Fertility in Malawi, 1960

Malawi
1960
Total fertility rate: 7.04
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.04 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (303 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 194,928 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.04
Births
194,928
Births per 1,000 people
53.7
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.5
Population
3,628,134
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
10-1423.71.7%5,311
15-19149.910.6%30,221
20-24285.120.2%48,555
25-29302.921.5%43,094
30-34262.518.6%31,475
35-39218.915.5%22,061
40-44127.59.0%11,550
45-4937.02.6%2,539
50-542.40.2%117