Malaysia vs Turkiye: Birth rate
Malaysia
12.41 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Turkiye
12.28 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia rank
128th
Turkiye rank
131st
Birth rate over time
- Malaysia
- Turkiye
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 12.41 births per 1,000 people against 12.28 births per 1,000 people in Turkiye, a difference of 0.13 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkiye ahead.
Malaysia ranks 128th and Turkiye ranks 131st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Turkiye in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Turkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.35 births per 1,000 people | 46.48 births per 1,000 people | 2.13 births per 1,000 people | Turkiye |
| 1960s | 38.37 births per 1,000 people | 43.41 births per 1,000 people | 5.04 births per 1,000 people | Turkiye |
| 1970s | 32.14 births per 1,000 people | 37.05 births per 1,000 people | 4.91 births per 1,000 people | Turkiye |
| 1980s | 29.53 births per 1,000 people | 30.21 births per 1,000 people | 0.6827 births per 1,000 people | Turkiye |
| 1990s | 25.88 births per 1,000 people | 24.08 births per 1,000 people | 1.8 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 18.94 births per 1,000 people | 19.13 births per 1,000 people | 0.192 births per 1,000 people | Turkiye |
| 2010s | 16.11 births per 1,000 people | 16.83 births per 1,000 people | 0.7247 births per 1,000 people | Turkiye |
| 2020s | 12.65 births per 1,000 people | 12.94 births per 1,000 people | 0.2897 births per 1,000 people | Turkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Malaysia or Turkiye?
- Malaysia, at 12.41 births per 1,000 people against 12.28 births per 1,000 people in Turkiye as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Malaysia and Turkiye?
- 0.13 births per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkiye?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Turkiye rank globally for birth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 128th and Turkiye ranks 131st 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.