Which has higher births, by age of mother, Malaysia or East Timor?

Malaysia, at 13 births against 12 births in East Timor as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and East Timor?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs East Timor: Births, by age of mother

Malaysia

13 births

in 2023

East Timor

12 births

in 2023

Malaysia rank

84th

East Timor rank

86th

Births, by age of mother over time

Malaysia
East Timor

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 13 births against 12 births in East Timor, a difference of 1 births.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 84th and East Timor ranks 86th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and East Timor in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1950s	87.2 births	17.4 births	69.8 births	Malaysia
1960s	128.3 births	17.4 births	110.9 births	Malaysia
1970s	97.5 births	20.1 births	77.4 births	Malaysia
1980s	55.4 births	24.3 births	31.1 births	Malaysia
1990s	51.5 births	29.4 births	22.1 births	Malaysia
2000s	44.3 births	35 births	9.3 births	Malaysia
2010s	9.1 births	24.5 births	15.4 births	East Timor
2020s	11.75 births	14 births	2.25 births	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Malaysia or East Timor?: Malaysia, at 13 births against 12 births in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Malaysia and East Timor?: 1 births, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and East Timor?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and East Timor rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Malaysia ranks 84th and East Timor ranks 86th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.