Faroe Islands vs Malaysia: Birth rate
Faroe Islands
12.61 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia
12.41 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
125th
Malaysia rank
128th
Birth rate over time
- Faroe Islands
- Malaysia
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 12.61 births per 1,000 people against 12.41 births per 1,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 125th and Malaysia ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.86 births per 1,000 people | 44.35 births per 1,000 people | 19.49 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 23.61 births per 1,000 people | 38.37 births per 1,000 people | 14.76 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 19.56 births per 1,000 people | 32.14 births per 1,000 people | 12.59 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 17.02 births per 1,000 people | 29.53 births per 1,000 people | 12.51 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 16.29 births per 1,000 people | 25.88 births per 1,000 people | 9.59 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 14.31 births per 1,000 people | 18.94 births per 1,000 people | 4.62 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 12.97 births per 1,000 people | 16.11 births per 1,000 people | 3.14 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 12.65 births per 1,000 people | 12.65 births per 1,000 people | 0.0012 births per 1,000 people | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Faroe Islands or Malaysia?
- Faroe Islands, at 12.61 births per 1,000 people against 12.41 births per 1,000 people in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Faroe Islands and Malaysia?
- 0.2 births per 1,000 people, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Malaysia rank globally for birth rate?
- Faroe Islands ranks 125th 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.