Cook Islands vs Malaysia: Birth rate
Cook Islands
12.48 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia
12.41 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
126th
Malaysia rank
128th
Birth rate over time
- Cook Islands
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 12.48 births per 1,000 people against 12.41 births per 1,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.07 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 126th and Malaysia ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.64 births per 1,000 people | 44.35 births per 1,000 people | 1.29 births per 1,000 people | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 43.2 births per 1,000 people | 38.37 births per 1,000 people | 4.83 births per 1,000 people | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 31.48 births per 1,000 people | 32.14 births per 1,000 people | 0.6639 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 28.4 births per 1,000 people | 29.53 births per 1,000 people | 1.12 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 28.86 births per 1,000 people | 25.88 births per 1,000 people | 2.98 births per 1,000 people | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 20.32 births per 1,000 people | 18.94 births per 1,000 people | 1.38 births per 1,000 people | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 16.43 births per 1,000 people | 16.11 births per 1,000 people | 0.3196 births per 1,000 people | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 13.65 births per 1,000 people | 12.65 births per 1,000 people | 1.01 births per 1,000 people | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Cook Islands or Malaysia?
- Cook Islands, at 12.48 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 Cook Islands and Malaysia?
- 0.07 births per 1,000 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Malaysia rank globally for birth rate?
- Cook Islands ranks 126th and Malaysia ranks 128th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); 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 total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.