Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Maldives, 1981

Maldives
1981
Total fertility rate: 7.19
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Maldives was 7.19 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (322 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 7,889 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.19
Births
7,889
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
169,532
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%85
15-19173.712.1%1,568
20-24322.122.4%2,310
25-29307.121.4%1,584
30-34293.920.4%1,189
35-39221.515.4%788
40-4492.36.4%309
45-4917.81.2%53
50-540.70.0%1