Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1988

Malaysia
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.50
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 3.50 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (215 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 466,384 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.50
Births
466,384
Births per 1,000 people
27.8
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
16,796,605
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%280
15-1919.32.7%16,095
20-24131.518.7%103,875
25-29214.530.5%158,952
30-34178.825.4%112,605
35-39111.215.8%56,750
40-4442.66.1%16,154
45-495.00.7%1,617
50-540.20.0%56