Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Maldives, 1972

Maldives
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.37
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Maldives was 7.37 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (336 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 6,160 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.37
Births
6,160
Births per 1,000 people
47.0
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
130,968
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
10-147.90.5%61
15-19172.711.7%1,032
20-24335.722.8%1,548
25-29319.921.7%1,308
30-34296.720.2%1,117
35-39219.414.9%760
40-4499.26.7%289
45-4919.11.3%41
50-540.80.1%1