Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1969

Malawi
1969
Total fertility rate: 7.27
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.27 children per woman in 1969 — 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 29.5 years old. In total, 244,762 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.27
Births
244,762
Births per 1,000 people
54.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.4
Population
4,521,184
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
10-1416.11.1%4,158
15-19163.111.2%35,089
20-24298.520.5%62,396
25-29311.521.4%56,262
30-34269.918.5%40,951
35-39225.415.5%28,450
40-44132.29.1%13,973
45-4937.02.5%3,305
50-542.30.2%176