Malaysia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Malaysia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Malaysia was 1.55 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2013. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.36 — a -53.9% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malaysia	World
1960	6.41	4.69
1961	6.37	4.56
1962	6.3	5.02
1963	6.19	5.31
1964	6.03	5.13
1965	5.84	5.08
1966	5.64	4.97
1967	5.43	4.87
1968	5.29	4.98
1969	5.16	4.88
1970	5.04	4.84
1971	4.92	4.69
1972	4.82	4.55
1973	4.73	4.42
1974	4.62	4.26
1975	4.5	4.07
1976	4.4	3.97
1977	4.28	3.84
1978	4.18	3.77
1979	4.09	3.76
1980	4.04	3.73
1981	4	3.71
1982	3.97	3.72
1983	3.93	3.59
1984	3.89	3.57
1985	3.8	3.53
1986	3.7	3.51
1987	3.57	3.48
1988	3.5	3.39
1989	3.31	3.35
1990	3.3	3.31
1991	3.34	3.13
1992	3.37	3.04
1993	3.36	2.97
1994	3.35	2.92
1995	3.32	2.87
1996	3.3	2.82
1997	3.23	2.78
1998	3.12	2.75
1999	3.07	2.72
2000	2.94	2.73
2001	2.81	2.69
2002	2.66	2.66
2003	2.6	2.64
2004	2.49	2.63
2005	2.39	2.61
2006	2.31	2.61
2007	2.25	2.6
2008	2.26	2.6
2009	2.22	2.59
2010	2.14	2.57
2011	2.15	2.55
2012	2.12	2.56
2013	2.07	2.53
2014	2.06	2.52
2015	2.01	2.49
2016	1.94	2.49
2017	1.89	2.46
2018	1.84	2.39
2019	1.78	2.35
2020	1.68	2.28
2021	1.56	2.25
2022	1.55	2.22
2023	1.55	2.2
2024	1.54	2.19
2025	1.53	2.18
2026	1.52	2.18
2027	1.51	2.17
2028	1.51	2.16
2029	1.51	2.15
2030	1.51	2.14
2031	1.5	2.13
2032	1.5	2.12
2033	1.5	2.12
2034	1.5	2.11
2035	1.5	2.1
2036	1.51	2.09
2037	1.51	2.09
2038	1.51	2.08
2039	1.51	2.08
2040	1.51	2.08
2041	1.51	2.07
2042	1.51	2.07
2043	1.52	2.07
2044	1.52	2.07
2045	1.52	2.06
2046	1.52	2.06
2047	1.52	2.06
2048	1.53	2.05
2049	1.53	2.05
2050	1.53	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.66% were to women under 20 years old, 44.3% to women ages 20-29, and 54% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 3.58%, 55.6%, and 40.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Malaysia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Malaysia	World
1960	45.4%	37.4%
1961	45.9%	37.5%
1962	46.3%	37.6%
1963	46.5%	37.8%
1964	46.6%	38%
1965	46.5%	38%
1966	46.2%	38%
1967	45.9%	38%
1968	45.5%	37.9%
1969	45%	37.8%
1970	44.5%	37.7%
1971	44%	37.6%
1972	43.4%	37.5%
1973	42.8%	37.3%
1974	42.2%	37.2%
1975	41.7%	37.1%
1976	41.1%	36.9%
1977	40.6%	36.7%
1978	40.1%	36.3%
1979	39.6%	35.9%
1980	39.2%	35.5%
1981	38.8%	35.2%
1982	38.6%	34.9%
1983	38.4%	34.6%
1984	38.2%	34.3%
1985	38.1%	34%
1986	38%	33.8%
1987	37.9%	33.6%
1988	37.7%	33.4%
1989	37.5%	33.2%
1990	37.2%	33%
1991	36.9%	32.9%
1992	36.6%	32.7%
1993	36.3%	32.5%
1994	36%	32.3%
1995	35.7%	32.1%
1996	35.5%	31.8%
1997	35.3%	31.5%
1998	35%	31.1%
1999	34.6%	30.8%
2000	34.2%	30.4%
2001	33.7%	30%
2002	33.2%	29.6%
2003	32.6%	29.2%
2004	32%	28.8%
2005	31.4%	28.5%
2006	30.7%	28.1%
2007	30%	27.9%
2008	29.4%	27.6%
2009	28.6%	27.5%
2010	27.9%	27.3%
2011	27.4%	27.1%
2012	27%	27%
2013	26.6%	26.9%
2014	26.2%	26.8%
2015	25.8%	26.6%
2016	25.5%	26.5%
2017	25.2%	26.4%
2018	24.9%	26.2%
2019	24.5%	26%
2020	24%	25.8%
2021	23.4%	25.6%
2022	22.8%	25.3%
2023	22.3%	25%
2024	21.8%	24.7%
2025	21.3%	24.4%
2026	20.8%	24.1%
2027	20.4%	23.8%
2028	19.9%	23.4%
2029	19.4%	23.1%
2030	19%	22.8%
2031	18.5%	22.6%
2032	18.1%	22.3%
2033	17.8%	22.1%
2034	17.6%	21.9%
2035	17.4%	21.7%
2036	17.3%	21.6%
2037	17.3%	21.5%
2038	17.2%	21.4%
2039	17.1%	21.3%
2040	17%	21.2%
2041	17%	21.1%
2042	16.9%	21%
2043	16.8%	21%
2044	16.7%	20.9%
2045	16.7%	20.8%
2046	16.6%	20.7%
2047	16.5%	20.7%
2048	16.4%	20.6%
2049	16.3%	20.5%
2050	16.2%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Malaysia was 45.4% in 1960, 36.3% in 1993, and 21.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Malaysia.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Malaysia, excluding migration, has been +0.92% annually. On average, 302,964 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Malaysia
1960	251,090
1961	257,270
1962	262,140
1963	265,815
1964	266,406
1965	264,836
1966	262,162
1967	258,764
1968	260,705
1969	264,327
1970	269,341
1971	272,323
1972	276,263
1973	284,611
1974	289,880
1975	294,541
1976	300,615
1977	305,515
1978	311,027
1979	317,439
1980	326,947
1981	339,991
1982	353,138
1983	365,290
1984	376,797
1985	383,243
1986	385,799
1987	381,999
1988	386,507
1989	373,277
1990	384,518
1991	401,938
1992	418,900
1993	429,910
1994	437,873
1995	443,349
1996	450,174
1997	447,768
1998	436,316
1999	432,355
2000	417,371
2001	400,939
2002	381,084
2003	377,425
2004	365,138
2005	355,324
2006	349,509
2007	348,711
2008	362,380
2009	366,157
2010	360,260
2011	372,836
2012	371,497
2013	366,738
2014	367,587
2015	358,302
2016	345,681
2017	336,434
2018	324,568
2019	309,426
2020	283,282
2021	212,002
2022	237,560
2023	254,806

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Malaysia was 26 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.03% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -29.7% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malaysia	World
1985	63	460
1986	59	438
1987	56	429
1988	55	414
1989	52	401
1990	51	391
1991	49	395
1992	48	395
1993	46	389
1994	44	382
1995	43	371
1996	42	366
1997	40	358
1998	39	360
1999	38	340
2000	37	328
2001	36	321
2002	34	311
2003	34	301
2004	33	291
2005	31	283
2006	30	276
2007	30	269
2008	29	264
2009	29	258
2010	29	253
2011	29	247
2012	29	239
2013	29	235
2014	30	231
2015	30	228
2016	30	220
2017	29	215
2018	29	211
2019	28	207
2020	29	211
2021	52	242
2022	38	203
2023	26	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Malaysia was 8.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.81% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 10 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Malaysia	World
1960	9.46%	18.5%
1961	8.83%	18.1%
1962	8.25%	17.8%
1963	7.74%	17.5%
1964	7.28%	17.7%
1965	6.89%	17.5%
1966	6.56%	17.3%
1967	6.27%	17%
1968	6.02%	16.5%
1969	5.79%	15.5%
1970	5.56%	15.2%
1971	5.32%	15.1%
1972	5.06%	14.4%
1973	4.79%	14.1%
1974	4.5%	13.7%
1975	4.23%	13.4%
1976	3.97%	13%
1977	3.71%	12.5%
1978	3.48%	12.1%
1979	3.25%	11.7%
1980	3.04%	11.4%
1981	2.84%	11%
1982	2.65%	10.8%
1983	2.47%	10.6%
1984	2.32%	10.4%
1985	2.18%	10.1%
1986	2.05%	9.81%
1987	1.93%	9.47%
1988	1.83%	9.31%
1989	1.74%	9.02%
1990	1.66%	8.81%
1991	1.58%	8.66%
1992	1.51%	8.46%
1993	1.45%	8.19%
1994	1.39%	7.98%
1995	1.34%	7.76%
1996	1.29%	7.52%
1997	1.23%	7.28%
1998	1.15%	7.05%
1999	1.07%	6.76%
2000	1%	6.48%
2001	0.93%	6.21%
2002	0.88%	5.94%
2003	0.85%	5.65%
2004	0.84%	5.43%
2005	0.83%	5.16%
2006	0.83%	4.92%
2007	0.82%	4.7%
2008	0.82%	4.5%
2009	0.82%	4.31%
2010	0.81%	4.11%
2011	0.81%	3.97%
2012	0.8%	3.77%
2013	0.81%	3.61%
2014	0.81%	3.48%
2015	0.81%	3.35%
2016	0.82%	3.23%
2017	0.82%	3.11%
2018	0.82%	2.97%
2019	0.82%	2.86%
2020	0.81%	2.75%
2021	0.81%	2.66%
2022	0.81%	2.59%
2023	0.81%	2.49%