Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malawi, 2031

Malawi
2031
Total fertility rate: 3.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2031  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malawi is projected at 3.18 children per woman in 2031 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (170 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.2 years old. In total, 733,783 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.18
Births
733,783
Births per 1,000 people
28.5
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
101.5
Population
25,763,535
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
10-141.40.2%2,033
15-19107.816.9%152,179
20-24170.326.7%228,602
25-29143.222.5%164,573
30-34108.417.0%103,627
35-3975.011.8%61,181
40-4425.94.1%18,514
45-494.90.8%2,995
50-540.20.0%79