Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1982

Malawi
1982
Total fertility rate: 7.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.45 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (303 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 352,710 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.45
Births
352,710
Births per 1,000 people
52.0
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.5
Population
6,778,879
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
10-1418.61.2%7,509
15-19179.612.0%62,970
20-24301.720.2%89,814
25-29302.820.3%70,085
30-34275.818.5%53,140
35-39228.115.3%42,122
40-44141.29.5%21,677
45-4940.52.7%5,135
50-542.50.2%255