Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1957

Malawi
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 6.92 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 177,588 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.92
Births
177,588
Births per 1,000 people
52.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.5
Population
3,387,738
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
10-1421.91.6%4,836
15-19146.110.5%27,182
20-24279.620.2%43,905
25-29298.621.5%39,434
30-34258.918.7%28,608
35-39215.515.5%21,183
40-44126.79.1%10,221
45-4936.82.7%2,114
50-542.20.2%106