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Malawi: Wanted fertility rate
3.40births per woman · 2016
Wanted fertility rate is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided. Annual figures for Malawi from 1992 to 2016.
Every year
| Year | Value (births per woman) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.4 | |
| 2010 | 4.5 | |
| 2004 | 4.9 | |
| 2000 | 5.2 | |
| 1992 | 5.7 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by Demographic & Health Surveys. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Wanted fertility rate. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-wanted-fertility-rate (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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