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Live births in Malawi

Live births in Malawi was 662,289 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count662,289 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.5%
Rank45th of 236Countries ranked
Series high662,2892023
Series low145,9521950
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Live births in Malawi, 1950 to 2023

0200K400K600K800K19501961197219831994200520231950: 145,952 count1951: 150,111 count1952: 154,333 count1953: 158,608 count1954: 161,659 count1955: 166,799 count1956: 172,196 count1957: 177,588 count1958: 183,272 count1959: 189,204 count1960: 194,928 count1961: 200,519 count1962: 206,209 count1963: 212,100 count1964: 216,595 count1965: 221,638 count1966: 227,762 count1967: 233,551 count1968: 239,804 count1969: 244,762 count1970: 250,048 count1971: 255,129 count1972: 260,603 count1973: 266,214 count1974: 271,929 count1975: 278,744 count1976: 286,172 count1977: 294,030 count1978: 304,193 count1979: 316,117 count1980: 330,225 count1981: 341,309 count1982: 352,710 count1983: 362,382 count1984: 372,185 count1985: 383,737 count1986: 393,642 count1987: 403,098 count1988: 426,759 count1989: 444,597 count1990: 462,370 count1991: 476,392 count1992: 487,116 count1993: 497,841 count1994: 492,108 count1995: 475,390 count1996: 478,411 count1997: 485,873 count1998: 494,919 count1999: 501,749 count2000: 504,370 count2001: 512,168 count2002: 522,207 count2003: 534,862 count2004: 549,595 count2005: 564,999 count2006: 577,507 count2007: 587,503 count2008: 594,896 count2009: 600,959 count2010: 603,227 count2011: 605,872 count2012: 605,829 count2013: 609,651 count2014: 606,730 count2015: 603,052 count2016: 600,917 count2017: 607,619 count2018: 615,627 count2019: 625,978 count2020: 635,555 count2021: 642,826 count2022: 652,812 count2023: 662,289 count0200K400K600K800K19501975200020232023: 662,289 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023662,289 Estimated
2022652,812 Estimated
2021642,826 Estimated
2020635,555 Estimated
2019625,978 Estimated
2018615,627 Estimated
2017607,619 Estimated
2016600,917 Estimated
2015603,052 Estimated
2014606,730 Estimated
2013609,651 Estimated
2012605,829 Estimated
2011605,872 Estimated
2010603,227 Estimated
2009600,959 Estimated
2008594,896 Estimated
2007587,503 Estimated
2006577,507 Estimated
2005564,999 Estimated
2004549,595 Estimated
2003534,862 Estimated
2002522,207 Estimated
2001512,168 Estimated
2000504,370 Estimated
1999501,749 Estimated
1998494,919 Estimated
1997485,873 Estimated
1996478,411 Estimated
1995475,390 Estimated
1994492,108 Estimated
1993497,841 Estimated
1992487,116 Estimated
1991476,392 Estimated
1990462,370 Estimated
1989444,597 Estimated
1988426,759 Estimated
1987403,098 Estimated
1986393,642 Estimated
1985383,737 Estimated
1984372,185 Estimated
1983362,382 Estimated
1982352,710 Estimated
1981341,309 Estimated
1980330,225 Estimated
1979316,117 Estimated
1978304,193 Estimated
1977294,030 Estimated
1976286,172 Estimated
1975278,744 Estimated
1974271,929 Estimated
1973266,214 Estimated
1972260,603 Estimated
1971255,129 Estimated
1970250,048 Estimated
1969244,762 Estimated
1968239,804 Estimated
1967233,551 Estimated
1966227,762 Estimated
1965221,638 Estimated
1964216,595 Estimated
1963212,100 Estimated
1962206,209 Estimated
1961200,519 Estimated
1960194,928 Estimated
1959189,204 Estimated
1958183,272 Estimated
1957177,588 Estimated
1956172,196 Estimated
1955166,799 Estimated
1954161,659 Estimated
1953158,608 Estimated
1952154,333 Estimated
1951150,111 Estimated
1950145,952 Estimated

Malawi compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Malawi is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Malawi, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Malawi, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/malawi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Malawi, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/malawi.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Malawi, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/malawi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Malawi, 1950 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/malawi. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Malawi?

Live births in Malawi was 662,289 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Malawi?

662,289 in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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