Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1981

Malawi
1981
Total fertility rate: 7.49
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.49 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 341,309 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.49
Births
341,309
Births per 1,000 people
52.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.4
Population
6,516,454
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
10-1418.01.2%6,983
15-19178.911.9%59,915
20-24307.120.5%86,206
25-29305.220.4%67,298
30-34277.718.5%53,764
35-39228.315.2%40,946
40-44142.09.5%21,124
45-4939.42.6%4,832
50-542.40.2%239