Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1958

Malaysia
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 6.46 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (326 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 332,373 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.46
Births
332,373
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
7,562,878
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
10-142.70.2%1,119
15-1990.47.0%32,472
20-24282.321.8%92,090
25-29326.025.2%85,788
30-34283.721.9%64,367
35-39199.415.4%39,105
40-4489.97.0%14,913
45-4917.11.3%2,403
50-541.00.1%116