Fertility in Malaysia, 1961

Malaysia
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.37
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 6.37 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (331 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 344,437 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.37
Births
344,437
Births per 1,000 people
42.2
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
8,164,442
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
10-142.60.2%1,246
15-1965.75.2%24,122
20-24267.020.9%92,431
25-29331.126.0%94,592
30-34290.822.8%70,200
35-39208.616.4%42,708
40-4490.47.1%16,385
45-4918.31.4%2,632
50-540.90.1%122