Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1976

Malawi
1976
Total fertility rate: 7.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.39 children per woman in 1976 — 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, 286,172 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.39
Births
286,172
Births per 1,000 people
52.6
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.3
Population
5,443,384
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
10-1415.71.1%5,106
15-19178.012.1%47,999
20-24302.720.5%66,498
25-29304.720.6%60,488
30-34274.818.6%50,431
35-39224.115.2%34,206
40-44136.89.3%17,303
45-4937.42.5%3,946
50-542.20.1%190