Fertility in Malaysia, 1950

Malaysia
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.43
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 6.43 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (321 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 272,659 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.43
Births
272,659
Births per 1,000 people
44.7
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
6,098,283
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
10-142.60.2%922
15-1999.47.7%29,138
20-24292.422.7%74,555
25-29320.824.9%70,259
30-34276.521.5%53,759
35-39190.814.8%29,727
40-4485.76.7%12,590
45-4917.31.3%1,637
50-540.80.1%73