Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1958

Malawi
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 6.97 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (300 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 183,272 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.97
Births
183,272
Births per 1,000 people
52.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.5
Population
3,463,947
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
10-1422.51.6%5,024
15-19147.410.6%28,108
20-24281.420.2%45,459
25-29300.121.5%40,604
30-34260.218.7%29,563
35-39216.615.5%21,384
40-44127.39.1%10,773
45-4936.92.6%2,252
50-542.20.2%106