Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Malaysia
Malaysia: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.55 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.55
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.47
in 1957
All-time low
1.55
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Malaysia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Malaysia stood at 1.55. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Malaysia peaked at 6.47 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 1.55, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 153rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.43 | — |
| 1951 | 6.43 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 6.43 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 6.44 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.45 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 6.45 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 6.46 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 6.47 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.46 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 6.44 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 6.41 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 6.37 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 6.3 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 6.19 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 6.03 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 5.84 | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 5.63 | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 5.43 | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 5.29 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 5.16 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 5.04 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 4.92 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 4.82 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 4.73 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 4.62 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 4.5 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 4.4 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 4.28 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.18 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 4.09 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 4.04 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 4 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 3.97 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 3.93 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.88 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 3.8 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 3.7 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 3.56 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 3.5 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 3.31 | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 3.3 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.34 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 3.37 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 3.36 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.35 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.32 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.3 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.23 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 3.12 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 3.07 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.94 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 2.81 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.66 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 2.6 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.49 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.39 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 2.31 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.25 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.26 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.22 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.14 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.15 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.12 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.07 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.06 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.01 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.94 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.89 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.84 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.78 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.68 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.55 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.55 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.44 | 6.43 | 6.47 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.87 | 5.16 | 6.41 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.56 | 4.09 | 5.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.77 | 3.31 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.28 | 3.07 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 | 2.22 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.78 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 | 1.55 | 1.68 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 150 Maldives 1.57 compare
- 151 Slovakia 1.56 compare
- 151 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.56 compare
- 154 Isle of Man 1.55 compare
- 155 Iceland 1.54 compare
- 156 Liechtenstein 1.54 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Malaysia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,524 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.57 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.57 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 8.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.172 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.47 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Malaysia?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Malaysia was 1.55 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.47 in 1957.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Malaysia ranks 153rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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