Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1979

Malaysia
1979
Total fertility rate: 4.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 4.09 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (241 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 388,958 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.09
Births
388,958
Births per 1,000 people
30.8
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
12,627,862
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%388
15-1930.43.7%22,288
20-24167.320.4%106,790
25-29241.329.5%125,942
30-34198.324.2%76,824
35-39126.015.4%40,752
40-4447.75.8%14,266
45-497.10.9%1,643
50-540.30.0%65