Fertility in Malaysia, 1970

Malaysia
1970
Total fertility rate: 5.04
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 5.04 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 343,197 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.04
Births
343,197
Births per 1,000 people
33.7
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
10,178,802
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
10-140.80.1%520
15-1949.54.9%28,342
20-24217.121.6%92,547
25-29276.227.5%92,774
30-34232.123.1%74,165
35-39152.915.2%38,851
40-4461.26.1%13,293
45-4914.01.4%2,571
50-540.80.1%133