Fertility in Malawi, 1955

Malawi
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.84
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 6.84 children per woman in 1955 — 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, 166,799 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.84
Births
166,799
Births per 1,000 people
51.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.5
Population
3,246,543
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
10-1421.51.6%4,505
15-19143.310.5%25,375
20-24276.020.1%41,083
25-29295.621.6%37,171
30-34256.118.7%27,128
35-39213.815.6%20,440
40-44125.59.2%9,098
45-4935.92.6%1,887
50-542.20.2%109