Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malta, 1996

Malta
1996
Total fertility rate: 1.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Malta was 1.97 children per woman in 1996 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (150 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 5,112 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.97
Births
5,112
Births per 1,000 people
13.2
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
387,624
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
10-140.40.1%5
15-1914.43.7%207
20-2472.918.6%995
25-29149.938.2%1,775
30-34105.726.9%1,397
35-3939.810.2%603
40-448.72.2%125
45-490.40.1%7
50-540.00.0%0