Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1954

Malaysia
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 6.45 children per woman in 1954 — 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, 301,475 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.45
Births
301,475
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
6,772,378
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%1,016
15-1997.07.5%33,624
20-24289.922.5%80,780
25-29322.325.0%77,985
30-34278.221.6%57,834
35-39194.615.1%35,199
40-4485.56.6%12,605
45-4917.71.4%2,358
50-540.90.1%74