Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 2004

Malaysia
2004
Total fertility rate: 2.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 2.49 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.5 years old. In total, 471,853 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.49
Births
471,853
Births per 1,000 people
18.7
Mean age of mothers
30.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
25,256,772
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%398
15-1912.72.6%16,083
20-2474.615.0%82,649
25-29156.731.5%150,317
30-34140.528.2%128,599
35-3982.816.6%70,487
40-4426.95.4%21,246
45-493.10.6%2,026
50-540.10.0%47