Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Malawi
Malawi: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 3.65 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.65 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
40th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.52 live births per woman
in 1980
All-time low
3.65 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3.65 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Malawi peaked at 7.52 live births per woman in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.65 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Malawi 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Malawi, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.82 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.84 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 6.84 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 6.85 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 6.8 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 6.84 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 6.89 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 6.92 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 6.96 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 7.01 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 7.04 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 7.07 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 7.09 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 7.13 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 7.11 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 7.13 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 7.17 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 7.21 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 7.26 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 7.27 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 7.29 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 7.31 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 7.33 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 7.34 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 7.34 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 7.36 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 7.39 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 7.41 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 7.43 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 7.46 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 7.52 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 7.49 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 7.45 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.36 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 7.26 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 7.17 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 7.07 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 6.97 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 6.88 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.8 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 6.74 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 6.68 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 6.63 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 6.57 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 6.49 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 6.39 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.29 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 6.23 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.21 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.12 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 6 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 5.94 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 5.9 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.88 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.86 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.85 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.8 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.72 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 5.61 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.45 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 5.26 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.08 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 4.9 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 4.76 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 4.57 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 4.38 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 4.22 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.11 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.02 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.95 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.88 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.79 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 3.72 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.65 live births per woman | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.88 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 7.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.15 live births per woman | 7.04 live births per woman | 7.27 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.37 live births per woman | 7.29 live births per woman | 7.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 6.8 live births per woman | 7.52 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.43 live births per woman | 6.12 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8 live births per woman | 5.45 live births per woman | 6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.53 live births per woman | 3.95 live births per woman | 5.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.76 live births per woman | 3.65 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Malawi?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Malawi was 3.65 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.52 live births per woman in 1980.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Malawi ranks 40th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.