Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1972

Malawi
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.33
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.33 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (308 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 260,603 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.33
Births
260,603
Births per 1,000 people
53.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.4
Population
4,874,474
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%5,017
15-19176.112.0%41,168
20-24297.820.3%60,690
25-29308.421.0%60,393
30-34269.718.4%44,032
35-39223.515.3%30,475
40-44133.19.1%15,146
45-4937.22.5%3,510
50-542.10.1%176