Fertility & birth rates in Burundi and Malaysia

Fertility rate in Burundi vs Malaysia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Burundi was 4.88 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.55 in Malaysia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Burundi vs Malaysia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Burundi	Malaysia
1960	7	6.41
1961	7.02	6.37
1962	7.04	6.3
1963	7.07	6.19
1964	7.09	6.03
1965	7.11	5.84
1966	7.14	5.64
1967	7.16	5.43
1968	7.18	5.29
1969	7.22	5.16
1970	7.21	5.04
1971	7.21	4.92
1972	7.21	4.82
1973	7.22	4.73
1974	7.22	4.62
1975	7.24	4.5
1976	7.25	4.4
1977	7.25	4.28
1978	7.26	4.18
1979	7.31	4.09
1980	7.35	4.04
1981	7.33	4
1982	7.31	3.97
1983	7.3	3.93
1984	7.3	3.89
1985	7.29	3.8
1986	7.32	3.7
1987	7.38	3.57
1988	7.38	3.5
1989	7.39	3.31
1990	7.37	3.3
1991	7.34	3.34
1992	7.3	3.37
1993	7.27	3.36
1994	7.23	3.35
1995	7.18	3.32
1996	7.12	3.3
1997	7.04	3.23
1998	6.96	3.12
1999	6.9	3.07
2000	6.87	2.94
2001	6.85	2.81
2002	6.82	2.66
2003	6.79	2.6
2004	6.75	2.49
2005	6.71	2.39
2006	6.66	2.31
2007	6.59	2.25
2008	6.52	2.26
2009	6.41	2.22
2010	6.26	2.14
2011	6.11	2.15
2012	5.99	2.12
2013	5.89	2.07
2014	5.79	2.06
2015	5.7	2.01
2016	5.59	1.94
2017	5.48	1.89
2018	5.38	1.84
2019	5.27	1.78
2020	5.18	1.68
2021	5.08	1.56
2022	4.98	1.55
2023	4.88	1.55
2024	4.79	1.54
2025	4.68	1.53
2026	4.57	1.52
2027	4.46	1.51
2028	4.37	1.51
2029	4.28	1.51
2030	4.2	1.51
2031	4.11	1.5
2032	4.03	1.5
2033	3.95	1.5
2034	3.85	1.5
2035	3.78	1.5
2036	3.69	1.51
2037	3.62	1.51
2038	3.55	1.51
2039	3.49	1.51
2040	3.43	1.51
2041	3.37	1.51
2042	3.32	1.51
2043	3.27	1.52
2044	3.22	1.52
2045	3.17	1.52
2046	3.13	1.52
2047	3.08	1.52
2048	3.04	1.53
2049	3	1.53
2050	2.96	1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Burundi	Malaysia
1960	45.1%	45.4%
1961	45.2%	45.9%
1962	45.3%	46.3%
1963	45.5%	46.5%
1964	45.5%	46.6%
1965	45.4%	46.5%
1966	45.2%	46.2%
1967	45%	45.9%
1968	44.9%	45.5%
1969	44.9%	45%
1970	44.9%	44.5%
1971	44.9%	44%
1972	45.5%	43.4%
1973	46%	42.8%
1974	45.8%	42.2%
1975	45.7%	41.7%
1976	45.8%	41.1%
1977	45.8%	40.6%
1978	45.7%	40.1%
1979	45.8%	39.6%
1980	45.4%	39.2%
1981	45.2%	38.8%
1982	45.6%	38.6%
1983	45.9%	38.4%
1984	46.3%	38.2%
1985	46.8%	38.1%
1986	47.3%	38%
1987	47.6%	37.9%
1988	48%	37.7%
1989	48.4%	37.5%
1990	48.7%	37.2%
1991	48.9%	36.9%
1992	48.9%	36.6%
1993	51%	36.3%
1994	51.1%	36%
1995	49.1%	35.7%
1996	49.6%	35.5%
1997	49.9%	35.3%
1998	49.4%	35%
1999	48.7%	34.6%
2000	48.3%	34.2%
2001	47.7%	33.7%
2002	47.2%	33.2%
2003	46.7%	32.6%
2004	46.2%	32%
2005	45.8%	31.4%
2006	45.6%	30.7%
2007	45.4%	30%
2008	45.2%	29.4%
2009	45%	28.6%
2010	45.1%	27.9%
2011	45.4%	27.4%
2012	45.7%	27%
2013	46.1%	26.6%
2014	46.4%	26.2%
2015	47%	25.8%
2016	47.7%	25.5%
2017	47.9%	25.2%
2018	47.8%	24.9%
2019	47.3%	24.5%
2020	47%	24%
2021	46.5%	23.4%
2022	46%	22.8%
2023	45.4%	22.3%
2024	44.7%	21.8%
2025	44%	21.3%
2026	43.2%	20.8%
2027	42.5%	20.4%
2028	41.7%	19.9%
2029	41%	19.4%
2030	40.3%	19%
2031	39.7%	18.5%
2032	39.2%	18.1%
2033	38.8%	17.8%
2034	38.5%	17.6%
2035	38.1%	17.4%
2036	37.8%	17.3%
2037	37.5%	17.3%
2038	37.2%	17.2%
2039	36.9%	17.1%
2040	36.6%	17%
2041	36.4%	17%
2042	36.1%	16.9%
2043	35.9%	16.8%
2044	35.6%	16.7%
2045	35.4%	16.7%
2046	35.1%	16.6%
2047	34.8%	16.5%
2048	34.4%	16.4%
2049	34.1%	16.3%
2050	33.7%	16.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.7% of the population in Burundi and 21.8% in Malaysia in 2024, compared to 48.7% and 37.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burundi and Malaysia compared.

Natural population change in Burundi vs Malaysia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Burundi and +0.92% in Malaysia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Burundi	Malaysia
1960	70,032	251,090
1961	71,216	257,270
1962	74,710	262,140
1963	75,962	265,815
1964	77,528	266,406
1965	78,208	264,836
1966	83,651	262,162
1967	86,373	258,764
1968	88,765	260,705
1969	90,852	264,327
1970	92,476	269,341
1971	95,153	272,323
1972	30,532	276,263
1973	74,805	284,611
1974	95,486	289,880
1975	101,172	294,541
1976	104,396	300,615
1977	108,488	305,515
1978	114,884	311,027
1979	123,377	317,439
1980	127,746	326,947
1981	146,231	339,991
1982	147,090	353,138
1983	152,801	365,290
1984	154,366	376,797
1985	156,896	383,243
1986	156,170	385,799
1987	157,481	381,999
1988	145,234	386,507
1989	157,547	373,277
1990	156,617	384,518
1991	156,148	401,938
1992	156,420	418,900
1993	128,898	429,910
1994	112,968	437,873
1995	160,284	443,349
1996	158,920	450,174
1997	150,404	447,768
1998	154,010	436,316
1999	166,699	432,355
2000	173,867	417,371
2001	184,541	400,939
2002	201,892	381,084
2003	216,295	377,425
2004	234,891	365,138
2005	253,401	355,324
2006	269,874	349,509
2007	285,323	348,711
2008	300,750	362,380
2009	319,583	366,157
2010	341,808	360,260
2011	348,934	372,836
2012	354,068	371,497
2013	362,224	366,738
2014	367,797	367,587
2015	370,856	358,302
2016	358,393	345,681
2017	353,879	336,434
2018	351,704	324,568
2019	357,672	309,426
2020	361,654	283,282
2021	359,844	212,002
2022	363,786	237,560
2023	368,917	254,806

Maternal mortality chart: Burundi vs Malaysia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 392 deaths per 100,000 live births in Burundi, compared to 26 deaths in Malaysia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burundi	Malaysia
1985	1,428	63
1986	1,441	59
1987	1,446	56
1988	1,519	55
1989	1,511	52
1990	1,515	51
1991	1,513	49
1992	1,464	48
1993	1,801	46
1994	1,215	44
1995	1,293	43
1996	1,236	42
1997	1,100	40
1998	969	39
1999	899	38
2000	860	37
2001	799	36
2002	743	34
2003	705	34
2004	687	33
2005	685	31
2006	670	30
2007	655	30
2008	635	29
2009	612	29
2010	614	29
2011	597	29
2012	575	29
2013	555	29
2014	533	30
2015	525	30
2016	501	30
2017	482	29
2018	464	29
2019	449	28
2020	441	29
2021	447	52
2022	412	38
2023	392	26

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.92% in Burundi and 0.81% in Malaysia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Burundi	Malaysia
1960	-	9.46%
1961	-	8.83%
1962	-	8.25%
1963	-	7.74%
1964	24.2%	7.28%
1965	24.4%	6.89%
1966	24.5%	6.56%
1967	24.7%	6.27%
1968	24.9%	6.02%
1969	25%	5.79%
1970	25.1%	5.56%
1971	25.1%	5.32%
1972	31.9%	5.06%
1973	25.2%	4.79%
1974	25.2%	4.5%
1975	25.1%	4.23%
1976	25%	3.97%
1977	24.6%	3.71%
1978	24.1%	3.48%
1979	23.3%	3.25%
1980	22.4%	3.04%
1981	21.4%	2.84%
1982	20.3%	2.65%
1983	19.3%	2.47%
1984	18.4%	2.32%
1985	17.7%	2.18%
1986	17.2%	2.05%
1987	16.9%	1.93%
1988	16.8%	1.83%
1989	16.9%	1.74%
1990	17%	1.66%
1991	17.1%	1.58%
1992	17.2%	1.51%
1993	19.5%	1.45%
1994	17.2%	1.39%
1995	17.1%	1.34%
1996	17%	1.29%
1997	16.7%	1.23%
1998	16.3%	1.15%
1999	15.9%	1.07%
2000	15.4%	1%
2001	14.9%	0.93%
2002	14.3%	0.88%
2003	13.7%	0.85%
2004	13.1%	0.84%
2005	12.4%	0.83%
2006	11.7%	0.83%
2007	11%	0.82%
2008	10.3%	0.82%
2009	9.66%	0.82%
2010	9.08%	0.81%
2011	8.53%	0.81%
2012	8.02%	0.8%
2013	7.55%	0.81%
2014	7.13%	0.81%
2015	6.76%	0.81%
2016	6.44%	0.82%
2017	6.15%	0.82%
2018	5.9%	0.82%
2019	5.67%	0.82%
2020	5.46%	0.81%
2021	5.26%	0.81%
2022	5.08%	0.81%
2023	4.92%	0.81%