Fertility & birth rates in Malaysia and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Malaysia vs Mauritius chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Malaysia was 1.55 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.39 in Mauritius in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malaysia	Mauritius
1960	6.41	5.9
1961	6.37	5.98
1962	6.3	5.88
1963	6.19	6.18
1964	6.03	5.96
1965	5.84	5.51
1966	5.64	5.46
1967	5.43	4.63
1968	5.29	4.6
1969	5.16	3.97
1970	5.04	3.82
1971	4.92	3.51
1972	4.82	3.41
1973	4.73	3.07
1974	4.62	3.45
1975	4.5	3.2
1976	4.4	3.13
1977	4.28	3.07
1978	4.18	3.01
1979	4.09	2.91
1980	4.04	2.8
1981	4	2.67
1982	3.97	2.53
1983	3.93	2.4
1984	3.89	2.16
1985	3.8	2.02
1986	3.7	1.99
1987	3.57	2.05
1988	3.5	2.14
1989	3.31	2.23
1990	3.3	2.32
1991	3.34	2.3
1992	3.37	2.37
1993	3.36	2.21
1994	3.35	2.25
1995	3.32	2.14
1996	3.3	2.12
1997	3.23	2.04
1998	3.12	1.97
1999	3.07	2.05
2000	2.94	1.99
2001	2.81	1.91
2002	2.66	1.94
2003	2.6	1.87
2004	2.49	1.92
2005	2.39	1.88
2006	2.31	1.77
2007	2.25	1.74
2008	2.26	1.67
2009	2.22	1.59
2010	2.14	1.57
2011	2.15	1.55
2012	2.12	1.54
2013	2.07	1.44
2014	2.06	1.43
2015	2.01	1.36
2016	1.94	1.4
2017	1.89	1.44
2018	1.84	1.41
2019	1.78	1.4
2020	1.68	1.44
2021	1.56	1.41
2022	1.55	1.32
2023	1.55	1.39
2024	1.54	1.37
2025	1.53	1.36
2026	1.52	1.35
2027	1.51	1.35
2028	1.51	1.35
2029	1.51	1.35
2030	1.51	1.36
2031	1.5	1.36
2032	1.5	1.37
2033	1.5	1.37
2034	1.5	1.38
2035	1.5	1.39
2036	1.51	1.39
2037	1.51	1.4
2038	1.51	1.41
2039	1.51	1.41
2040	1.51	1.42
2041	1.51	1.42
2042	1.51	1.43
2043	1.52	1.43
2044	1.52	1.44
2045	1.52	1.45
2046	1.52	1.45
2047	1.52	1.46
2048	1.53	1.46
2049	1.53	1.47
2050	1.53	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malaysia	Mauritius
1960	45.4%	45%
1961	45.9%	45%
1962	46.3%	45.1%
1963	46.5%	45.1%
1964	46.6%	44.8%
1965	46.5%	44.4%
1966	46.2%	44%
1967	45.9%	43.4%
1968	45.5%	42.9%
1969	45%	42.3%
1970	44.5%	41.6%
1971	44%	40.9%
1972	43.4%	40.1%
1973	42.8%	39.1%
1974	42.2%	38.2%
1975	41.7%	37.3%
1976	41.1%	36.5%
1977	40.6%	35.7%
1978	40.1%	34.9%
1979	39.6%	34.2%
1980	39.2%	33.6%
1981	38.8%	33.1%
1982	38.6%	32.6%
1983	38.4%	32.2%
1984	38.2%	31.8%
1985	38.1%	31.4%
1986	38%	31.1%
1987	37.9%	30.8%
1988	37.7%	30.5%
1989	37.5%	30.1%
1990	37.2%	29.8%
1991	36.9%	29.4%
1992	36.6%	29%
1993	36.3%	28.5%
1994	36%	28%
1995	35.7%	27.5%
1996	35.5%	27%
1997	35.3%	26.6%
1998	35%	26.2%
1999	34.6%	25.8%
2000	34.2%	25.6%
2001	33.7%	25.3%
2002	33.2%	25%
2003	32.6%	24.7%
2004	32%	24.3%
2005	31.4%	23.9%
2006	30.7%	23.4%
2007	30%	22.9%
2008	29.4%	22.3%
2009	28.6%	21.7%
2010	27.9%	21.1%
2011	27.4%	20.6%
2012	27%	20.1%
2013	26.6%	19.7%
2014	26.2%	19.3%
2015	25.8%	18.9%
2016	25.5%	18.4%
2017	25.2%	17.9%
2018	24.9%	17.4%
2019	24.5%	16.9%
2020	24%	16.4%
2021	23.4%	15.9%
2022	22.8%	15.5%
2023	22.3%	15.1%
2024	21.8%	14.8%
2025	21.3%	14.5%
2026	20.8%	14.3%
2027	20.4%	14.1%
2028	19.9%	14%
2029	19.4%	13.8%
2030	19%	13.7%
2031	18.5%	13.6%
2032	18.1%	13.5%
2033	17.8%	13.4%
2034	17.6%	13.3%
2035	17.4%	13.2%
2036	17.3%	13%
2037	17.3%	12.9%
2038	17.2%	12.8%
2039	17.1%	12.7%
2040	17%	12.6%
2041	17%	12.5%
2042	16.9%	12.4%
2043	16.8%	12.3%
2044	16.7%	12.2%
2045	16.7%	12.1%
2046	16.6%	12%
2047	16.5%	11.8%
2048	16.4%	11.7%
2049	16.3%	11.6%
2050	16.2%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.8% of the population in Malaysia and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 37.2% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malaysia and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Malaysia vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.92% in Malaysia and +0.15% in Mauritius. 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
	Malaysia	Mauritius
1960	251,090	19,931
1961	257,270	20,355
1962	262,140	20,660
1963	265,815	22,069
1964	266,406	22,239
1965	264,836	20,482
1966	262,162	20,758
1967	258,764	17,560
1968	260,705	17,884
1969	264,327	15,761
1970	269,341	16,190
1971	272,323	15,441
1972	276,263	14,825
1973	284,611	13,145
1974	289,880	17,561
1975	294,541	15,342
1976	300,615	16,407
1977	305,515	16,769
1978	311,027	18,670
1979	317,439	19,282
1980	326,947	19,321
1981	339,991	18,334
1982	353,138	15,880
1983	365,290	14,525
1984	376,797	13,665
1985	383,243	12,451
1986	385,799	12,340
1987	381,999	13,262
1988	386,507	14,084
1989	373,277	14,718
1990	384,518	15,564
1991	401,938	15,091
1992	418,900	15,833
1993	429,910	14,814
1994	437,873	14,355
1995	443,349	13,020
1996	450,174	13,041
1997	447,768	11,943
1998	436,316	11,489
1999	432,355	12,341
2000	417,371	12,224
2001	400,939	11,723
2002	381,084	11,685
2003	377,425	10,799
2004	365,138	10,745
2005	355,324	10,195
2006	349,509	8,515
2007	348,711	8,429
2008	362,380	7,465
2009	366,157	6,113
2010	360,260	5,877
2011	372,836	5,511
2012	371,497	5,149
2013	366,738	4,281
2014	367,587	3,657
2015	358,302	3,031
2016	345,681	2,906
2017	336,434	3,415
2018	324,568	2,151
2019	309,426	1,773
2020	283,282	2,405
2021	212,002	-253
2022	237,560	-757
2023	254,806	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Malaysia vs Mauritius

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 26 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malaysia, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malaysia	Mauritius
1985	63	111
1986	59	106
1987	56	103
1988	55	93
1989	52	85
1990	51	77
1991	49	75
1992	48	73
1993	46	70
1994	44	63
1995	43	55
1996	42	52
1997	40	49
1998	39	48
1999	38	46
2000	37	43
2001	36	42
2002	34	42
2003	34	42
2004	33	43
2005	31	43
2006	30	45
2007	30	46
2008	29	48
2009	29	51
2010	29	53
2011	29	55
2012	29	55
2013	29	58
2014	30	60
2015	30	61
2016	30	62
2017	29	66
2018	29	67
2019	28	67
2020	29	58
2021	52	80
2022	38	61
2023	26	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.81% in Malaysia and 1.52% in Mauritius. 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
	Malaysia	Mauritius
1960	9.46%	10.2%
1961	8.83%	9.82%
1962	8.25%	9.31%
1963	7.74%	8.72%
1964	7.28%	8.4%
1965	6.89%	8.66%
1966	6.56%	9.25%
1967	6.27%	9.55%
1968	6.02%	9.25%
1969	5.79%	8.72%
1970	5.56%	8.35%
1971	5.32%	8.15%
1972	5.06%	7.98%
1973	4.79%	7.71%
1974	4.5%	7.24%
1975	4.23%	6.53%
1976	3.97%	5.74%
1977	3.71%	5.08%
1978	3.48%	4.62%
1979	3.25%	4.28%
1980	3.04%	4.02%
1981	2.84%	3.77%
1982	2.65%	3.47%
1983	2.47%	3.15%
1984	2.32%	2.92%
1985	2.18%	2.85%
1986	2.05%	2.88%
1987	1.93%	2.85%
1988	1.83%	2.7%
1989	1.74%	2.5%
1990	1.66%	2.32%
1991	1.58%	2.19%
1992	1.51%	2.13%
1993	1.45%	2.12%
1994	1.39%	2.16%
1995	1.34%	2.22%
1996	1.29%	2.26%
1997	1.23%	2.25%
1998	1.15%	2.16%
1999	1.07%	2.03%
2000	1%	1.89%
2001	0.93%	1.76%
2002	0.88%	1.66%
2003	0.85%	1.6%
2004	0.84%	1.57%
2005	0.83%	1.55%
2006	0.83%	1.54%
2007	0.82%	1.52%
2008	0.82%	1.5%
2009	0.82%	1.48%
2010	0.81%	1.48%
2011	0.81%	1.49%
2012	0.8%	1.5%
2013	0.81%	1.49%
2014	0.81%	1.47%
2015	0.81%	1.47%
2016	0.82%	1.47%
2017	0.82%	1.5%
2018	0.82%	1.53%
2019	0.82%	1.57%
2020	0.81%	1.58%
2021	0.81%	1.57%
2022	0.81%	1.55%
2023	0.81%	1.52%