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In 2026, Malaysia's total fertility rate is 1.52 children per woman, below the 2.1 replacement level. Over the preceding five years it has held broadly steady. About 440 thousand babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 12.1 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 0.73, well below the 1.0 that marks generational replacement. Women are having children later in life, at a mean age of 31.0 years, up from 29.9 in 1980. By 2100, projections see it holding near 1.56 children per woman.
Fertility rate
1.52 children/woman
Birth rate
12.1 per 1,000 people
Total births
440.4K
Mean age at birth
31.0 years
Malaysia's fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 6.5 children per woman in 1957 to 1.52 today, below the 2.1 replacement level.