Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1985

Malawi
1985
Total fertility rate: 7.17
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.17 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 383,737 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.17
Births
383,737
Births per 1,000 people
50.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
7,620,508
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
10-1415.31.1%6,929
15-19177.812.4%70,848
20-24293.320.4%103,212
25-29288.720.1%78,936
30-34258.918.0%52,809
35-39222.215.5%42,062
40-44134.39.4%22,740
45-4942.32.9%5,911
50-542.60.2%294