Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 1999

Malaysia
1999
Total fertility rate: 3.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 3.07 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (196 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 533,188 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.07
Births
533,188
Births per 1,000 people
23.8
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.2
Population
22,435,531
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%267
15-1912.82.1%13,454
20-24100.516.4%94,242
25-29195.931.9%177,429
30-34170.027.7%144,223
35-3997.315.8%78,389
40-4434.45.6%23,305
45-493.40.6%1,839
50-540.10.0%40