Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 2002

Malaysia
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.66
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 2.66 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 484,203 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.66
Births
484,203
Births per 1,000 people
20.1
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
24,102,477
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%280
15-1913.42.5%16,057
20-2484.215.9%84,326
25-29167.331.5%155,988
30-34148.227.9%131,927
35-3985.116.0%71,203
40-4429.35.5%22,306
45-493.30.6%2,060
50-540.10.0%54