Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malta, 1981

Malta
1981
Total fertility rate: 1.90
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malta was 1.90 children per woman in 1981 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (130 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 5,722 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.90
Births
5,722
Births per 1,000 people
16.6
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.9
Population
344,752
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
15-1913.43.5%181
20-2490.523.7%1,399
25-29130.334.2%1,975
30-3490.923.8%1,478
35-3945.011.8%572
40-4410.32.7%105
45-490.70.2%8
50-540.00.0%0