Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1971

Malawi
1971
Total fertility rate: 7.31
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.31 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (310 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 255,129 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.31
Births
255,129
Births per 1,000 people
53.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.4
Population
4,751,434
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
10-1417.51.2%4,846
15-19171.111.7%38,715
20-24298.520.4%61,380
25-29309.821.2%59,140
30-34269.618.4%42,957
35-39224.315.3%29,758
40-44132.69.1%14,725
45-4937.22.5%3,428
50-542.20.1%178