Bahrain vs Malaysia: Birth rate vs. death rate
Bahrain
12.46 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia
12.41 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bahrain rank
127th
Malaysia rank
128th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Bahrain
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 12.46 births per 1,000 people against 12.41 births per 1,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.05 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 127th and Malaysia ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.59 births per 1,000 people | 44.35 births per 1,000 people | 5.24 births per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 46.33 births per 1,000 people | 38.37 births per 1,000 people | 7.96 births per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 32.53 births per 1,000 people | 32.14 births per 1,000 people | 0.3909 births per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 28.3 births per 1,000 people | 29.53 births per 1,000 people | 1.22 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 23.33 births per 1,000 people | 25.88 births per 1,000 people | 2.55 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 18.43 births per 1,000 people | 18.94 births per 1,000 people | 0.5142 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 14.86 births per 1,000 people | 16.11 births per 1,000 people | 1.25 births per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 12.9 births per 1,000 people | 12.65 births per 1,000 people | 0.2532 births per 1,000 people | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Bahrain or Malaysia?
- Bahrain, at 12.46 births per 1,000 people against 12.41 births per 1,000 people in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Bahrain and Malaysia?
- 0.05 births per 1,000 people, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Malaysia rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Bahrain ranks 127th and Malaysia ranks 128th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.