Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1983

Malawi
1983
Total fertility rate: 7.36
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Year

-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.36 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 362,382 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.36
Births
362,382
Births per 1,000 people
51.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.7
Population
7,051,710
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
10-1417.31.2%7,254
15-19180.112.2%65,979
20-24296.320.1%93,463
25-29297.620.2%72,551
30-34270.818.4%52,652
35-39227.115.4%42,613
40-44139.99.5%22,166
45-4941.52.8%5,437
50-542.50.2%268