Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malta, 1956

Malta
1956
Total fertility rate: 4.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malta was 4.03 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (220 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 9,474 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.03
Births
9,474
Births per 1,000 people
29.4
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.0
Population
322,456
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%1
15-1927.73.4%385
20-24198.324.5%2,760
25-29219.727.2%2,687
30-34178.122.1%1,963
35-39129.016.0%1,217
40-4449.46.1%413
45-495.50.7%49
50-540.00.0%0