Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1962

Malawi
1962
Total fertility rate: 7.10
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.10 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 206,209 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.10
Births
206,209
Births per 1,000 people
54.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.5
Population
3,806,307
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
10-1422.21.6%4,885
15-19152.610.7%32,494
20-24288.020.3%51,570
25-29305.021.5%45,836
30-34264.318.6%33,319
35-39220.815.5%23,244
40-44127.59.0%11,897
45-4937.22.6%2,836
50-542.40.2%130