Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1995

Malawi
1995
Total fertility rate: 6.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 6.39 children per woman in 1995 — 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, 475,390 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.39
Births
475,390
Births per 1,000 people
46.8
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
10,150,117
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
10-149.70.8%6,270
15-19148.511.6%78,610
20-24282.022.1%128,071
25-29267.620.9%111,332
30-34234.518.3%79,791
35-39181.514.2%44,164
40-44112.98.8%20,217
45-4939.13.1%6,546
50-542.60.2%386