Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1953

Malaysia
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 6.44 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (322 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 293,634 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.44
Births
293,634
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
6,593,943
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
10-142.80.2%1,013
15-1996.47.5%32,279
20-24290.422.6%78,966
25-29321.625.0%75,913
30-34277.421.6%56,897
35-39194.115.1%33,750
40-4484.56.6%12,524
45-4918.01.4%2,223
50-540.80.1%69