Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1965

Malaysia
1965
Total fertility rate: 5.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 5.84 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (313 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 341,770 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.84
Births
341,770
Births per 1,000 people
37.7
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
9,056,408
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
10-141.50.1%889
15-1948.04.1%21,036
20-24236.220.2%81,833
25-29312.926.8%103,377
30-34273.123.4%72,039
35-39192.916.5%43,501
40-4483.57.2%16,015
45-4917.61.5%2,953
50-541.00.1%129