What is birth rate vs. death rate in Malaysia?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Malaysia was 12.41 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 44.71 births per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 12.38 births per 1,000 people in 2021.

How does Malaysia rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Malaysia ranks 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Malaysia data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Malaysia

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Malaysia
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Malaysia: Birth rate vs. death rate was 12.41 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

12.41 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

128th

of 236 countries

All-time high

44.71 births per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

12.38 births per 1,000 people

in 2021

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Malaysia, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 12.41 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Malaysia peaked at 44.71 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 12.38 births per 1,000 people, in 2021.

Malaysia ranks 128th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	44.35 births per 1,000 people	43.47 births per 1,000 people	44.71 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	38.37 births per 1,000 people	34.03 births per 1,000 people	42.88 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	32.14 births per 1,000 people	30.8 births per 1,000 people	33.72 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	29.53 births per 1,000 people	26.25 births per 1,000 people	30.78 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	25.88 births per 1,000 people	23.77 births per 1,000 people	26.79 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	18.94 births per 1,000 people	17.09 births per 1,000 people	22.6 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	16.11 births per 1,000 people	14.23 births per 1,000 people	17.19 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	12.65 births per 1,000 people	12.38 births per 1,000 people	13.39 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

125 Faroe Islands 12.61 births per 1,000 people compare
126 Cook Islands 12.48 births per 1,000 people compare
127 Bahrain 12.46 births per 1,000 people compare
129 Cape Verde 12.33 births per 1,000 people compare
130 Brazil 12.32 births per 1,000 people compare
131 Turkey 12.28 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Malaysia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 336,457 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,173 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 333,756 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 298,510 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 331,551 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 298,367 (2025)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Malaysia?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Malaysia was 12.41 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 44.71 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 12.38 births per 1,000 people in 2021.
How does Malaysia rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Malaysia ranks 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.