Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1972

Malaysia
1972
Total fertility rate: 4.82
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 4.82 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 349,282 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.82
Births
349,282
Births per 1,000 people
32.7
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.16
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
10,676,836
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%498
15-1939.44.1%24,196
20-24199.620.8%96,169
25-29270.928.2%96,370
30-34226.223.5%73,561
35-39153.115.9%42,621
40-4458.66.1%13,312
45-4912.61.3%2,435
50-540.70.1%118