Fertility in Malaysia, 2021

Malaysia
2021
Total fertility rate: 1.55
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
2021 1991, 30 years earlier
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2021  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Malaysia was 1.55 children per woman in 2021 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (95 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.1 years old. In total, 424,571 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.55
Births
424,571
Births per 1,000 people
12.4
Mean age of mothers
31.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.6
Population
34,282,399
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
10-140.10.0%133
15-196.42.0%8,817
20-2437.612.1%52,624
25-2994.630.3%130,671
30-3492.429.6%129,422
35-3960.719.5%80,913
40-4418.45.9%20,368
45-491.70.6%1,612
50-540.00.0%11