Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malta, 1998

Malta
1998
Total fertility rate: 1.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Malta was 1.84 children per woman in 1998 — 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 28.4 years old. In total, 4,825 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.84
Births
4,825
Births per 1,000 people
12.3
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
393,774
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
10-140.60.2%8
15-1916.64.5%244
20-2477.921.3%1,109
25-29138.637.9%1,728
30-3488.924.3%1,105
35-3935.09.6%516
40-447.42.0%110
45-490.30.1%6
50-540.00.0%0