Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1974

Malawi
1974
Total fertility rate: 7.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.34 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 271,929 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.34
Births
271,929
Births per 1,000 people
52.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.3
Population
5,141,337
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
10-1416.71.1%5,122
15-19179.612.2%45,006
20-24298.320.3%61,859
25-29305.520.8%61,109
30-34271.018.5%46,681
35-39222.615.2%32,132
40-44134.99.2%16,131
45-4937.22.5%3,709
50-542.10.1%177