Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1992

Malawi
1992
Total fertility rate: 6.63
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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 6.63 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 487,116 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.63
Births
487,116
Births per 1,000 people
48.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.5
Population
10,135,079
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
10-1411.00.8%6,954
15-19155.511.7%80,914
20-24284.221.4%135,904
25-29269.720.3%112,243
30-34247.618.7%77,327
35-39195.814.8%43,586
40-44119.29.0%22,441
45-4940.93.1%7,357
50-542.60.2%387