Fertility in Malaysia, 1990

Malaysia
1990
Total fertility rate: 3.30
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1990 1960, 30 years earlier
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1990  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 3.30 children per woman in 1990 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (203 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 467,566 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.30
Births
467,566
Births per 1,000 people
26.2
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.8
Population
17,833,171
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%279
15-1919.02.9%16,706
20-24125.819.0%102,127
25-29203.430.7%157,857
30-34166.225.1%113,283
35-39103.315.6%58,228
40-4440.26.1%17,349
45-495.00.8%1,674
50-540.20.0%61