Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 2027

Malawi
2027
Total fertility rate: 3.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi is projected at 3.39 children per woman in 2027 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (179 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.4 years old. In total, 702,654 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.39
Births
702,654
Births per 1,000 people
30.1
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.4
Population
23,366,188
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
10-141.70.2%2,409
15-19111.216.3%152,739
20-24178.726.3%214,725
25-29151.322.3%150,069
30-34117.317.2%98,818
35-3982.312.1%60,915
40-4430.74.5%19,656
45-496.71.0%3,244
50-540.30.0%80