Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malta, 2003

Malta
2003
Total fertility rate: 1.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malta was 1.48 children per woman in 2003 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (105 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 4,099 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.48
Births
4,099
Births per 1,000 people
10.0
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
408,226
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%9
15-1915.05.1%212
20-2455.918.9%835
25-29105.435.7%1,524
30-3482.828.0%1,056
35-3930.210.2%382
40-445.31.8%79
45-490.30.1%4
50-540.00.0%0