Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1968

Malaysia
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.29
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 5.29 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 335,329 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.29
Births
335,329
Births per 1,000 people
34.5
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
9,725,281
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
10-140.90.1%573
15-1944.14.2%22,997
20-24216.120.5%82,474
25-29289.527.4%96,348
30-34248.323.5%74,814
35-39168.416.0%40,414
40-4471.76.8%14,790
45-4915.71.5%2,779
50-540.90.1%139