Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1986

Malaysia
1986
Total fertility rate: 3.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 3.70 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (226 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 462,596 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.70
Births
462,596
Births per 1,000 people
29.4
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
15,760,420
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%286
15-1922.83.1%18,252
20-24144.519.5%111,458
25-29225.830.4%156,926
30-34183.424.7%106,215
35-39116.315.7%52,614
40-4444.15.9%15,169
45-495.30.7%1,622
50-540.20.0%52