Fertility & birth rates in Malaysia and Taiwan

Fertility rate in Malaysia vs Taiwan 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 0.89 in Taiwan in 2024. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Malaysia vs Taiwan 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	Taiwan
1951	-	7.04
1952	-	-
1953	-	-
1954	-	-
1955	-	-
1956	-	-
1957	-	-
1958	-	-
1959	-	-
1960	6.41	-
1961	6.37	-
1962	6.3	-
1963	6.19	-
1964	6.03	-
1965	5.84	-
1966	5.64	-
1967	5.43	-
1968	5.29	-
1969	5.16	-
1970	5.04	-
1971	4.92	-
1972	4.82	-
1973	4.73	-
1974	4.62	-
1975	4.5	-
1976	4.4	-
1977	4.28	-
1978	4.18	-
1979	4.09	-
1980	4.04	-
1981	4	2.46
1982	3.97	-
1983	3.93	-
1984	3.89	-
1985	3.8	-
1986	3.7	-
1987	3.57	-
1988	3.5	-
1989	3.31	-
1990	3.3	-
1991	3.34	1.72
1992	3.37	-
1993	3.36	-
1994	3.35	-
1995	3.32	-
1996	3.3	-
1997	3.23	-
1998	3.12	-
1999	3.07	-
2000	2.94	-
2001	2.81	1.4
2002	2.66	-
2003	2.6	-
2004	2.49	-
2005	2.39	-
2006	2.31	-
2007	2.25	-
2008	2.26	-
2009	2.22	-
2010	2.14	-
2011	2.15	1.07
2012	2.12	-
2013	2.07	-
2014	2.06	-
2015	2.01	1.18
2016	1.94	1.17
2017	1.89	1.13
2018	1.84	1.06
2019	1.78	1.05
2020	1.68	0.99
2021	1.56	0.98
2022	1.55	0.87
2023	1.55	0.87
2024	1.54	0.89
2025	1.53	0.88
2026	1.52	0.88
2027	1.51	0.89
2028	1.51	0.9
2029	1.51	0.91
2030	1.51	0.91
2031	1.5	0.92
2032	1.5	0.93
2033	1.5	0.95
2034	1.5	0.96
2035	1.5	0.97
2036	1.51	0.98
2037	1.51	0.99
2038	1.51	1
2039	1.51	1.01
2040	1.51	1.02
2041	1.51	1.03
2042	1.51	1.04
2043	1.52	1.05
2044	1.52	1.06
2045	1.52	1.07
2046	1.52	1.07
2047	1.52	1.08
2048	1.53	1.09
2049	1.53	1.1
2050	1.53	1.1

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Malaysia	Taiwan
1960	45.4%	-
1961	45.9%	-
1962	46.3%	-
1963	46.5%	-
1964	46.6%	-
1965	46.5%	-
1966	46.2%	-
1967	45.9%	-
1968	45.5%	-
1969	45%	-
1970	44.5%	-
1971	44%	-
1972	43.4%	-
1973	42.8%	-
1974	42.2%	36.2%
1975	41.7%	35.4%
1976	41.1%	34.7%
1977	40.6%	34%
1978	40.1%	33.3%
1979	39.6%	32.7%
1980	39.2%	32.1%
1981	38.8%	31.6%
1982	38.6%	31.2%
1983	38.4%	30.8%
1984	38.2%	30.2%
1985	38.1%	29.6%
1986	38%	29%
1987	37.9%	28.4%
1988	37.7%	28%
1989	37.5%	27.5%
1990	37.2%	27.1%
1991	36.9%	26.3%
1992	36.6%	25.8%
1993	36.3%	25.1%
1994	36%	24.4%
1995	35.7%	23.8%
1996	35.5%	23.1%
1997	35.3%	22.6%
1998	35%	22%
1999	34.6%	21.4%
2000	34.2%	21.1%
2001	33.7%	20.8%
2002	33.2%	20.4%
2003	32.6%	19.8%
2004	32%	19.3%
2005	31.4%	18.7%
2006	30.7%	18.1%
2007	30%	17.6%
2008	29.4%	17%
2009	28.6%	16.3%
2010	27.9%	15.6%
2011	27.4%	15.1%
2012	27%	14.6%
2013	26.6%	14.3%
2014	26.2%	14%
2015	25.8%	13.6%
2016	25.5%	13.3%
2017	25.2%	13.1%
2018	24.9%	12.9%
2019	24.5%	12.8%
2020	24%	12.6%
2021	23.4%	12.4%
2022	22.8%	12.1%
2023	22.3%	11.9%
2024	21.8%	11.7%
2025	21.3%	11.5%
2026	20.8%	11.3%
2027	20.4%	10.9%
2028	19.9%	10.5%
2029	19.4%	10.2%
2030	19%	9.8%
2031	18.5%	9.39%
2032	18.1%	9.06%
2033	17.8%	8.79%
2034	17.6%	8.55%
2035	17.4%	8.34%
2036	17.3%	8.2%
2037	17.3%	8.11%
2038	17.2%	8.06%
2039	17.1%	8.03%
2040	17%	8.01%
2041	17%	7.99%
2042	16.9%	7.99%
2043	16.8%	8%
2044	16.7%	8.01%
2045	16.7%	8.03%
2046	16.6%	8.06%
2047	16.5%	8.1%
2048	16.4%	8.14%
2049	16.3%	8.19%
2050	16.2%	8.24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 21.8% of the population in Malaysia and 11.7% in Taiwan in 2024, compared to 37.2% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malaysia and Taiwan compared.

Natural population change in Malaysia vs Taiwan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.92% in Malaysia and -0.05% in Taiwan. 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	Taiwan
1960	251,090	-
1961	257,270	-
1962	262,140	-
1963	265,815	-
1964	266,406	-
1965	264,836	-
1966	262,162	346,958
1967	258,764	356,019
1968	260,705	365,133
1969	264,327	379,160
1970	269,341	393,010
1971	272,323	401,921
1972	276,263	410,193
1973	284,611	417,863
1974	289,880	425,401
1975	294,541	433,225
1976	300,615	442,018
1977	305,515	450,897
1978	311,027	459,289
1979	317,439	468,197
1980	326,947	477,138
1981	339,991	326,883
1982	353,138	332,774
1983	365,290	338,181
1984	376,797	343,199
1985	383,243	347,942
1986	385,799	351,930
1987	381,999	355,657
1988	386,507	359,694
1989	373,277	363,606
1990	384,518	367,657
1991	401,938	215,698
1992	418,900	217,809
1993	429,910	219,858
1994	437,873	221,832
1995	443,349	223,736
1996	450,174	225,564
1997	447,768	227,591
1998	436,316	229,712
1999	432,355	231,550
2000	417,371	233,382
2001	400,939	132,707
2002	381,084	133,431
2003	377,425	134,023
2004	365,138	134,522
2005	355,324	135,015
2006	349,509	135,572
2007	348,711	136,130
2008	362,380	136,607
2009	366,157	137,086
2010	360,260	137,458
2011	372,836	43,836
2012	371,497	43,981
2013	366,738	44,121
2014	367,587	44,233
2015	358,302	49,741
2016	345,681	35,980
2017	336,434	22,613
2018	324,568	8,725
2019	309,426	1,416
2020	283,282	-7,782
2021	212,002	-30,039
2022	237,560	-68,327
2023	254,806	-69,794
2024	-	-67,188

Maternal mortality chart: Malaysia vs Taiwan

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 14 deaths in Taiwan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malaysia	Taiwan
1985	63	-
1986	59	9.4
1987	56	8.9
1988	55	9
1989	52	12.7
1990	51	12.2
1991	49	8.1
1992	48	6.8
1993	46	9.2
1994	44	8
1995	43	7.7
1996	42	7.7
1997	40	9.2
1998	39	8.9
1999	38	8.4
2000	37	7.8
2001	36	7.8
2002	34	7.8
2003	34	7.8
2004	33	7.8
2005	31	7.8
2006	30	7.8
2007	30	7.8
2008	29	7.8
2009	29	7.8
2010	29	7.8
2011	29	7.8
2012	29	8.5
2013	29	8.5
2014	30	8.5
2015	30	11.3
2016	30	11.6
2017	29	11.6
2018	29	11.6
2019	28	15.4
2020	29	13
2021	52	14
2022	38	14
2023	26	14
2024	-	14