Fertility in Malaysia, 1955

Malaysia
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.45
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 6.45 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (323 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 309,389 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.45
Births
309,389
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.51
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
6,959,963
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%1,031
15-1998.17.6%34,804
20-24288.922.4%82,941
25-29322.525.0%79,923
30-34278.821.6%58,947
35-39194.815.1%36,322
40-4486.86.7%12,919
45-4917.41.3%2,419
50-540.90.1%83