Brazil vs Malaysia: Birth rate, crude

Brazil
12.13 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malaysia
12.36 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Brazil rank
118th
Malaysia rank
115th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Brazil
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 12.36 per 1,000 people against 12.13 per 1,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.23 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 118th and Malaysia ranks 115th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 40.08 per 1,000 people 38.37 per 1,000 people 1.71 per 1,000 people Brazil
1970s 33.82 per 1,000 people 32.14 per 1,000 people 1.68 per 1,000 people Brazil
1980s 29.37 per 1,000 people 29.53 per 1,000 people 0.1592 per 1,000 people Malaysia
1990s 22.51 per 1,000 people 25.88 per 1,000 people 3.36 per 1,000 people Malaysia
2000s 17.43 per 1,000 people 18.94 per 1,000 people 1.5 per 1,000 people Malaysia
2010s 14.55 per 1,000 people 16.11 per 1,000 people 1.56 per 1,000 people Malaysia
2020s 12.55 per 1,000 people 12.59 per 1,000 people 0.0374 per 1,000 people Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Brazil or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 12.36 per 1,000 people against 12.13 per 1,000 people in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Brazil and Malaysia?
0.23 per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Malaysia rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Brazil ranks 118th and Malaysia ranks 115th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.