Iceland vs Malaysia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Iceland
1.53 children per women
in 2023
Malaysia
1.53 children per women
in 2023
Iceland rank
158th
Malaysia rank
159th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Iceland
- Malaysia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.53 children per women against 1.53 children per women in Malaysia, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Iceland ranks 158th and Malaysia ranks 159th 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 | 3.85 children per women | 5.45 children per women | 1.6 children per women | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 3.57 children per women | 5.34 children per women | 1.77 children per women | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2.62 children per women | 4.3 children per women | 1.68 children per women | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.15 children per women | 3.64 children per women | 1.49 children per women | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.11 children per women | 3.2 children per women | 1.09 children per women | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2.04 children per women | 2.45 children per women | 0.4042 children per women | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.87 children per women | 1.97 children per women | 0.0951 children per women | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.66 children per women | 1.56 children per women | 0.0987 children per women | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Iceland or Malaysia?
- Iceland, at 1.53 children per women against 1.53 children per women in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Iceland and Malaysia?
- 0 children per women, with Iceland 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Iceland ranks 158th and Malaysia ranks 159th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).