Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1973

Malaysia
1973
Total fertility rate: 4.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 4.73 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 357,327 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.73
Births
357,327
Births per 1,000 people
32.7
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
10,935,621
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%486
15-1940.94.3%25,950
20-24199.521.1%101,202
25-29266.828.3%99,259
30-34221.023.4%71,901
35-39148.015.7%43,421
40-4454.75.8%12,690
45-4911.61.2%2,307
50-540.60.1%109