Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1978

Malawi
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.43
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.43 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (309 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 304,193 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.43
Births
304,193
Births per 1,000 people
52.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
5,810,132
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
10-1415.81.1%5,495
15-19170.811.5%49,536
20-24309.020.8%73,480
25-29308.520.8%62,032
30-34277.618.7%53,771
35-39225.715.2%36,672
40-44138.89.3%18,771
45-4937.82.5%4,227
50-542.30.2%209