Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Maldives, 1979

Maldives
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.23
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Maldives was 7.23 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (325 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 7,471 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.23
Births
7,471
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
160,360
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
10-148.00.6%77
15-19173.212.0%1,449
20-24325.322.5%2,073
25-29310.321.5%1,529
30-34294.920.4%1,189
35-39221.315.3%792
40-4493.96.5%308
45-4918.01.2%50
50-540.70.1%1