Fertility in Malaysia, 1960

Malaysia
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.41
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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   1960  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 6.41 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (330 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 341,203 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.41
Births
341,203
Births per 1,000 people
42.9
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
7,956,197
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%1,280
15-1973.75.7%26,571
20-24272.721.2%93,579
25-29330.225.7%91,163
30-34289.222.5%68,467
35-39206.116.1%41,446
40-4490.57.1%16,061
45-4917.91.4%2,513
50-540.90.1%121