.1%	19.8%
2002	46.1%	18.9%
2003	46.1%	18.3%
2004	46%	17.8%
2005	46%	17.5%
2006	46.1%	17.2%
2007	46.1%	17%
2008	46.1%	16.9%
2009	46.2%	16.9%
2010	46.2%	16.9%
2011	46.2%	16.8%
2012	46.1%	16.8%
2013	46%	16.8%
2014	45.7%	16.8%
2015	45.4%	16.8%
2016	45.1%	16.8%
2017	44.6%	16.8%
2018	44.2%	16.7%
2019	43.7%	16.6%
2020	43.1%	16.6%
2021	42.5%	16.5%
2022	41.9%	16.5%
2023	41.3%	16.3%
2024	40.7%	16.1%
2025	40.1%	16%
2026	39.6%	15.9%
2027	39.1%	15.9%
2028	38.6%	15.9%
2029	38.1%	15.9%
2030	37.7%	16%
2031	37.4%	16.1%
2032	37%	16.3%
2033	36.7%	16.5%
2034	36.4%	16.7%
2035	36%	16.9%
2036	35.7%	17.1%
2037	35.3%	17.3%
2038	35%	17.5%
2039	34.6%	17.7%
2040	34.2%	17.9%
2041	33.9%	18%
2042	33.5%	18.1%
2043	33.1%	18.2%
2044	32.7%	18.3%
2045	32.3%	18.3%
2046	31.9%	18.3%
2047	31.5%	18.3%
2048	31.2%	18.3%
2049	30.8%	18.2%
2050	30.5%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.7% of the population in Malawi and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malawi and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Malawi vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.67% in Malawi and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	85,718	3,418
1961	89,091	3,657
1962	92,463	3,901
1963	95,933	4,157
1964	97,658	4,410
1965	100,040	4,675
1966	103,512	4,955
1967	106,668	5,264
1968	110,329	5,588
1969	113,120	6,138
1970	116,822	6,922
1971	121,015	7,839
1972	125,728	8,818
1973	131,529	9,822
1974	137,819	10,835
1975	145,254	11,859
1976	153,422	12,876
1977	161,930	15,787
1978	172,503	18,879
1979	182,123	21,987
1980	192,746	25,005
1981	199,436	27,560
1982	205,386	29,585
1983	209,422	31,480
1984	212,146	33,250
1985	216,179	34,855
1986	218,519	36,829
1987	220,566	37,741
1988	226,911	38,861
1989	237,967	40,148
1990	250,159	41,339
1991	260,193	41,409
1992	269,066	42,119
1993	276,538	41,324
1994	275,439	42,976
1995	266,745	38,685
1996	270,048	37,886
1997	277,433	38,207
1998	285,407	41,176
1999	295,629	46,198
2000	300,439	49,993
2001	310,833	52,789
2002	322,863	55,922
2003	341,133	59,118
2004	361,133	60,344
2005	381,130	60,046
2006	397,123	54,338
2007	410,290	55,048
2008	421,781	55,426
2009	434,811	66,521
2010	444,468	69,907
2011	454,149	73,496
2012	460,684	78,682
2013	470,293	82,977
2014	472,418	84,277
2015	472,484	85,044
2016	474,779	87,028
2017	484,655	89,382
2018	494,348	86,840
2019	506,104	86,296
2020	514,659	87,871
2021	517,400	76,802
2022	533,450	81,758
2023	549,096	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Malawi vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malawi	UAE
1985	1,115	19
1986	1,118	19
1987	1,123	19
1988	1,154	19
1989	1,136	19
1990	1,112	19
1991	1,080	19
1992	1,042	19
1993	1,000	19
1994	912	19
1995	782	18
1996	713	16
1997	672	14
1998	658	12
1999	576	10
2000	506	8
2001	447	7
2002	404	5
2003	346	5
2004	304	4
2005	283	4
2006	286	3
2007	333	3
2008	430	3
2009	512	3
2010	517	3
2011	486	4
2012	447	4
2013	410	4
2014	367	3
2015	354	3
2016	312	3
2017	284	3
2018	267	3
2019	260	3
2020	256	6
2021	286	6
2022	239	2
2023	225	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.83% in Malawi and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	-	20.1%
1961	35.9%	19%
1962	35.8%	18%
1963	35.7%	16.9%
1964	35.5%	15.8%
1965	35.4%	14.8%
1966	35.3%	13.7%
1967	35.1%	12.6%
1968	35%	11.6%
1969	34.7%	10.6%
1970	34.4%	9.62%
1971	33.9%	8.72%
1972	33.2%	7.89%
1973	32.4%	7.12%
1974	31.5%	6.43%
1975	30.6%	5.8%
1976	29.7%	5.23%
1977	28.7%	4.7%
1978	27.6%	4.22%
1979	26.5%	3.78%
1980	25.6%	3.4%
1981	24.9%	3.06%
1982	24.5%	2.77%
1983	24.5%	2.52%
1984	24.8%	2.31%
1985	25.1%	2.12%
1986	25.4%	1.97%
1987	25.5%	1.83%
1988	25.3%	1.71%
1989	24.9%	1.61%
1990	24.3%	1.51%
1991	23.6%	1.43%
1992	22.8%	1.37%
1993	22%	1.31%
1994	21.3%	1.26%
1995	20.7%	1.21%
1996	20.2%	1.18%
1997	19.7%	1.15%
1998	19.2%	1.12%
1999	18.4%	1.09%
2000	17.3%	1.07%
2001	16%	1.05%
2002	14.6%	1.03%
2003	13.2%	1.01%
2004	11.9%	1%
2005	11%	0.98%
2006	10.3%	0.96%
2007	9.83%	0.94%
2008	9.31%	0.92%
2009	8.81%	0.9%
2010	8.3%	0.88%
2011	7.67%	0.86%
2012	6.98%	0.84%
2013	6.4%	0.82%
2014	6.02%	0.79%
2015	5.67%	0.77%
2016	5.35%	0.73%
2017	5.06%	0.7%
2018	4.75%	0.67%
2019	4.55%	0.63%
2020	4.31%	0.6%
2021	4.15%	0.56%
2022	3.99%	0.53%
2023	3.83%	0.5%