Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malta, 1979

Malta
1979
Total fertility rate: 2.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malta was 2.09 children per woman in 1979 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (145 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 6,360 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.09
Births
6,360
Births per 1,000 people
18.7
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
340,971
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
10-140.30.1%3
15-1913.93.3%206
20-2499.223.6%1,560
25-29144.634.4%2,310
30-34100.423.9%1,591
35-3949.611.8%557
40-4411.92.8%123
45-490.80.2%9
50-540.00.0%0