Malaysia vs Maldives: Fertility rate: births per woman
Malaysia
1.55 live births per woman
in 2023
Maldives
1.57 live births per woman
in 2023
Malaysia rank
158th
Maldives rank
155th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Malaysia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.57 live births per woman against 1.55 live births per woman in Malaysia, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 158th and Maldives ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.44 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 0.1156 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 5.87 live births per woman | 7.04 live births per woman | 1.17 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 1970s | 4.56 live births per woman | 7.33 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 1980s | 3.77 live births per woman | 6.92 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 1990s | 3.28 live births per woman | 4.48 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.49 live births per woman | 2.37 live births per woman | 0.1228 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 0.0228 live births per woman | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | 0.0088 live births per woman | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Malaysia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1.57 live births per woman against 1.55 live births per woman in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Malaysia and Maldives?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Maldives rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Malaysia ranks 158th and Maldives ranks 155th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.