Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1982

Malaysia
1982
Total fertility rate: 3.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 3.97 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (237 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 425,784 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.97
Births
425,784
Births per 1,000 people
30.8
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
13,832,798
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%334
15-1927.63.5%21,001
20-24158.720.0%111,698
25-29237.129.8%140,812
30-34194.824.5%91,864
35-39124.115.6%43,774
40-4446.05.8%14,596
45-496.20.8%1,651
50-540.30.0%54