Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malta, 1985

Malta
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malta was 1.95 children per woman in 1985 — below 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 28.8 years old. In total, 5,635 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.95
Births
5,635
Births per 1,000 people
16.0
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
352,566
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%4
15-1914.03.6%169
20-2487.722.4%1,213
25-29139.535.6%2,077
30-3494.124.0%1,364
35-3943.511.1%668
40-4411.93.0%135
45-490.60.1%5
50-540.00.0%0