Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1991

Malaysia
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.34
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 3.34 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (206 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 486,310 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.34
Births
486,310
Births per 1,000 people
26.5
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.9
Population
18,342,464
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
15-1919.22.9%17,371
20-24128.019.1%105,782
25-29206.330.8%162,831
30-34168.725.2%119,389
35-39103.515.4%60,882
40-4439.25.9%18,084
45-494.70.7%1,633
50-540.20.0%57