Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1971

Malaysia
1971
Total fertility rate: 4.92
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 4.92 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 345,666 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.92
Births
345,666
Births per 1,000 people
33.2
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
10,423,454
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
10-140.70.1%511
15-1944.14.5%26,199
20-24208.021.2%94,696
25-29273.427.8%93,843
30-34228.823.3%74,035
35-39152.915.6%40,435
40-4459.86.1%13,316
45-4913.41.4%2,504
50-540.80.1%125