Malaysia vs United Kingdom: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Malaysia
1.55 live births per woman
in 2023
United Kingdom
1.56 live births per woman
in 2023
Malaysia rank
158th
United Kingdom rank
156th
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Malaysia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 1.56 live births per woman against 1.55 live births per woman in Malaysia, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 158th and United Kingdom ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.44 live births per woman | 2.33 live births per woman | 4.11 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 5.87 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 4.56 live births per woman | 1.97 live births per woman | 2.58 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 3.77 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.97 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 3.28 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2.49 live births per woman | 1.76 live births per woman | 0.736 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 0.1992 live births per woman | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 0.0152 live births per woman | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Malaysia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 1.56 live births per woman against 1.55 live births per woman in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Malaysia and United Kingdom?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Kingdom?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and United Kingdom rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Malaysia ranks 158th and United Kingdom ranks 156th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.