Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1968

Malawi
1968
Total fertility rate: 7.26
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.26 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (312 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 239,804 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.26
Births
239,804
Births per 1,000 people
54.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.4
Population
4,411,054
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
10-1415.71.1%3,923
15-19160.611.0%34,188
20-24298.220.5%61,968
25-29312.121.5%54,892
30-34270.418.6%39,952
35-39225.815.5%27,814
40-44132.49.1%13,618
45-4936.92.5%3,274
50-542.30.2%175