Fertility & birth rates in Malaysia and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Malaysia vs Solomon Islands 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 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Malaysia vs the Solomon Islands 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	Solomon Islands
1960	6.41	7.07
1961	6.37	7.05
1962	6.3	7.04
1963	6.19	7.03
1964	6.03	7.05
1965	5.84	7.02
1966	5.64	7
1967	5.43	6.97
1968	5.29	6.95
1969	5.16	6.97
1970	5.04	6.98
1971	4.92	6.99
1972	4.82	6.99
1973	4.73	7
1974	4.62	7.01
1975	4.5	6.99
1976	4.4	6.95
1977	4.28	6.92
1978	4.18	6.87
1979	4.09	6.82
1980	4.04	6.77
1981	4	6.71
1982	3.97	6.64
1983	3.93	6.57
1984	3.89	6.49
1985	3.8	6.38
1986	3.7	6.26
1987	3.57	6.12
1988	3.5	5.99
1989	3.31	5.87
1990	3.3	5.74
1991	3.34	5.62
1992	3.37	5.51
1993	3.36	5.45
1994	3.35	5.4
1995	3.32	5.34
1996	3.3	5.22
1997	3.23	5.09
1998	3.12	4.98
1999	3.07	4.86
2000	2.94	4.76
2001	2.81	4.67
2002	2.66	4.6
2003	2.6	4.54
2004	2.49	4.47
2005	2.39	4.41
2006	2.31	4.39
2007	2.25	4.37
2008	2.26	4.36
2009	2.22	4.35
2010	2.14	4.34
2011	2.15	4.34
2012	2.12	4.33
2013	2.07	4.33
2014	2.06	4.36
2015	2.01	4.29
2016	1.94	4.2
2017	1.89	4.06
2018	1.84	3.93
2019	1.78	3.8
2020	1.68	3.75
2021	1.56	3.69
2022	1.55	3.62
2023	1.55	3.56
2024	1.54	3.51
2025	1.53	3.47
2026	1.52	3.42
2027	1.51	3.37
2028	1.51	3.32
2029	1.51	3.28
2030	1.51	3.24
2031	1.5	3.2
2032	1.5	3.16
2033	1.5	3.12
2034	1.5	3.08
2035	1.5	3.04
2036	1.51	3
2037	1.51	2.97
2038	1.51	2.94
2039	1.51	2.91
2040	1.51	2.88
2041	1.51	2.84
2042	1.51	2.82
2043	1.52	2.79
2044	1.52	2.76
2045	1.52	2.73
2046	1.52	2.71
2047	1.52	2.68
2048	1.53	2.66
2049	1.53	2.63
2050	1.53	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malaysia	Solomon Islands
1960	45.4%	46.3%
1961	45.9%	46.1%
1962	46.3%	46%
1963	46.5%	45.9%
1964	46.6%	45.8%
1965	46.5%	45.9%
1966	46.2%	46%
1967	45.9%	46.2%
1968	45.5%	46.4%
1969	45%	46.6%
1970	44.5%	46.7%
1971	44%	46.8%
1972	43.4%	46.9%
1973	42.8%	47.1%
1974	42.2%	47.5%
1975	41.7%	47.9%
1976	41.1%	48.2%
1977	40.6%	48.3%
1978	40.1%	48.3%
1979	39.6%	48.3%
1980	39.2%	48.3%
1981	38.8%	48.2%
1982	38.6%	48.1%
1983	38.4%	47.9%
1984	38.2%	47.8%
1985	38.1%	47.5%
1986	38%	47.3%
1987	37.9%	46.9%
1988	37.7%	46.6%
1989	37.5%	46.2%
1990	37.2%	45.8%
1991	36.9%	45.4%
1992	36.6%	45.1%
1993	36.3%	44.8%
1994	36%	44.5%
1995	35.7%	44.3%
1996	35.5%	44%
1997	35.3%	43.8%
1998	35%	43.5%
1999	34.6%	43.2%
2000	34.2%	42.9%
2001	33.7%	42.5%
2002	33.2%	42.2%
2003	32.6%	41.9%
2004	32%	41.7%
2005	31.4%	41.5%
2006	30.7%	41.3%
2007	30%	41.2%
2008	29.4%	41.2%
2009	28.6%	41.1%
2010	27.9%	41%
2011	27.4%	40.8%
2012	27%	40.7%
2013	26.6%	40.4%
2014	26.2%	40.2%
2015	25.8%	40%
2016	25.5%	39.7%
2017	25.2%	39.4%
2018	24.9%	39%
2019	24.5%	38.7%
2020	24%	38.4%
2021	23.4%	38.1%
2022	22.8%	37.7%
2023	22.3%	37.4%
2024	21.8%	37%
2025	21.3%	36.6%
2026	20.8%	36.1%
2027	20.4%	35.7%
2028	19.9%	35.2%
2029	19.4%	34.7%
2030	19%	34.3%
2031	18.5%	33.9%
2032	18.1%	33.5%
2033	17.8%	33.2%
2034	17.6%	32.9%
2035	17.4%	32.7%
2036	17.3%	32.4%
2037	17.3%	32.2%
2038	17.2%	31.9%
2039	17.1%	31.7%
2040	17%	31.5%
2041	17%	31.2%
2042	16.9%	31%
2043	16.8%	30.7%
2044	16.7%	30.4%
2045	16.7%	30.2%
2046	16.6%	29.9%
2047	16.5%	29.6%
2048	16.4%	29.3%
2049	16.3%	29%
2050	16.2%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.8% of the population in Malaysia and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 37.2% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malaysia and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Malaysia vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.92% in Malaysia and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	251,090	4,119
1961	257,270	4,257
1962	262,140	4,408
1963	265,815	4,571
1964	266,406	4,747
1965	264,836	4,885
1966	262,162	5,028
1967	258,764	5,151
1968	260,705	5,285
1969	264,327	5,444
1970	269,341	5,575
1971	272,323	5,814
1972	276,263	6,074
1973	284,611	6,343
1974	289,880	6,612
1975	294,541	6,635
1976	300,615	7,058
1977	305,515	7,290
1978	311,027	7,598
1979	317,439	7,874
1980	326,947	8,156
1981	339,991	8,436
1982	353,138	8,720
1983	365,290	9,011
1984	376,797	9,299
1985	383,243	9,534
1986	385,799	9,656
1987	381,999	9,943
1988	386,507	10,142
1989	373,277	10,354
1990	384,518	10,561
1991	401,938	10,789
1992	418,900	11,029
1993	429,910	11,396
1994	437,873	11,771
1995	443,349	12,124
1996	450,174	12,328
1997	447,768	12,478
1998	436,316	12,658
1999	432,355	12,809
2000	417,371	12,938
2001	400,939	13,061
2002	381,084	13,195
2003	377,425	13,344
2004	365,138	13,444
2005	355,324	13,568
2006	349,509	13,799
2007	348,711	13,963
2008	362,380	14,225
2009	366,157	14,381
2010	360,260	14,604
2011	372,836	15,095
2012	371,497	15,585
2013	366,738	16,038
2014	367,587	16,652
2015	358,302	16,909
2016	345,681	17,027
2017	336,434	16,897
2018	324,568	16,790
2019	309,426	16,649
2020	283,282	16,488
2021	212,002	16,626
2022	237,560	17,253
2023	254,806	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Malaysia vs Solomon Islands

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 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malaysia	Solomon Islands
1985	63	209
1986	59	226
1987	56	200
1988	55	193
1989	52	188
1990	51	184
1991	49	178
1992	48	174
1993	46	173
1994	44	170
1995	43	168
1996	42	166
1997	40	164
1998	39	165
1999	38	164
2000	37	166
2001	36	167
2002	34	168
2003	34	167
2004	33	164
2005	31	161
2006	30	159
2007	30	163
2008	29	153
2009	29	152
2010	29	148
2011	29	147
2012	29	146
2013	29	147
2014	30	147
2015	30	146
2016	30	143
2017	29	140
2018	29	136
2019	28	135
2020	29	131
2021	52	153
2022	38	126
2023	26	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.81% in Malaysia and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	9.46%	16.7%
1961	8.83%	16%
1962	8.25%	15.4%
1963	7.74%	14.7%
1964	7.28%	14%
1965	6.89%	13.3%
1966	6.56%	12.7%
1967	6.27%	12%
1968	6.02%	11.3%
1969	5.79%	10.6%
1970	5.56%	9.94%
1971	5.32%	9.29%
1972	5.06%	8.69%
1973	4.79%	8.12%
1974	4.5%	7.6%
1975	4.23%	7.9%
1976	3.97%	6.68%
1977	3.71%	6.29%
1978	3.48%	5.95%
1979	3.25%	5.64%
1980	3.04%	5.38%
1981	2.84%	5.14%
1982	2.65%	4.93%
1983	2.47%	4.74%
1984	2.32%	4.58%
1985	2.18%	4.42%
1986	2.05%	4.28%
1987	1.93%	4.16%
1988	1.83%	4.04%
1989	1.74%	3.93%
1990	1.66%	3.82%
1991	1.58%	3.72%
1992	1.51%	3.62%
1993	1.45%	3.52%
1994	1.39%	3.43%
1995	1.34%	3.35%
1996	1.29%	3.27%
1997	1.23%	3.21%
1998	1.15%	3.16%
1999	1.07%	3.11%
2000	1%	3.07%
2001	0.93%	3.03%
2002	0.88%	2.99%
2003	0.85%	2.97%
2004	0.84%	2.94%
2005	0.83%	2.91%
2006	0.83%	2.88%
2007	0.82%	2.85%
2008	0.82%	2.81%
2009	0.82%	2.76%
2010	0.81%	2.72%
2011	0.81%	2.67%
2012	0.8%	2.62%
2013	0.81%	2.58%
2014	0.81%	2.53%
2015	0.81%	2.49%
2016	0.82%	2.45%
2017	0.82%	2.41%
2018	0.82%	2.36%
2019	0.82%	2.3%
2020	0.81%	2.24%
2021	0.81%	2.18%
2022	0.81%	2.12%
2023	0.81%	2.06%