Fertility in Malawi, 1951

Malawi
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.84
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 6.84 children per woman in 1951 — 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, 150,111 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.84
Births
150,111
Births per 1,000 people
50.0
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.5
Population
3,002,885
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
10-1421.21.5%3,997
15-19141.110.3%22,443
20-24275.120.1%37,160
25-29296.321.7%33,582
30-34256.718.8%26,336
35-39215.015.7%17,381
40-44125.49.2%7,247
45-4935.32.6%1,864
50-542.30.2%105