Fertility in Malawi, 1959

Malawi
1959
Total fertility rate: 7.01
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.01 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (302 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 189,204 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.01
Births
189,204
Births per 1,000 people
53.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.5
Population
3,544,159
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
10-1423.11.6%5,193
15-19148.710.6%29,137
20-24283.520.2%47,050
25-29301.821.5%41,856
30-34261.618.6%30,558
35-39217.915.5%21,672
40-44127.69.1%11,227
45-4937.02.6%2,399
50-542.30.2%110