Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malta, 2012

Malta
2012
Total fertility rate: 1.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malta was 1.42 children per woman in 2012 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (94 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 4,213 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.42
Births
4,213
Births per 1,000 people
9.9
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
426,610
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%4
15-1916.55.8%211
20-2438.913.6%579
25-2985.529.9%1,278
30-3493.932.8%1,418
35-3943.515.2%630
40-447.32.6%94
45-490.20.1%3
50-540.00.0%0