Fertility in Malawi, 1975

Malawi
1975
Total fertility rate: 7.36
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.36 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (304 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 278,744 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.36
Births
278,744
Births per 1,000 people
52.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.3
Population
5,287,366
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
10-1416.31.1%5,160
15-19181.612.3%47,207
20-24299.520.4%63,517
25-29303.820.7%60,815
30-34272.018.5%48,334
35-39222.415.1%33,010
40-44135.99.2%16,703
45-4937.22.5%3,816
50-542.10.1%182