Fertility in Malawi, 1950

Malawi
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.82
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 6.82 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 145,952 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.82
Births
145,952
Births per 1,000 people
49.5
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.5
Population
2,950,300
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1421.11.5%3,881
15-19140.510.3%21,770
20-24274.420.1%36,160
25-29295.921.7%32,937
30-34256.618.8%25,834
35-39214.815.7%16,466
40-44124.29.1%6,919
45-4935.72.6%1,883
50-542.30.2%101