Fertility rate: births per woman in Malaysia
Malaysia: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.55 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Malaysia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Malaysia stood at 1.55 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Malaysia peaked at 6.47 live births per woman in 1957 and was at its lowest, 1.55 live births per woman, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 158th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.44 live births per woman | 6.43 live births per woman | 6.47 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.87 live births per woman | 5.16 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.56 live births per woman | 4.09 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.77 live births per woman | 3.31 live births per woman | 4.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.28 live births per woman | 3.07 live births per woman | 3.37 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 2.94 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 live births per woman | 1.78 live births per woman | 2.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 155 Maldives 1.57 live births per woman compare
- 156 Slovakia 1.56 live births per woman compare
- 156 United Kingdom 1.56 live births per woman compare
- 159 Isle of Man 1.55 live births per woman compare
- 160 Iceland 1.54 live births per woman compare
More population data for Malaysia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.91 million people (2100)
- Population density 134 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.54 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 138,417 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.54 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.54 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.55 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Malaysia?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Malaysia was 1.55 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.47 live births per woman in 1957.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 live births per woman in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Malaysia ranks 158th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.