Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1976

Malaysia
1976
Total fertility rate: 4.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 4.40 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 372,295 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.40
Births
372,295
Births per 1,000 people
31.7
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
11,750,098
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%434
15-1935.24.0%24,257
20-24183.220.8%105,391
25-29253.628.9%112,455
30-34209.523.8%71,074
35-39135.815.5%43,365
40-4451.75.9%13,320
45-498.91.0%1,914
50-540.50.1%84