Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1988

Malawi
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.88
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 6.88 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (288 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 426,759 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.88
Births
426,759
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.0
Population
8,753,262
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
10-1411.80.9%6,123
15-19162.911.8%76,794
20-24288.420.9%122,388
25-29282.120.5%93,025
30-34250.318.2%58,631
35-39208.615.2%39,454
40-44126.49.2%23,247
45-4943.83.2%6,747
50-542.80.2%350