Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1983

Malaysia
1983
Total fertility rate: 3.93
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Year

-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 3.93 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (236 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 438,942 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.93
Births
438,942
Births per 1,000 people
30.7
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
14,285,908
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%318
15-1926.63.4%20,441
20-24156.019.8%113,078
25-29235.829.9%146,016
30-34193.524.6%96,739
35-39123.515.7%45,904
40-4445.95.8%14,715
45-496.00.8%1,678
50-540.20.0%53