Fertility in Maldives, 2005

Maldives
2005
Total fertility rate: 2.20
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Maldives was 2.20 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (132 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 5,614 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.20
Births
5,614
Births per 1,000 people
18.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
306,429
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
10-140.00.0%0
15-1914.53.3%291
20-24113.325.8%1,936
25-29131.730.0%1,629
30-34100.322.8%1,057
35-3958.013.2%538
40-4418.14.1%143
45-493.40.8%22
50-540.30.1%1