Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1987

Malawi
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.97
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Year

-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 6.97 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 403,098 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.97
Births
403,098
Births per 1,000 people
48.6
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
8,293,174
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
10-1412.40.9%6,088
15-19164.611.8%70,560
20-24291.120.9%112,387
25-29285.420.5%87,682
30-34253.718.2%56,743
35-39212.615.2%39,559
40-44129.49.3%23,270
45-4943.63.1%6,472
50-542.80.2%334