Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malta, 1987

Malta
1987
Total fertility rate: 1.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malta was 1.97 children per woman in 1987 — 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, 5,596 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.97
Births
5,596
Births per 1,000 people
15.6
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
358,080
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
15-1911.72.9%143
20-2487.522.1%1,128
25-29145.136.7%2,138
30-3497.724.7%1,391
35-3941.610.5%640
40-4411.52.9%149
45-490.50.1%5
50-540.00.0%0