Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1978

Malaysia
1978
Total fertility rate: 4.18
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 4.18 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (245 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 382,455 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.18
Births
382,455
Births per 1,000 people
31.0
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
12,328,158
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
10-140.50.1%410
15-1931.83.8%22,932
20-24172.220.6%106,319
25-29245.429.3%121,632
30-34201.524.1%74,168
35-39128.115.3%41,205
40-4448.85.8%14,002
45-497.60.9%1,717
50-540.40.0%72