Fertility in Maldives, 2001

Maldives
2001
Total fertility rate: 2.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Maldives was 2.53 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (139 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 5,479 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.53
Births
5,479
Births per 1,000 people
19.1
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
286,768
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
10-140.10.0%2
15-1926.25.2%474
20-24131.125.9%1,725
25-29139.127.5%1,489
30-34107.121.2%1,030
35-3970.113.9%571
40-4423.34.6%155
45-497.61.5%32
50-540.50.1%1