Fertility & birth rates in Dominican Republic and Malaysia

Fertility rate in Dominican Republic vs Malaysia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Dominican Republic was 2.24 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 the Dominican Republic 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
	Dominican Republic	Malaysia
1960	7.56	6.41
1961	7.49	6.37
1962	7.4	6.3
1963	7.3	6.19
1964	7.19	6.03
1965	7.05	5.84
1966	6.95	5.64
1967	6.76	5.43
1968	6.55	5.29
1969	6.37	5.16
1970	6.18	5.04
1971	6.01	4.92
1972	5.84	4.82
1973	5.67	4.73
1974	5.44	4.62
1975	5.24	4.5
1976	5.05	4.4
1977	4.84	4.28
1978	4.64	4.18
1979	4.47	4.09
1980	4.3	4.04
1981	4.15	4
1982	4.01	3.97
1983	3.95	3.93
1984	3.82	3.89
1985	3.69	3.8
1986	3.6	3.7
1987	3.53	3.57
1988	3.5	3.5
1989	3.48	3.31
1990	3.41	3.3
1991	3.35	3.34
1992	3.29	3.37
1993	3.23	3.36
1994	3.16	3.35
1995	3.1	3.32
1996	3.04	3.3
1997	2.92	3.23
1998	2.84	3.12
1999	2.85	3.07
2000	2.87	2.94
2001	2.83	2.81
2002	2.76	2.66
2003	2.7	2.6
2004	2.64	2.49
2005	2.57	2.39
2006	2.51	2.31
2007	2.51	2.25
2008	2.55	2.26
2009	2.57	2.22
2010	2.56	2.14
2011	2.53	2.15
2012	2.5	2.12
2013	2.47	2.07
2014	2.45	2.06
2015	2.43	2.01
2016	2.41	1.94
2017	2.4	1.89
2018	2.4	1.84
2019	2.37	1.78
2020	2.33	1.68
2021	2.29	1.56
2022	2.27	1.55
2023	2.24	1.55
2024	2.22	1.54
2025	2.19	1.53
2026	2.17	1.52
2027	2.15	1.51
2028	2.13	1.51
2029	2.11	1.51
2030	2.08	1.51
2031	2.07	1.5
2032	2.05	1.5
2033	2.03	1.5
2034	2.02	1.5
2035	2	1.5
2036	1.99	1.51
2037	1.98	1.51
2038	1.96	1.51
2039	1.95	1.51
2040	1.94	1.51
2041	1.93	1.51
2042	1.93	1.51
2043	1.92	1.52
2044	1.91	1.52
2045	1.9	1.52
2046	1.89	1.52
2047	1.89	1.52
2048	1.88	1.53
2049	1.87	1.53
2050	1.87	1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominican Republic	Malaysia
1960	48.6%	45.4%
1961	48.9%	45.9%
1962	49.1%	46.3%
1963	49.2%	46.5%
1964	49.3%	46.6%
1965	49.4%	46.5%
1966	49.3%	46.2%
1967	49.2%	45.9%
1968	48.9%	45.5%
1969	48.6%	45%
1970	48.2%	44.5%
1971	47.7%	44%
1972	47.3%	43.4%
1973	46.8%	42.8%
1974	46.3%	42.2%
1975	45.8%	41.7%
1976	45.2%	41.1%
1977	44.7%	40.6%
1978	44.2%	40.1%
1979	43.7%	39.6%
1980	43.2%	39.2%
1981	42.7%	38.8%
1982	42.3%	38.6%
1983	41.8%	38.4%
1984	41.4%	38.2%
1985	41%	38.1%
1986	40.6%	38%
1987	40.2%	37.9%
1988	39.8%	37.7%
1989	39.4%	37.5%
1990	39.1%	37.2%
1991	38.7%	36.9%
1992	38.4%	36.6%
1993	38%	36.3%
1994	37.7%	36%
1995	37.3%	35.7%
1996	37%	35.5%
1997	36.6%	35.3%
1998	36.1%	35%
1999	35.7%	34.6%
2000	35.3%	34.2%
2001	35%	33.7%
2002	34.6%	33.2%
2003	34.2%	32.6%
2004	33.7%	32%
2005	33.2%	31.4%
2006	32.7%	30.7%
2007	32.2%	30%
2008	31.7%	29.4%
2009	31.3%	28.6%
2010	30.9%	27.9%
2011	30.5%	27.4%
2012	30.1%	27%
2013	29.8%	26.6%
2014	29.5%	26.2%
2015	29.2%	25.8%
2016	28.8%	25.5%
2017	28.5%	25.2%
2018	28.2%	24.9%
2019	27.9%	24.5%
2020	27.7%	24%
2021	27.4%	23.4%
2022	27.2%	22.8%
2023	26.9%	22.3%
2024	26.6%	21.8%
2025	26.2%	21.3%
2026	25.8%	20.8%
2027	25.4%	20.4%
2028	25.1%	19.9%
2029	24.7%	19.4%
2030	24.3%	19%
2031	24%	18.5%
2032	23.6%	18.1%
2033	23.3%	17.8%
2034	22.9%	17.6%
2035	22.6%	17.4%
2036	22.3%	17.3%
2037	22%	17.3%
2038	21.7%	17.2%
2039	21.5%	17.1%
2040	21.3%	17%
2041	21%	17%
2042	20.8%	16.9%
2043	20.6%	16.8%
2044	20.4%	16.7%
2045	20.3%	16.7%
2046	20.1%	16.6%
2047	19.9%	16.5%
2048	19.8%	16.4%
2049	19.6%	16.3%
2050	19.5%	16.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in the Dominican Republic and 21.8% in Malaysia in 2024, compared to 39.1% and 37.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Dominican Republic and Malaysia compared.

Natural population change in Dominican Republic vs Malaysia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.34% in the Dominican Republic 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
	Dominican Republic	Malaysia
1960	117,346	251,090
1961	120,316	257,270
1962	122,977	262,140
1963	124,994	265,815
1964	127,504	266,406
1965	125,345	264,836
1966	132,096	262,162
1967	133,091	258,764
1968	133,666	260,705
1969	135,445	264,327
1970	137,835	269,341
1971	140,473	272,323
1972	143,255	276,263
1973	146,283	284,611
1974	147,652	289,880
1975	149,339	294,541
1976	151,201	300,615
1977	152,825	305,515
1978	154,043	311,027
1979	154,779	317,439
1980	157,697	326,947
1981	158,419	339,991
1982	159,597	353,138
1983	163,136	365,290
1984	164,263	376,797
1985	164,091	383,243
1986	165,674	385,799
1987	167,552	381,999
1988	171,291	386,507
1989	175,365	373,277
1990	176,748	384,518
1991	177,371	401,938
1992	177,481	418,900
1993	177,691	429,910
1994	176,882	437,873
1995	175,439	443,349
1996	174,008	450,174
1997	168,419	447,768
1998	164,287	436,316
1999	167,742	432,355
2000	171,684	417,371
2001	170,193	400,939
2002	166,740	381,084
2003	163,267	377,425
2004	158,789	365,138
2005	155,405	355,324
2006	151,122	349,509
2007	152,066	348,711
2008	156,664	362,380
2009	160,893	366,157
2010	162,072	360,260
2011	162,094	372,836
2012	160,915	371,497
2013	159,330	366,738
2014	157,260	367,587
2015	154,258	358,302
2016	151,550	345,681
2017	151,565	336,434
2018	150,852	324,568
2019	144,869	309,426
2020	137,417	283,282
2021	128,866	212,002
2022	138,767	237,560
2023	132,360	254,806

Maternal mortality chart: Dominican Republic vs Malaysia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 124 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Dominican Republic, compared to 26 deaths in Malaysia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominican Republic	Malaysia
1985	249	63
1986	241	59
1987	231	56
1988	221	55
1989	213	52
1990	203	51
1991	193	49
1992	185	48
1993	176	46
1994	166	44
1995	152	43
1996	138	42
1997	122	40
1998	109	39
1999	92	38
2000	76	37
2001	68	36
2002	68	34
2003	71	34
2004	78	33
2005	83	31
2006	87	30
2007	90	30
2008	94	29
2009	96	29
2010	92	29
2011	91	29
2012	89	29
2013	91	29
2014	95	30
2015	102	30
2016	106	30
2017	104	29
2018	107	29
2019	118	28
2020	121	29
2021	153	52
2022	124	38
2023	124	26

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.14% in the Dominican Republic 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
	Dominican Republic	Malaysia
1960	14.8%	9.46%
1961	14.6%	8.83%
1962	14.5%	8.25%
1963	14.3%	7.74%
1964	14.1%	7.28%
1965	13.8%	6.89%
1966	13.5%	6.56%
1967	13.3%	6.27%
1968	13%	6.02%
1969	12.7%	5.79%
1970	12.4%	5.56%
1971	12%	5.32%
1972	11.7%	5.06%
1973	11.3%	4.79%
1974	10.9%	4.5%
1975	10.5%	4.23%
1976	10.1%	3.97%
1977	9.71%	3.71%
1978	9.35%	3.48%
1979	9.01%	3.25%
1980	8.68%	3.04%
1981	8.36%	2.84%
1982	8.05%	2.65%
1983	7.76%	2.47%
1984	7.48%	2.32%
1985	7.21%	2.18%
1986	6.94%	2.05%
1987	6.69%	1.93%
1988	6.44%	1.83%
1989	6.19%	1.74%
1990	5.95%	1.66%
1991	5.7%	1.58%
1992	5.46%	1.51%
1993	5.22%	1.45%
1994	5%	1.39%
1995	4.78%	1.34%
1996	4.58%	1.29%
1997	4.4%	1.23%
1998	4.24%	1.15%
1999	4.1%	1.07%
2000	3.98%	1%
2001	3.88%	0.93%
2002	3.8%	0.88%
2003	3.73%	0.85%
2004	3.67%	0.84%
2005	3.62%	0.83%
2006	3.59%	0.83%
2007	3.56%	0.82%
2008	3.54%	0.82%
2009	3.52%	0.82%
2010	3.51%	0.81%
2011	3.5%	0.81%
2012	3.49%	0.8%
2013	3.5%	0.81%
2014	3.5%	0.81%
2015	3.5%	0.81%
2016	3.5%	0.82%
2017	3.5%	0.82%
2018	3.47%	0.82%
2019	3.43%	0.82%
2020	3.38%	0.81%
2021	3.31%	0.81%
2022	3.22%	0.81%
2023	3.14%	0.81%