Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1979

Malawi
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.47 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (312 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 316,117 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.47
Births
316,117
Births per 1,000 people
52.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.3
Population
6,028,749
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
10-1417.11.1%6,156
15-19173.611.6%52,852
20-24311.720.9%77,991
25-29308.620.7%63,168
30-34277.118.6%54,134
35-39225.115.1%37,757
40-44139.59.3%19,480
45-4937.92.5%4,363
50-542.30.2%216