Total Fertility Rate in Malawi
Malawi: Total Fertility Rate was 3.85 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Malawi, 1960–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, total fertility rate in Malawi stood at 3.85. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Malawi peaked at 7.57 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.85, in 2022.
Malawi ranks 34th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.15 | 7.03 | 7.29 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.4 | 7.32 | 7.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.3 | 6.91 | 7.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.46 | 6.15 | 6.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.84 | 5.45 | 6.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.59 | 4.07 | 5.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 | 3.85 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 31 Comoros, Union of the 3.91 compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 3.88 compare
- 33 Samoa 3.88 compare
- 35 Madagascar, Republic of 3.79 compare
- 36 Eritrea, The State of 3.79 compare
- 37 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 3.75 compare
More gender data for Malawi
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 318,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 310,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 312,186 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 305,842 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 307,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Malawi?
- Total fertility rate in Malawi was 3.85 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.57 in 1980.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.85 in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for total fertility rate?
- Malawi ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.