Malawi: Birth rate

The latest value from 2023 is 31.38 births per 1000 people, a decline from 31.74 births per 1000 people in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 17.86 births per 1000 people, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Malawi from 1960 to 2023 is 46.48 births per 1000 people. The minimum value, 31.38 births per 1000 people, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 54.38 births per 1000 people was recorded in 1963. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.