Live births in Malaysia
Live births in Malaysia was 435,989 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 59th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Malaysia, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 435,989 Estimated |
| 2022 | 430,022 Estimated |
| 2021 | 424,571 Estimated |
| 2020 | 453,893 Estimated |
| 2019 | 475,958 Estimated |
| 2018 | 487,355 Estimated |
| 2017 | 495,979 Estimated |
| 2016 | 501,915 Estimated |
| 2015 | 510,212 Estimated |
| 2014 | 513,359 Estimated |
| 2013 | 505,751 Estimated |
| 2012 | 504,320 Estimated |
| 2011 | 501,172 Estimated |
| 2010 | 484,452 Estimated |
| 2009 | 486,290 Estimated |
| 2008 | 478,520 Estimated |
| 2007 | 461,421 Estimated |
| 2006 | 459,539 Estimated |
| 2005 | 463,500 Estimated |
| 2004 | 471,853 Estimated |
| 2003 | 482,490 Estimated |
| 2002 | 484,203 Estimated |
| 2001 | 503,496 Estimated |
| 2000 | 519,149 Estimated |
| 1999 | 533,188 Estimated |
| 1998 | 534,047 Estimated |
| 1997 | 542,946 Estimated |
| 1996 | 543,569 Estimated |
| 1995 | 534,696 Estimated |
| 1994 | 527,035 Estimated |
| 1993 | 517,021 Estimated |
| 1992 | 504,631 Estimated |
| 1991 | 486,310 Estimated |
| 1990 | 467,566 Estimated |
| 1989 | 454,514 Estimated |
| 1988 | 466,384 Estimated |
| 1987 | 460,221 Estimated |
| 1986 | 462,596 Estimated |
| 1985 | 458,835 Estimated |
| 1984 | 451,382 Estimated |
| 1983 | 438,942 Estimated |
| 1982 | 425,784 Estimated |
| 1981 | 412,129 Estimated |
| 1980 | 398,506 Estimated |
| 1979 | 388,958 Estimated |
| 1978 | 382,455 Estimated |
| 1977 | 376,962 Estimated |
| 1976 | 372,295 Estimated |
| 1975 | 366,682 Estimated |
| 1974 | 362,339 Estimated |
| 1973 | 357,327 Estimated |
| 1972 | 349,282 Estimated |
| 1971 | 345,666 Estimated |
| 1970 | 343,197 Estimated |
| 1969 | 338,525 Estimated |
| 1968 | 335,329 Estimated |
| 1967 | 333,851 Estimated |
| 1966 | 337,742 Estimated |
| 1965 | 341,770 Estimated |
| 1964 | 345,481 Estimated |
| 1963 | 347,436 Estimated |
| 1962 | 346,436 Estimated |
| 1961 | 344,437 Estimated |
| 1960 | 341,203 Estimated |
| 1959 | 337,118 Estimated |
| 1958 | 332,373 Estimated |
| 1957 | 326,320 Estimated |
| 1956 | 317,773 Estimated |
| 1955 | 309,389 Estimated |
| 1954 | 301,475 Estimated |
| 1953 | 293,634 Estimated |
| 1952 | 286,024 Estimated |
| 1951 | 279,241 Estimated |
| 1950 | 272,659 Estimated |
Malaysia compared with nearby places
- Under 100K
- 100K to 200K
- 200K to 400K
- 400K to 1M
- 1M and over
- No data
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Malaysia, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Malaysia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/malaysia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Malaysia, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/malaysia.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Malaysia, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/malaysia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_malaysia_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Malaysia, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/malaysia. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Malaysia?
Live births in Malaysia was 435,989 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 59th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Malaysia?
543,569 in 1996, the highest value since 1950 in this series.