Area Database (v4.2.1)
Total Fertility Rate
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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| Malawi (Africa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 6.86 | 6.80 | 6.74 | 6.68 | 6.63 | 6.57 | 6.51 | 6.45 | 6.39 | 6.32 | 6.25 | 6.17 | 6.10 | 6.04 | 5.98 | 5.93 | 5.87 | 5.81 | 5.75 | 5.54 | 5.32 | 5.11 | 4.89 | 4.68 | 4.46 | 4.25 | 4.03 | 3.82 | ||
| Blantyre | 5.61 | 5.45 | 5.30 | 5.14 | 4.99 | 4.83 | 4.67 | 4.52 | 4.36 | 4.46 | 4.57 | 4.67 | 4.77 | 4.65 | 4.53 | 4.41 | 4.28 | 4.16 | 4.04 | 3.94 | 3.83 | 3.73 | 3.62 | 3.52 | 3.41 | 3.31 | 3.20 | 3.10 | ||
| Kasungu | 7.79 | 7.69 | 7.59 | 7.49 | 7.39 | 7.29 | 7.19 | 7.09 | 6.99 | 6.99 | 6.99 | 6.99 | 6.99 | 6.89 | 6.80 | 6.70 | 6.60 | 6.51 | 6.41 | 6.09 | 5.77 | 5.45 | 5.12 | 4.80 | 4.48 | 4.16 | 3.84 | 3.52 | ||
| Lilongwe | 7.57 | 7.43 | 7.30 | 7.16 | 7.02 | 6.88 | 6.75 | 6.61 | 6.47 | 6.29 | 6.11 | 5.93 | 5.75 | 5.70 | 5.64 | 5.59 | 5.54 | 5.48 | 5.43 | 5.17 | 4.90 | 4.64 | 4.38 | 4.11 | 3.85 | 3.59 | 3.32 | 3.06 | ||
| Machinga | 6.17 | 6.28 | 6.39 | 6.50 | 6.62 | 6.73 | 6.84 | 6.95 | 7.06 | 7.08 | 7.09 | 7.11 | 7.12 | 7.09 | 7.05 | 7.02 | 6.99 | 6.95 | 6.92 | 6.88 | 6.84 | 6.80 | 6.76 | 6.72 | 6.68 | 6.64 | 6.60 | 6.56 | ||
| Mangochi | 6.75 | 6.84 | 6.93 | 7.02 | 7.11 | 7.20 | 7.29 | 7.38 | 7.47 | 7.41 | 7.36 | 7.30 | 7.24 | 7.21 | 7.19 | 7.16 | 7.13 | 7.11 | 7.08 | 6.79 | 6.50 | 6.21 | 5.92 | 5.63 | 5.34 | 5.05 | 4.76 | 4.47 | ||
| Mulanje | 5.92 | 5.88 | 5.84 | 5.79 | 5.75 | 5.71 | 5.67 | 5.62 | 5.58 | 5.60 | 5.63 | 5.65 | 5.67 | 5.58 | 5.49 | 5.40 | 5.30 | 5.21 | 5.12 | 5.03 | 4.93 | 4.84 | 4.74 | 4.65 | 4.55 | 4.46 | 4.36 | 4.27 | ||
| Mzimba | 6.49 | 6.54 | 6.59 | 6.64 | 6.69 | 6.73 | 6.78 | 6.83 | 6.88 | 6.56 | 6.24 | 5.91 | 5.59 | 5.64 | 5.68 | 5.73 | 5.77 | 5.82 | 5.86 | 5.55 | 5.23 | 4.92 | 4.61 | 4.29 | 3.98 | 3.67 | 3.35 | 3.04 | ||
| Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 7.53 | 7.48 | 7.43 | 7.38 | 7.33 | 7.28 | 7.23 | 7.18 | 7.13 | 7.07 | 7.01 | 6.94 | 6.88 | 6.71 | 6.55 | 6.38 | 6.21 | 6.05 | 5.88 | 5.68 | 5.48 | 5.28 | 5.07 | 4.87 | 4.67 | 4.47 | 4.27 | 4.07 | ||
| Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 7.17 | 7.01 | 6.85 | 6.69 | 6.54 | 6.38 | 6.22 | 6.06 | 5.90 | 5.84 | 5.77 | 5.71 | 5.64 | 5.64 | 5.64 | 5.64 | 5.64 | 5.64 | 5.64 | 5.45 | 5.25 | 5.06 | 4.87 | 4.67 | 4.48 | 4.29 | 4.09 | 3.90 | ||
| Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) | 6.72 | 6.71 | 6.71 | 6.70 | 6.69 | 6.68 | 6.68 | 6.67 | 6.66 | 6.50 | 6.34 | 6.17 | 6.01 | 6.02 | 6.03 | 6.05 | 6.06 | 6.07 | 6.08 | 5.90 | 5.73 | 5.55 | 5.37 | 5.20 | 5.02 | 4.84 | 4.67 | 4.49 | ||
| Salima | 6.28 | 6.34 | 6.41 | 6.47 | 6.53 | 6.59 | 6.66 | 6.72 | 6.78 | 6.80 | 6.83 | 6.85 | 6.87 | 6.83 | 6.79 | 6.75 | 6.70 | 6.66 | 6.62 | 6.44 | 6.26 | 6.09 | 5.91 | 5.73 | 5.55 | 5.37 | 5.19 | 5.02 | ||
| Thyolo | 6.45 | 6.31 | 6.17 | 6.02 | 5.88 | 5.74 | 5.60 | 5.45 | 5.31 | 5.42 | 5.52 | 5.63 | 5.73 | 5.62 | 5.52 | 5.41 | 5.30 | 5.20 | 5.09 | 4.83 | 4.58 | 4.32 | 4.06 | 3.81 | 3.55 | 3.29 | 3.04 | 2.78 | ||
| Zomba | 6.50 | 6.46 | 6.43 | 6.39 | 6.35 | 6.31 | 6.28 | 6.24 | 6.20 | 5.98 | 5.75 | 5.53 | 5.30 | 5.38 | 5.45 | 5.53 | 5.61 | 5.68 | 5.76 | 5.49 | 5.22 | 4.95 | 4.68 | 4.41 | 4.14 | 3.87 | 3.60 | 3.33 | ||
Lighter numbers are estimates