Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 2003

Malaysia
2003
Total fertility rate: 2.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 2.60 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (164 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.4 years old. In total, 482,490 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.60
Births
482,490
Births per 1,000 people
19.6
Mean age of mothers
30.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
24,679,602
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
10-140.30.1%372
15-1913.22.5%16,261
20-2480.315.5%84,349
25-29163.931.5%154,476
30-34145.728.0%131,575
35-3985.316.4%71,788
40-4427.85.3%21,574
45-493.20.6%2,046
50-540.10.0%52