Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Maldives, 1998

Maldives
1998
Total fertility rate: 3.17
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Maldives was 3.17 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (163 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 6,267 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.17
Births
6,267
Births per 1,000 people
23.0
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
272,723
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
10-140.40.1%7
15-1943.76.9%674
20-24162.625.6%1,917
25-29162.625.7%1,678
30-34123.719.5%1,089
35-3990.714.3%664
40-4437.65.9%192
45-4912.11.9%41
50-540.80.1%2