Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Maldives, 1985

Maldives
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Maldives was 6.94 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (309 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 8,923 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.94
Births
8,923
Births per 1,000 people
46.9
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
190,169
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
10-147.00.5%77
15-19173.212.5%1,821
20-24309.222.3%2,805
25-29295.521.3%1,927
30-34282.720.4%1,222
35-39216.115.6%729
40-4487.86.3%286
45-4916.81.2%54
50-540.70.0%1