Cape Verde vs Malaysia: Birth rate
Cape Verde
12.33 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia
12.41 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
129th
Malaysia rank
128th
Birth rate over time
- Cape Verde
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 12.41 births per 1,000 people against 12.33 births per 1,000 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.08 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 129th and Malaysia ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.78 births per 1,000 people | 44.35 births per 1,000 people | 2.43 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 44.08 births per 1,000 people | 38.37 births per 1,000 people | 5.71 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 42.88 births per 1,000 people | 32.14 births per 1,000 people | 10.74 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 41.99 births per 1,000 people | 29.53 births per 1,000 people | 12.46 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 34.94 births per 1,000 people | 25.88 births per 1,000 people | 9.06 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 23.34 births per 1,000 people | 18.94 births per 1,000 people | 4.4 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 17.79 births per 1,000 people | 16.11 births per 1,000 people | 1.68 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 12.62 births per 1,000 people | 12.65 births per 1,000 people | 0.0263 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Cape Verde or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 12.41 births per 1,000 people against 12.33 births per 1,000 people in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Cape Verde and Malaysia?
- 0.08 births per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Malaysia rank globally for birth rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 129th and Malaysia ranks 128th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.