Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1989

Malawi
1989
Total fertility rate: 6.80
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 6.80 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 444,597 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.80
Births
444,597
Births per 1,000 people
48.5
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.9
Population
9,176,220
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
10-1411.10.8%6,082
15-19158.411.6%76,944
20-24286.421.0%127,511
25-29279.520.5%99,487
30-34249.418.3%63,184
35-39206.315.1%40,337
40-44125.09.2%23,636
45-4943.53.2%7,051
50-542.80.2%368