Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 1.55 births per woman in Malaysia and 3.1 births per woman in Papua New Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Papua New Guinea, by 1.55 births per woman, or 2 times that in Malaysia.

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births per woman · UN

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What the numbers say

Papua New Guinea has been higher since 1964, when it overtook Malaysia.
In 2023, Malaysia ranked 151 and Papua New Guinea ranked 55 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Malaysia at 1.56 births per woman and Papua New Guinea at 1.88 births per woman in 2100.
The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

Year	Malaysia	Papua New Guinea	World
2023	1.55	3.1	2.25
2022	1.55	3.16	2.27
2021	1.56	3.22	2.29
2020	1.68	3.27	2.32
2019	1.78	3.32	2.4
2018	1.84	3.38	2.44
2017	1.89	3.43	2.5
2016	1.94	3.5	2.54
2015	2.01	3.56	2.54
2014	2.06	3.63	2.56
2013	2.07	3.68	2.57
2012	2.12	3.75	2.61
2011	2.15	3.82	2.59
2010	2.14	3.88	2.6
2009	2.22	3.94	2.62
2008	2.26	4.02	2.63
2007	2.25	4.08	2.62
2006	2.31	4.15	2.63
2005	2.39	4.22	2.63
2004	2.49	4.28	2.65
2003	2.6	4.36	2.66
2002	2.66	4.42	2.68
2001	2.81	4.47	2.71
2000	2.94	4.53	2.75
1999	3.07	4.59	2.75
1998	3.12	4.63	2.78
1997	3.23	4.68	2.81
1996	3.3	4.73	2.85
1995	3.32	4.78	2.89
1994	3.35	4.87	2.93
1993	3.36	4.96	2.98
1992	3.37	5.03	3.04
1991	3.34	5.11	3.13
1990	3.3	5.18	3.31
1989	3.31	5.24	3.35
1988	3.5	5.3	3.39
1987	3.57	5.36	3.48
1986	3.7	5.42	3.5
1985	3.8	5.47	3.51
1984	3.89	5.51	3.55
1983	3.93	5.56	3.58
1982	3.97	5.59	3.71
1981	4	5.65	3.71
1980	4.04	5.71	3.74
1979	4.09	5.79	3.77
1978	4.18	5.88	3.79
1977	4.28	5.96	3.85
1976	4.4	6.02	3.97
1975	4.5	6.06	4.08
1974	4.62	6.11	4.26
1973	4.73	6.16	4.42
1972	4.82	6.2	4.55
1971	4.92	6.23	4.68
1970	5.04	6.25	4.83
1969	5.16	6.26	4.87
1968	5.29	6.25	4.96
1967	5.43	6.24	4.85
1966	5.64	6.23	4.96
1965	5.84	6.2	5.07
1964	6.03	6.19	5.12
1963	6.19	6.15	5.31
1962	6.3	6.14	5.02
1961	6.37	6.07	4.57
1960	6.41	6.02	4.7
1959	6.44	5.96	4.74
1958	6.46	5.93	4.93
1957	6.47	5.89	5.07
1956	6.46	5.84	4.93
1955	6.45	5.82	5
1954	6.45	5.78	5
1953	6.44	5.79	4.92
1952	6.43	5.76	5
1951	6.43	5.74	4.82
1950	6.43	5.71	4.85

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Malaysia	Papua New Guinea	World
2024	1.541.21–1.89	3.072.16–4.04	2.25
2025	1.531.16–1.9	3.032.09–4.06	2.24
2026	1.521.12–1.91	2.992.03–4.08	2.23
2027	1.511.09–1.91	2.952–4.03	2.22
2028	1.511.05–1.93	2.921.96–4.01	2.21
2029	1.511.03–1.94	2.881.92–3.97	2.2
2030	1.511.02–1.95	2.841.85–3.95	2.2
2031	1.51–1.94	2.811.81–3.89	2.19
2032	1.50.98–1.95	2.781.77–3.89	2.18
2033	1.50.99–1.96	2.761.73–3.89	2.17
2034	1.50.96–1.97	2.731.7–3.87	2.16
2035	1.50.98–1.98	2.71.67–3.86	2.15
2036	1.510.98–1.99	2.671.64–3.86	2.15
2037	1.510.96–1.99	2.641.63–3.83	2.14
2038	1.510.97–2.02	2.611.59–3.8	2.13
2039	1.510.96–2.02	2.591.58–3.8	2.13
2040	1.510.95–2.02	2.561.56–3.79	2.13
2041	1.510.96–2.02	2.541.54–3.75	2.12
2042	1.510.97–2.03	2.511.52–3.75	2.12
2043	1.520.97–2.03	2.51.49–3.7	2.12
2044	1.520.94–2.04	2.481.48–3.66	2.12
2045	1.520.94–2.04	2.461.46–3.67	2.12
2046	1.520.92–2.03	2.441.43–3.69	2.11
2047	1.530.92–2.03	2.421.42–3.69	2.11
2048	1.530.93–2.07	2.41.43–3.67	2.11
2049	1.530.92–2.07	2.381.42–3.66	2.1
2050	1.530.92–2.08	2.371.41–3.65	2.1
2051	1.530.93–2.07	2.351.38–3.62	2.09
2052	1.530.91–2.09	2.331.37–3.61	2.09
2053	1.530.91–2.08	2.321.36–3.6	2.08
2054	1.530.89–2.07	2.31.36–3.59	2.07
2055	1.530.89–2.09	2.281.36–3.58	2.07
2056	1.530.91–2.1	2.271.35–3.53	2.06
2057	1.530.89–2.1	2.261.33–3.53	2.05
2058	1.530.89–2.09	2.241.31–3.49	2.04
2059	1.530.86–2.1	2.231.32–3.45	2.04
2060	1.530.87–2.12	2.211.3–3.42	2.03
2061	1.540.88–2.13	2.21.28–3.44	2.02
2062	1.540.87–2.12	2.191.28–3.39	2.02
2063	1.540.87–2.13	2.171.28–3.4	2.01
2064	1.540.88–2.13	2.161.28–3.4	2
2065	1.540.89–2.11	2.151.29–3.38	2
2066	1.540.88–2.14	2.141.28–3.39	1.99
2067	1.550.9–2.13	2.131.28–3.35	1.98
2068	1.550.88–2.15	2.121.25–3.33	1.98
2069	1.540.89–2.16	2.111.23–3.37	1.97
2070	1.550.89–2.15	2.11.22–3.31	1.97
2071	1.550.9–2.15	2.091.22–3.29	1.96
2072	1.550.89–2.15	2.081.22–3.3	1.96
2073	1.550.9–2.16	2.061.2–3.31	1.95
2074	1.550.87–2.16	2.051.2–3.28	1.95
2075	1.550.89–2.15	2.041.17–3.27	1.94
2076	1.550.9–2.16	2.041.16–3.31	1.94
2077	1.550.9–2.17	2.031.15–3.26	1.94
2078	1.550.9–2.17	2.021.15–3.27	1.93
2079	1.550.88–2.18	2.021.17–3.25	1.93
2080	1.560.89–2.19	2.011.16–3.25	1.92
2081	1.560.87–2.18	21.17–3.23	1.92
2082	1.560.87–2.2	21.16–3.21	1.91
2083	1.560.88–2.2	1.991.17–3.22	1.91
2084	1.560.88–2.2	1.981.17–3.2	1.91
2085	1.560.89–2.19	1.981.15–3.18	1.9
2086	1.560.88–2.19	1.971.13–3.17	1.9
2087	1.560.88–2.19	1.971.14–3.18	1.89
2088	1.560.87–2.21	1.961.17–3.18	1.89
2089	1.560.87–2.22	1.951.15–3.19	1.88
2090	1.560.85–2.2	1.941.15–3.17	1.88
2091	1.560.81–2.2	1.941.14–3.15	1.88
2092	1.560.83–2.21	1.931.13–3.08	1.87
2093	1.560.82–2.23	1.921.12–3.06	1.87
2094	1.560.83–2.21	1.921.11–3.09	1.86
2095	1.560.83–2.21	1.911.13–3.13	1.86
2096	1.560.82–2.22	1.911.15–3.08	1.85
2097	1.560.83–2.21	1.91.12–3.04	1.85
2098	1.560.82–2.23	1.91.12–3.04	1.85
2099	1.560.84–2.21	1.891.08–3.03	1.84
2100	1.560.85–2.22	1.881.11–3.01	1.84

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Good to know

The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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Deaths in conflictsMalaysia: 0 deaths in 2022Papua New Guinea: 96 deaths in 2022