Fertility in Malaysia, 1975

Malaysia
1975
Total fertility rate: 4.50
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 4.50 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 366,682 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.50
Births
366,682
Births per 1,000 people
32.0
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
11,471,914
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
10-140.60.1%449
15-1936.94.1%24,831
20-24188.721.0%104,790
25-29257.728.7%107,087
30-34213.023.7%70,554
35-39139.715.5%43,855
40-4452.65.8%12,989
45-499.71.1%2,036
50-540.50.1%91