Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 2012

Malawi
2012
Total fertility rate: 4.90
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi was 4.90 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (233 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 605,829 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.90
Births
605,829
Births per 1,000 people
38.6
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
100.8
Population
15,709,577
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
10-143.30.3%3,363
15-19138.214.1%119,992
20-24233.223.7%179,938
25-29210.621.4%142,114
30-34177.618.1%92,197
35-39127.313.0%43,580
40-4465.46.7%18,257
45-4925.22.6%6,091
50-541.60.2%296