Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Malaysia

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Malaysia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Madagascar was 3.97 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 Madagascar 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
	Madagascar	Malaysia
1960	7.34	6.41
1961	7.3	6.37
1962	7.26	6.3
1963	7.21	6.19
1964	7.19	6.03
1965	7.17	5.84
1966	7.16	5.64
1967	7.14	5.43
1968	7.13	5.29
1969	7.12	5.16
1970	7.1	5.04
1971	7.07	4.92
1972	7.04	4.82
1973	7.01	4.73
1974	6.99	4.62
1975	6.97	4.5
1976	6.95	4.4
1977	6.93	4.28
1978	6.9	4.18
1979	6.87	4.09
1980	6.84	4.04
1981	6.77	4
1982	6.7	3.97
1983	6.63	3.93
1984	6.55	3.89
1985	6.46	3.8
1986	6.34	3.7
1987	6.24	3.57
1988	6.18	3.5
1989	6.15	3.31
1990	6.14	3.3
1991	6.12	3.34
1992	6.08	3.37
1993	6.06	3.36
1994	6.04	3.35
1995	6.04	3.32
1996	6.03	3.3
1997	6.02	3.23
1998	5.99	3.12
1999	5.84	3.07
2000	5.67	2.94
2001	5.53	2.81
2002	5.41	2.66
2003	5.33	2.6
2004	5.26	2.49
2005	5.2	2.39
2006	5.13	2.31
2007	5.08	2.25
2008	5.04	2.26
2009	5	2.22
2010	4.9	2.14
2011	4.74	2.15
2012	4.61	2.12
2013	4.53	2.07
2014	4.42	2.06
2015	4.34	2.01
2016	4.29	1.94
2017	4.26	1.89
2018	4.25	1.84
2019	4.22	1.78
2020	4.17	1.68
2021	4.1	1.56
2022	4.04	1.55
2023	3.97	1.55
2024	3.91	1.54
2025	3.84	1.53
2026	3.78	1.52
2027	3.72	1.51
2028	3.66	1.51
2029	3.61	1.51
2030	3.56	1.51
2031	3.51	1.5
2032	3.46	1.5
2033	3.41	1.5
2034	3.36	1.5
2035	3.32	1.5
2036	3.28	1.51
2037	3.24	1.51
2038	3.2	1.51
2039	3.16	1.51
2040	3.12	1.51
2041	3.09	1.51
2042	3.05	1.51
2043	3.02	1.52
2044	2.99	1.52
2045	2.95	1.52
2046	2.92	1.52
2047	2.9	1.52
2048	2.87	1.53
2049	2.84	1.53
2050	2.82	1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Malaysia
1960	45.2%	45.4%
1961	45.8%	45.9%
1962	46.3%	46.3%
1963	46.7%	46.5%
1964	46.8%	46.6%
1965	46.7%	46.5%
1966	46.6%	46.2%
1967	46.5%	45.9%
1968	46.5%	45.5%
1969	46.4%	45%
1970	46.4%	44.5%
1971	46.4%	44%
1972	46.4%	43.4%
1973	46.4%	42.8%
1974	46.5%	42.2%
1975	46.5%	41.7%
1976	46.6%	41.1%
1977	46.7%	40.6%
1978	46.8%	40.1%
1979	46.9%	39.6%
1980	47%	39.2%
1981	47.1%	38.8%
1982	47.1%	38.6%
1983	47%	38.4%
1984	46.9%	38.2%
1985	46.8%	38.1%
1986	46.7%	38%
1987	46.5%	37.9%
1988	46.3%	37.7%
1989	46.1%	37.5%
1990	45.9%	37.2%
1991	45.7%	36.9%
1992	45.6%	36.6%
1993	45.5%	36.3%
1994	45.4%	36%
1995	45.3%	35.7%
1996	45.3%	35.5%
1997	45.3%	35.3%
1998	45.4%	35%
1999	45.4%	34.6%
2000	45.4%	34.2%
2001	45.4%	33.7%
2002	45.4%	33.2%
2003	45.4%	32.6%
2004	45.3%	32%
2005	45.2%	31.4%
2006	45%	30.7%
2007	44.8%	30%
2008	44.6%	29.4%
2009	44.3%	28.6%
2010	44%	27.9%
2011	43.7%	27.4%
2012	43.3%	27%
2013	42.8%	26.6%
2014	42.4%	26.2%
2015	42%	25.8%
2016	41.6%	25.5%
2017	41.2%	25.2%
2018	40.9%	24.9%
2019	40.7%	24.5%
2020	40.4%	24%
2021	40.1%	23.4%
2022	39.9%	22.8%
2023	39.6%	22.3%
2024	39.3%	21.8%
2025	38.9%	21.3%
2026	38.6%	20.8%
2027	38.4%	20.4%
2028	38.1%	19.9%
2029	37.8%	19.4%
2030	37.6%	19%
2031	37.3%	18.5%
2032	37%	18.1%
2033	36.7%	17.8%
2034	36.4%	17.6%
2035	36%	17.4%
2036	35.7%	17.3%
2037	35.3%	17.3%
2038	35%	17.2%
2039	34.6%	17.1%
2040	34.3%	17%
2041	34%	17%
2042	33.6%	16.9%
2043	33.3%	16.8%
2044	33%	16.7%
2045	32.7%	16.7%
2046	32.4%	16.6%
2047	32.1%	16.5%
2048	31.8%	16.4%
2049	31.6%	16.3%
2050	31.3%	16.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 21.8% in Malaysia in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 37.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Malaysia compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Malaysia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar 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
	Madagascar	Malaysia
1960	133,684	251,090
1961	136,578	257,270
1962	139,412	262,140
1963	142,666	265,815
1964	146,894	266,406
1965	152,362	264,836
1966	159,483	262,162
1967	167,287	258,764
1968	175,869	260,705
1969	184,562	264,327
1970	194,889	269,341
1971	204,617	272,323
1972	213,138	276,263
1973	221,768	284,611
1974	230,233	289,880
1975	238,774	294,541
1976	247,026	300,615
1977	255,399	305,515
1978	263,684	311,027
1979	270,752	317,439
1980	275,287	326,947
1981	277,535	339,991
1982	284,733	353,138
1983	290,085	365,290
1984	296,892	376,797
1985	304,199	383,243
1986	307,074	385,799
1987	317,621	381,999
1988	330,510	386,507
1989	344,279	373,277
1990	360,621	384,518
1991	375,040	401,938
1992	388,430	418,900
1993	408,801	429,910
1994	428,169	437,873
1995	450,259	443,349
1996	471,453	450,174
1997	490,905	447,768
1998	508,408	436,316
1999	516,976	432,355
2000	520,860	417,371
2001	529,656	400,939
2002	535,518	381,084
2003	544,903	377,425
2004	556,319	365,138
2005	568,143	355,324
2006	581,489	349,509
2007	597,772	348,711
2008	615,580	362,380
2009	634,008	366,157
2010	641,543	360,260
2011	640,577	372,836
2012	644,255	371,497
2013	654,230	366,738
2014	660,837	367,587
2015	668,977	358,302
2016	682,801	345,681
2017	699,498	336,434
2018	719,267	324,568
2019	735,853	309,426
2020	736,607	283,282
2021	741,416	212,002
2022	753,931	237,560
2023	766,391	254,806

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Malaysia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 445 deaths per 100,000 live births in Madagascar, compared to 26 deaths in Malaysia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Malaysia
1985	751	63
1986	730	59
1987	702	56
1988	687	55
1989	684	52
1990	692	51
1991	691	49
1992	699	48
1993	688	46
1994	688	44
1995	684	43
1996	680	42
1997	676	40
1998	663	39
1999	647	38
2000	638	37
2001	611	36
2002	593	34
2003	571	34
2004	555	33
2005	540	31
2006	528	30
2007	522	30
2008	510	29
2009	507	29
2010	500	29
2011	492	29
2012	487	29
2013	481	29
2014	477	30
2015	474	30
2016	470	30
2017	469	29
2018	466	29
2019	462	28
2020	447	29
2021	467	52
2022	439	38
2023	445	26

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar 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
	Madagascar	Malaysia
1960	-	9.46%
1961	-	8.83%
1962	-	8.25%
1963	-	7.74%
1964	-	7.28%
1965	-	6.89%
1966	-	6.56%
1967	-	6.27%
1968	14.6%	6.02%
1969	14.7%	5.79%
1970	14.9%	5.56%
1971	15.1%	5.32%
1972	15.3%	5.06%
1973	15.6%	4.79%
1974	15.8%	4.5%
1975	16.1%	4.23%
1976	16.3%	3.97%
1977	16.5%	3.71%
1978	16.7%	3.48%
1979	16.9%	3.25%
1980	17.1%	3.04%
1981	17.4%	2.84%
1982	17.6%	2.65%
1983	17.8%	2.47%
1984	17.8%	2.32%
1985	17.7%	2.18%
1986	17.5%	2.05%
1987	17.1%	1.93%
1988	16.6%	1.83%
1989	16.1%	1.74%
1990	15.6%	1.66%
1991	15%	1.58%
1992	14.5%	1.51%
1993	14%	1.45%
1994	13.5%	1.39%
1995	13.1%	1.34%
1996	12.6%	1.29%
1997	12%	1.23%
1998	11.5%	1.15%
1999	11%	1.07%
2000	10.5%	1%
2001	10%	0.93%
2002	9.6%	0.88%
2003	9.2%	0.85%
2004	8.82%	0.84%
2005	8.46%	0.83%
2006	8.12%	0.83%
2007	7.81%	0.82%
2008	7.53%	0.82%
2009	7.28%	0.82%
2010	7.07%	0.81%
2011	6.9%	0.81%
2012	6.77%	0.8%
2013	6.69%	0.81%
2014	6.62%	0.81%
2015	6.58%	0.81%
2016	6.57%	0.82%
2017	6.57%	0.82%
2018	6.58%	0.82%
2019	6.61%	0.82%
2020	6.63%	0.81%
2021	6.62%	0.81%
2022	6.57%	0.81%
2023	6.48%	0.81%