Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1965

Malawi
1965
Total fertility rate: 7.13
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.13 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 221,638 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.13
Births
221,638
Births per 1,000 people
54.1
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.5
Population
4,096,157
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
10-1418.01.3%4,097
15-19156.511.0%33,896
20-24290.720.4%56,468
25-29306.621.5%50,020
30-34265.718.6%36,122
35-39221.915.5%25,372
40-44129.19.0%12,366
45-4936.72.6%3,148
50-542.40.2%152