Fertility & birth rates in Malaysia and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Malaysia vs North Macedonia 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 1.5 in North Macedonia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Malaysia vs North Macedonia 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	North Macedonia
1960	6.41	3.83
1961	6.37	3.62
1962	6.3	3.5
1963	6.19	3.62
1964	6.03	3.56
1965	5.84	3.52
1966	5.64	3.43
1967	5.43	3.33
1968	5.29	3.22
1969	5.16	3.1
1970	5.04	3.01
1971	4.92	2.93
1972	4.82	2.87
1973	4.73	2.72
1974	4.62	2.7
1975	4.5	2.69
1976	4.4	2.62
1977	4.28	2.49
1978	4.18	2.42
1979	4.09	2.4
1980	4.04	2.36
1981	4	2.29
1982	3.97	2.29
1983	3.93	2.25
1984	3.89	2.24
1985	3.8	2.25
1986	3.7	2.25
1987	3.57	2.32
1988	3.5	2.32
1989	3.31	2.25
1990	3.3	2.27
1991	3.34	2.31
1992	3.37	2.28
1993	3.36	2.26
1994	3.35	2.23
1995	3.32	2.13
1996	3.3	2.06
1997	3.23	1.92
1998	3.12	1.89
1999	3.07	1.77
2000	2.94	1.86
2001	2.81	1.73
2002	2.66	1.79
2003	2.6	1.75
2004	2.49	1.52
2005	2.39	1.5
2006	2.31	1.46
2007	2.25	1.46
2008	2.26	1.47
2009	2.22	1.5
2010	2.14	1.6
2011	2.15	1.46
2012	2.12	1.5
2013	2.07	1.5
2014	2.06	1.5
2015	2.01	1.49
2016	1.94	1.5
2017	1.89	1.43
2018	1.84	1.42
2019	1.78	1.34
2020	1.68	1.31
2021	1.56	1.6
2022	1.55	1.6
2023	1.55	1.5
2024	1.54	1.5
2025	1.53	1.5
2026	1.52	1.51
2027	1.51	1.51
2028	1.51	1.51
2029	1.51	1.51
2030	1.51	1.52
2031	1.5	1.52
2032	1.5	1.52
2033	1.5	1.52
2034	1.5	1.52
2035	1.5	1.52
2036	1.51	1.53
2037	1.51	1.53
2038	1.51	1.53
2039	1.51	1.53
2040	1.51	1.53
2041	1.51	1.53
2042	1.51	1.53
2043	1.52	1.54
2044	1.52	1.54
2045	1.52	1.54
2046	1.52	1.54
2047	1.52	1.55
2048	1.53	1.55
2049	1.53	1.55
2050	1.53	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malaysia	North Macedonia
1960	45.4%	37.7%
1961	45.9%	37.8%
1962	46.3%	37.6%
1963	46.5%	37.2%
1964	46.6%	36.7%
1965	46.5%	36.3%
1966	46.2%	35.8%
1967	45.9%	35.2%
1968	45.5%	34.7%
1969	45%	34.1%
1970	44.5%	33.5%
1971	44%	33%
1972	43.4%	32.6%
1973	42.8%	32.2%
1974	42.2%	31.7%
1975	41.7%	31.3%
1976	41.1%	30.9%
1977	40.6%	30.6%
1978	40.1%	30.3%
1979	39.6%	29.9%
1980	39.2%	29.5%
1981	38.8%	29.1%
1982	38.6%	28.8%
1983	38.4%	28.5%
1984	38.2%	28.3%
1985	38.1%	28.1%
1986	38%	27.8%
1987	37.9%	27.6%
1988	37.7%	27.4%
1989	37.5%	27.1%
1990	37.2%	26.9%
1991	36.9%	26.5%
1992	36.6%	26.1%
1993	36.3%	25.7%
1994	36%	25.5%
1995	35.7%	25.4%
1996	35.5%	25.1%
1997	35.3%	24.8%
1998	35%	24.4%
1999	34.6%	23.9%
2000	34.2%	23.4%
2001	33.7%	22.9%
2002	33.2%	22.5%
2003	32.6%	22.1%
2004	32%	21.7%
2005	31.4%	21.2%
2006	30.7%	20.8%
2007	30%	20.4%
2008	29.4%	20%
2009	28.6%	19.7%
2010	27.9%	19.3%
2011	27.4%	19%
2012	27%	18.8%
2013	26.6%	18.6%
2014	26.2%	18.3%
2015	25.8%	18%
2016	25.5%	17.8%
2017	25.2%	17.5%
2018	24.9%	17.4%
2019	24.5%	17.2%
2020	24%	17.2%
2021	23.4%	17.2%
2022	22.8%	17.2%
2023	22.3%	17.1%
2024	21.8%	16.8%
2025	21.3%	16.5%
2026	20.8%	16.2%
2027	20.4%	15.9%
2028	19.9%	15.6%
2029	19.4%	15.3%
2030	19%	14.9%
2031	18.5%	14.6%
2032	18.1%	14.3%
2033	17.8%	14%
2034	17.6%	13.7%
2035	17.4%	13.5%
2036	17.3%	13.3%
2037	17.3%	13.1%
2038	17.2%	13%
2039	17.1%	13%
2040	17%	13%
2041	17%	12.9%
2042	16.9%	12.9%
2043	16.8%	13%
2044	16.7%	13%
2045	16.7%	13%
2046	16.6%	13%
2047	16.5%	13%
2048	16.4%	13.1%
2049	16.3%	13.1%
2050	16.2%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.8% of the population in Malaysia and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 37.2% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malaysia and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Malaysia vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.92% in Malaysia and -0.07% in North Macedonia. 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	North Macedonia
1960	251,090	28,816
1961	257,270	27,846
1962	262,140	25,317
1963	265,815	28,124
1964	266,406	27,889
1965	264,836	28,564
1966	262,162	28,766
1967	258,764	28,401
1968	260,705	28,378
1969	264,327	27,464
1970	269,341	28,022
1971	272,323	28,010
1972	276,263	28,236
1973	284,611	28,032
1974	289,880	28,400
1975	294,541	28,983
1976	300,615	28,799
1977	305,515	27,410
1978	311,027	27,150
1979	317,439	27,096
1980	326,947	26,547
1981	339,991	25,689
1982	353,138	25,810
1983	365,290	24,690
1984	376,797	24,436
1985	383,243	24,167
1986	385,799	23,720
1987	381,999	24,359
1988	386,507	24,064
1989	373,277	22,912
1990	384,518	22,868
1991	401,938	23,387
1992	418,900	21,659
1993	429,910	20,797
1994	437,873	19,103
1995	443,349	17,239
1996	450,174	14,806
1997	447,768	12,979
1998	436,316	12,446
1999	432,355	10,489
2000	417,371	12,159
2001	400,939	10,174
2002	381,084	9,697
2003	377,425	8,900
2004	365,138	5,444
2005	355,324	4,011
2006	349,509	3,988
2007	348,711	2,974
2008	362,380	3,746
2009	366,157	4,309
2010	360,260	4,866
2011	372,836	3,100
2012	371,497	3,087
2013	366,738	3,653
2014	367,587	3,644
2015	358,302	2,294
2016	345,681	2,374
2017	336,434	1,329
2018	324,568	1,512
2019	309,426	-375
2020	283,282	-5,939
2021	212,002	-9,737
2022	237,560	-4,397
2023	254,806	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Malaysia vs North Macedonia

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 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malaysia	North Macedonia
1985	63	17
1986	59	16
1987	56	15
1988	55	16
1989	52	14
1990	51	16
1991	49	15
1992	48	14
1993	46	14
1994	44	13
1995	43	13
1996	42	14
1997	40	13
1998	39	13
1999	38	12
2000	37	11
2001	36	9
2002	34	10
2003	34	8
2004	33	8
2005	31	7
2006	30	7
2007	30	7
2008	29	6
2009	29	6
2010	29	5
2011	29	5
2012	29	5
2013	29	5
2014	30	4
2015	30	4
2016	30	4
2017	29	4
2018	29	3
2019	28	3
2020	29	7
2021	52	12
2022	38	3
2023	26	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.81% in Malaysia and 0.33% in North Macedonia. 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	North Macedonia
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	6.02%	-
1969	5.79%	-
1970	5.56%	-
1971	5.32%	-
1972	5.06%	-
1973	4.79%	-
1974	4.5%	-
1975	4.23%	-
1976	3.97%	-
1977	3.71%	-
1978	3.48%	-
1979	3.25%	-
1980	3.04%	-
1981	2.84%	5.79%
1982	2.65%	5.53%
1983	2.47%	5.25%
1984	2.32%	5.06%
1985	2.18%	5%
1986	2.05%	4.91%
1987	1.93%	4.69%
1988	1.83%	4.36%
1989	1.74%	4.01%
1990	1.66%	3.7%
1991	1.58%	3.46%
1992	1.51%	3.3%
1993	1.45%	3.13%
1994	1.39%	2.85%
1995	1.34%	2.45%
1996	1.29%	2.12%
1997	1.23%	1.93%
1998	1.15%	1.83%
1999	1.07%	1.73%
2000	1%	1.59%
2001	0.93%	1.48%
2002	0.88%	1.43%
2003	0.85%	1.43%
2004	0.84%	1.42%
2005	0.83%	1.37%
2006	0.83%	1.3%
2007	0.82%	1.23%
2008	0.82%	1.17%
2009	0.82%	1.1%
2010	0.81%	1.04%
2011	0.81%	1%
2012	0.8%	1.02%
2013	0.81%	1.07%
2014	0.81%	1.11%
2015	0.81%	1.13%
2016	0.82%	1.08%
2017	0.82%	0.97%
2018	0.82%	0.83%
2019	0.82%	0.7%
2020	0.81%	0.59%
2021	0.81%	0.5%
2022	0.81%	0.41%
2023	0.81%	0.33%