Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 1999

Malawi
1999
Total fertility rate: 6.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 6.12 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 501,749 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.12
Births
501,749
Births per 1,000 people
45.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.2
Population
11,047,804
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
10-149.20.8%6,513
15-19154.312.6%92,661
20-24277.222.6%134,159
25-29258.821.1%108,835
30-34219.717.9%82,947
35-39165.613.5%49,220
40-44101.78.3%21,186
45-4937.33.0%5,883
50-542.30.2%348