Fertility in Malawi, 1970

Malawi
1970
Total fertility rate: 7.30
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.30 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (311 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 250,048 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.30
Births
250,048
Births per 1,000 people
54.0
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.4
Population
4,633,944
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
10-1417.41.2%4,667
15-19166.211.4%36,436
20-24298.820.5%62,275
25-29311.221.3%57,773
30-34269.518.5%41,918
35-39225.115.4%29,121
40-44132.19.0%14,314
45-4937.22.5%3,364
50-542.20.2%179