Fertility in Maldives, 1955

Maldives
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.33
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Maldives was 6.33 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 3,771 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.33
Births
3,771
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
81,602
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
10-148.20.6%39
15-19157.012.4%734
20-24292.423.0%1,124
25-29276.821.8%807
30-34250.919.8%589
35-39181.114.3%336
40-4485.26.7%124
45-4916.91.3%18
50-540.70.1%0