Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1996

Malaysia
1996
Total fertility rate: 3.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 3.30 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (213 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 543,569 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.30
Births
543,569
Births per 1,000 people
26.1
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
20,850,087
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
10-140.20.0%251
15-1916.32.5%15,940
20-24122.618.6%112,404
25-29212.832.2%181,558
30-34171.726.0%139,639
35-3998.514.9%71,512
40-4434.55.2%20,480
45-493.80.6%1,733
50-540.10.0%50