Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Maldives, 1989

Maldives
1989
Total fertility rate: 6.39
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Maldives was 6.39 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 9,340 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.39
Births
9,340
Births per 1,000 people
42.9
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
217,738
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
10-144.80.4%60
15-19140.711.0%1,570
20-24282.822.1%2,822
25-29278.621.8%2,229
30-34258.820.2%1,497
35-39207.616.2%816
40-4488.36.9%288
45-4916.91.3%57
50-540.70.1%1