Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malta, 1988

Malta
1988
Total fertility rate: 2.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malta was 2.06 children per woman in 1988 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 5,802 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.06
Births
5,802
Births per 1,000 people
16.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
361,224
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
15-1911.12.7%138
20-2486.621.0%1,083
25-29156.738.0%2,274
30-34107.126.0%1,550
35-3940.29.7%602
40-4410.32.5%145
45-490.50.1%5
50-540.00.0%0