Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1994

Malawi
1994
Total fertility rate: 6.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 6.49 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 492,108 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.49
Births
492,108
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
10,164,894
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
10-1410.40.8%6,860
15-19150.311.6%80,601
20-24282.121.7%133,495
25-29267.920.6%114,993
30-34240.418.5%81,899
35-39188.414.5%45,373
40-44116.59.0%21,516
45-4939.33.0%6,982
50-542.60.2%391