Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malta, 1986

Malta
1986
Total fertility rate: 1.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Malta was 1.93 children per woman in 1986 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (140 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 5,512 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.93
Births
5,512
Births per 1,000 people
15.5
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
355,076
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
15-1912.53.2%151
20-2485.222.0%1,136
25-29139.636.0%2,067
30-3497.825.2%1,385
35-3941.110.6%637
40-4410.82.8%128
45-490.60.1%6
50-540.00.0%0