Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1991

Malawi
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 6.68 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 476,392 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.68
Births
476,392
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.6
Population
9,844,226
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
10-1410.90.8%6,580
15-19156.411.7%79,849
20-24285.021.3%134,775
25-29272.520.4%109,139
30-34249.618.7%73,292
35-39197.914.8%42,142
40-44119.99.0%22,834
45-4942.13.1%7,395
50-542.70.2%387