Fertility in Malaysia, 2005

Malaysia
2005
Total fertility rate: 2.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 2.39 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (150 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.5 years old. In total, 463,500 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.39
Births
463,500
Births per 1,000 people
17.9
Mean age of mothers
30.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
25,836,071
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%359
15-1912.12.5%15,671
20-2470.114.7%81,999
25-29150.331.5%148,159
30-34136.328.6%126,242
35-3979.916.7%68,965
40-4425.15.3%20,050
45-492.90.6%2,009
50-540.10.0%49