Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1987

Malaysia
1987
Total fertility rate: 3.57
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 3.57 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (219 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 460,221 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.57
Births
460,221
Births per 1,000 people
28.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
16,276,737
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%283
15-1920.72.9%16,891
20-24135.819.0%106,079
25-29219.530.6%157,771
30-34178.224.9%107,628
35-39112.215.7%54,049
40-4444.16.2%15,819
45-495.20.7%1,645
50-540.20.0%55