Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1981

Malaysia
1981
Total fertility rate: 4.00
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 4.00 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (238 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 412,129 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.00
Births
412,129
Births per 1,000 people
30.8
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
13,399,203
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
10-140.40.1%342
15-1928.53.6%21,437
20-24161.320.1%109,911
25-29238.129.7%135,525
30-34195.924.4%86,645
35-39124.515.5%42,082
40-4446.25.8%14,505
45-496.50.8%1,626
50-540.30.0%58