Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1985

Malaysia
1985
Total fertility rate: 3.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 3.80 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (230 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 458,835 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.80
Births
458,835
Births per 1,000 people
30.1
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
15,252,258
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
10-140.30.0%294
15-1924.23.2%19,024
20-24149.119.5%113,193
25-29230.330.2%154,319
30-34188.324.7%104,472
35-39120.315.8%50,775
40-4445.35.9%15,068
45-495.40.7%1,638
50-540.20.0%50