Iceland vs Malaysia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Iceland
1.54 live births per woman
in 2023
Malaysia
1.55 live births per woman
in 2023
Iceland rank
160th
Malaysia rank
158th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Iceland
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.55 live births per woman against 1.54 live births per woman in Iceland, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Iceland ranks 160th and Malaysia ranks 158th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.98 live births per woman | 6.44 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 3.66 live births per woman | 5.87 live births per woman | 2.2 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2.67 live births per woman | 4.56 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.18 live births per woman | 3.77 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.14 live births per woman | 3.28 live births per woman | 1.14 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2.06 live births per woman | 2.49 live births per woman | 0.4354 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.88 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 0.1167 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 0.0825 live births per woman | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Iceland or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.55 live births per woman against 1.54 live births per woman in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Iceland and Malaysia?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Malaysia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Iceland ranks 160th and Malaysia ranks 158th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.