Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1986

Malawi
1986
Total fertility rate: 7.07
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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 7.07 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 393,642 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.07
Births
393,642
Births per 1,000 people
49.8
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
7,906,480
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
10-1413.81.0%6,489
15-19170.712.1%70,782
20-24292.320.7%108,120
25-29287.220.3%83,302
30-34256.418.1%54,652
35-39217.315.4%40,700
40-44131.99.3%23,082
45-4943.03.0%6,201
50-542.70.2%313