Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1989

Malaysia
1989
Total fertility rate: 3.31
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 3.31 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (202 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 454,514 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.31
Births
454,514
Births per 1,000 people
26.3
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.7
Population
17,314,997
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%277
15-1919.02.9%16,272
20-24124.918.8%99,908
25-29202.330.4%153,772
30-34166.325.0%108,986
35-39105.215.8%56,574
40-4442.16.3%16,959
45-495.20.8%1,704
50-540.20.0%61