Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1966

Malaysia
1966
Total fertility rate: 5.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 5.64 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 337,742 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.64
Births
337,742
Births per 1,000 people
36.4
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
9,284,688
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
10-141.30.1%764
15-1944.74.0%20,913
20-24226.720.1%80,128
25-29305.227.1%101,970
30-34264.923.5%72,561
35-39184.716.4%42,619
40-4480.37.1%15,719
45-4917.01.5%2,932
50-541.00.1%134