Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Malaysia, 2012

Malaysia
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 2.12 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (132 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.7 years old. In total, 504,320 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.12
Births
504,320
Births per 1,000 people
17.0
Mean age of mothers
30.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.9
Population
29,662,831
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%212
15-1913.33.1%18,190
20-2453.912.7%75,341
25-29127.029.9%169,363
30-34131.731.0%148,287
35-3975.217.7%72,524
40-4421.35.0%18,840
45-491.90.5%1,549
50-540.00.0%13