Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1953

Malawi
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 6.85 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 158,608 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.85
Births
158,608
Births per 1,000 people
50.8
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.5
Population
3,119,235
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
10-1421.31.6%4,224
15-19142.210.4%23,908
20-24276.220.1%39,122
25-29296.721.6%35,385
30-34256.818.7%26,678
35-39215.115.7%19,226
40-44126.09.2%8,142
45-4935.22.6%1,812
50-542.30.2%110