Fertility & birth rates in Malaysia and Pakistan

Fertility rate in Malaysia vs Pakistan 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 3.61 in Pakistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Malaysia vs Pakistan 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	Pakistan
1960	6.41	6.8
1961	6.37	6.8
1962	6.3	6.8
1963	6.19	6.8
1964	6.03	6.8
1965	5.84	6.8
1966	5.64	6.8
1967	5.43	6.8
1968	5.29	6.8
1969	5.16	6.8
1970	5.04	6.8
1971	4.92	6.8
1972	4.82	6.81
1973	4.73	6.81
1974	4.62	6.81
1975	4.5	6.81
1976	4.4	6.81
1977	4.28	6.8
1978	4.18	6.78
1979	4.09	6.76
1980	4.04	6.73
1981	4	6.7
1982	3.97	6.67
1983	3.93	6.64
1984	3.89	6.62
1985	3.8	6.59
1986	3.7	6.55
1987	3.57	6.52
1988	3.5	6.48
1989	3.31	6.43
1990	3.3	6.36
1991	3.34	6.29
1992	3.37	6.21
1993	3.36	6.11
1994	3.35	6.01
1995	3.32	5.89
1996	3.3	5.77
1997	3.23	5.64
1998	3.12	5.51
1999	3.07	5.46
2000	2.94	5.35
2001	2.81	5.18
2002	2.66	5.01
2003	2.6	4.89
2004	2.49	4.68
2005	2.39	4.6
2006	2.31	4.59
2007	2.25	4.55
2008	2.26	4.51
2009	2.22	4.47
2010	2.14	4.4
2011	2.15	4.31
2012	2.12	4.2
2013	2.07	4.13
2014	2.06	4.06
2015	2.01	3.99
2016	1.94	3.9
2017	1.89	3.9
2018	1.84	3.86
2019	1.78	3.81
2020	1.68	3.77
2021	1.56	3.72
2022	1.55	3.66
2023	1.55	3.61
2024	1.54	3.55
2025	1.53	3.5
2026	1.52	3.44
2027	1.51	3.39
2028	1.51	3.34
2029	1.51	3.3
2030	1.51	3.25
2031	1.5	3.21
2032	1.5	3.16
2033	1.5	3.12
2034	1.5	3.08
2035	1.5	3.04
2036	1.51	3.01
2037	1.51	2.97
2038	1.51	2.94
2039	1.51	2.9
2040	1.51	2.87
2041	1.51	2.83
2042	1.51	2.8
2043	1.52	2.77
2044	1.52	2.74
2045	1.52	2.71
2046	1.52	2.69
2047	1.52	2.66
2048	1.53	2.63
2049	1.53	2.61
2050	1.53	2.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malaysia	Pakistan
1960	45.4%	41.3%
1961	45.9%	41.4%
1962	46.3%	41.6%
1963	46.5%	41.8%
1964	46.6%	42.2%
1965	46.5%	42.7%
1966	46.2%	43%
1967	45.9%	43.3%
1968	45.5%	43.5%
1969	45%	43.7%
1970	44.5%	43.9%
1971	44%	44%
1972	43.4%	44.1%
1973	42.8%	44.1%
1974	42.2%	44.1%
1975	41.7%	44.1%
1976	41.1%	44%
1977	40.6%	43.9%
1978	40.1%	43.8%
1979	39.6%	43.7%
1980	39.2%	43.3%
1981	38.8%	43.1%
1982	38.6%	43%
1983	38.4%	43.1%
1984	38.2%	43.3%
1985	38.1%	43.5%
1986	38%	43.6%
1987	37.9%	43.7%
1988	37.7%	43.8%
1989	37.5%	44%
1990	37.2%	44.1%
1991	36.9%	44.1%
1992	36.6%	44.3%
1993	36.3%	44.5%
1994	36%	44.5%
1995	35.7%	44.5%
1996	35.5%	44.3%
1997	35.3%	44.1%
1998	35%	43.9%
1999	34.6%	43.6%
2000	34.2%	43.3%
2001	33.7%	42.9%
2002	33.2%	42.6%
2003	32.6%	42.3%
2004	32%	41.8%
2005	31.4%	41.3%
2006	30.7%	40.9%
2007	30%	40.4%
2008	29.4%	40%
2009	28.6%	39.6%
2010	27.9%	39.3%
2011	27.4%	39.1%
2012	27%	39%
2013	26.6%	38.9%
2014	26.2%	38.9%
2015	25.8%	38.8%
2016	25.5%	38.6%
2017	25.2%	38.5%
2018	24.9%	38.3%
2019	24.5%	38.1%
2020	24%	37.9%
2021	23.4%	37.6%
2022	22.8%	37.3%
2023	22.3%	37%
2024	21.8%	36.7%
2025	21.3%	36.2%
2026	20.8%	35.8%
2027	20.4%	35.3%
2028	19.9%	34.9%
2029	19.4%	34.5%
2030	19%	34.2%
2031	18.5%	33.8%
2032	18.1%	33.5%
2033	17.8%	33.3%
2034	17.6%	33%
2035	17.4%	32.7%
2036	17.3%	32.5%
2037	17.3%	32.2%
2038	17.2%	32%
2039	17.1%	31.7%
2040	17%	31.5%
2041	17%	31.3%
2042	16.9%	31%
2043	16.8%	30.8%
2044	16.7%	30.5%
2045	16.7%	30.3%
2046	16.6%	30%
2047	16.5%	29.7%
2048	16.4%	29.5%
2049	16.3%	29.2%
2050	16.2%	28.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.8% of the population in Malaysia and 36.7% in Pakistan in 2024, compared to 37.2% and 44.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malaysia and Pakistan compared.

Natural population change in Malaysia vs Pakistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.92% in Malaysia and +2.23% in Pakistan. 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	Pakistan
1960	251,090	1,217,147
1961	257,270	1,273,772
1962	262,140	1,328,675
1963	265,815	1,384,934
1964	266,406	1,447,394
1965	264,836	1,496,050
1966	262,162	1,566,343
1967	258,764	1,626,737
1968	260,705	1,683,296
1969	264,327	1,733,601
1970	269,341	1,793,570
1971	272,323	1,695,374
1972	276,263	1,912,774
1973	284,611	1,971,909
1974	289,880	2,028,061
1975	294,541	2,099,811
1976	300,615	2,171,812
1977	305,515	2,257,849
1978	311,027	2,356,601
1979	317,439	2,461,311
1980	326,947	2,598,421
1981	339,991	2,790,454
1982	353,138	2,934,689
1983	365,290	3,052,738
1984	376,797	3,145,772
1985	383,243	3,233,315
1986	385,799	3,341,643
1987	381,999	3,448,813
1988	386,507	3,554,755
1989	373,277	3,648,132
1990	384,518	3,731,730
1991	401,938	3,822,363
1992	418,900	3,888,637
1993	429,910	3,915,776
1994	437,873	3,956,699
1995	443,349	3,977,175
1996	450,174	4,021,758
1997	447,768	4,043,912
1998	436,316	4,104,824
1999	432,355	4,228,026
2000	417,371	4,281,169
2001	400,939	4,304,297
2002	381,084	4,307,607
2003	377,425	4,340,688
2004	365,138	4,294,654
2005	355,324	4,294,393
2006	349,509	4,538,426
2007	348,711	4,690,187
2008	362,380	4,885,855
2009	366,157	5,028,132
2010	360,260	5,147,142
2011	372,836	5,189,412
2012	371,497	5,191,263
2013	366,738	5,176,590
2014	367,587	5,148,994
2015	358,302	5,113,507
2016	345,681	5,044,922
2017	336,434	5,090,200
2018	324,568	5,103,858
2019	309,426	5,127,011
2020	283,282	5,011,177
2021	212,002	5,065,913
2022	237,560	5,268,077
2023	254,806	5,281,745

Maternal mortality chart: Malaysia vs Pakistan

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 155 deaths in Pakistan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malaysia	Pakistan
1985	63	432
1986	59	436
1987	56	442
1988	55	441
1989	52	439
1990	51	434
1991	49	443
1992	48	459
1993	46	473
1994	44	479
1995	43	485
1996	42	482
1997	40	476
1998	39	456
1999	38	438
2000	37	419
2001	36	400
2002	34	380
2003	34	358
2004	33	333
2005	31	316
2006	30	284
2007	30	265
2008	29	254
2009	29	246
2010	29	240
2011	29	234
2012	29	227
2013	29	220
2014	30	211
2015	30	202
2016	30	193
2017	29	184
2018	29	178
2019	28	173
2020	29	178
2021	52	193
2022	38	160
2023	26	155

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.81% in Malaysia and 5.85% in Pakistan. 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	Pakistan
1960	9.46%	25%
1961	8.83%	24.1%
1962	8.25%	23.3%
1963	7.74%	22.5%
1964	7.28%	21.8%
1965	6.89%	21.2%
1966	6.56%	20.6%
1967	6.27%	20.2%
1968	6.02%	19.7%
1969	5.79%	19.4%
1970	5.56%	19%
1971	5.32%	18.7%
1972	5.06%	18.4%
1973	4.79%	18.1%
1974	4.5%	17.8%
1975	4.23%	17.6%
1976	3.97%	17.4%
1977	3.71%	17.1%
1978	3.48%	16.9%
1979	3.25%	16.7%
1980	3.04%	16.5%
1981	2.84%	16.3%
1982	2.65%	16.1%
1983	2.47%	15.8%
1984	2.32%	15.6%
1985	2.18%	15.3%
1986	2.05%	15%
1987	1.93%	14.8%
1988	1.83%	14.5%
1989	1.74%	14.2%
1990	1.66%	14%
1991	1.58%	13.7%
1992	1.51%	13.4%
1993	1.45%	13.1%
1994	1.39%	12.8%
1995	1.34%	12.5%
1996	1.29%	12.1%
1997	1.23%	11.8%
1998	1.15%	11.5%
1999	1.07%	11.1%
2000	1%	10.8%
2001	0.93%	10.5%
2002	0.88%	10.3%
2003	0.85%	10.1%
2004	0.84%	9.85%
2005	0.83%	9.65%
2006	0.83%	9.47%
2007	0.82%	9.29%
2008	0.82%	9.1%
2009	0.82%	8.91%
2010	0.81%	8.71%
2011	0.81%	8.49%
2012	0.8%	8.27%
2013	0.81%	8.04%
2014	0.81%	7.8%
2015	0.81%	7.56%
2016	0.82%	7.33%
2017	0.82%	7.1%
2018	0.82%	6.88%
2019	0.82%	6.67%
2020	0.81%	6.46%
2021	0.81%	6.25%
2022	0.81%	6.05%
2023	0.81%	5.85%