Malaysia - Birth Rate 1972
32.7
−0.4 from 1971
Malaysia's birth rate was 32.7 in 1972, decreased +0.4 from 33.2 in 1971. This was the 96th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1972▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Macao SAR, China | 10.9 | 8.5% |
| 2nd | Germany | 11.5 | -10.9% |
| 3rd | Luxembourg | 11.8 | -9.2% |
| 4th | Channel Islands | 12.7 | -8.6% |
| 5th | Finland | 12.7 | -3.8% |
| 6th | Isle of Man | 13.7 | -0.2% |
| 7th | Austria | 13.8 | -4.8% |
| 8th | Sweden | 13.8 | -2.1% |
| 9th | Belgium | 14.0 | -4.1% |
| 10th | Switzerland | 14.6 | -5.8% |
| 11th | Latvia | 14.6 | -1.4% |
| 12th | Hungary | 14.7 | 1.4% |
| 13th | Croatia | 14.8 | 1.4% |
| 14th | United Kingdom | 14.9 | -7.5% |
| 15th | Denmark | 15.1 | -0.7% |
| 16th | Bulgaria | 15.3 | -3.8% |
| 17th | Ukraine | 15.5 | 1.0% |
| 18th | Nauru | 15.6 | 2.8% |
| 19th | Russian Federation | 15.6 | 2.2% |
| 20th | Estonia | 15.6 | -3.1% |
| 21st | United States | 15.6 | -9.3% |
| 22nd | Monaco | 15.6 | -0.1% |
| 23rd | Serbia | 15.6 | 0.5% |
| 24th | European Union | 15.7 | -3.2% |
| 25th | Canada | 15.9 | -5.4% |
| 26th | Greece | 15.9 | -0.6% |
| 27th | Netherlands | 16.1 | -6.4% |
| 28th | Belarus | 16.2 | -1.4% |
| 29th | Liechtenstein | 16.2 | 0.0% |
| 30th | France | 16.3 | -2.4% |
| 31st | Italy | 16.3 | -3.0% |
| 32nd | Norway | 16.3 | -3.0% |
| 33rd | Slovenia | 16.4 | 0.6% |
| 34th | San Marino | 16.5 | -1.4% |
| 35th | Czechia | 16.6 | 5.7% |
| 36th | Lithuania | 17.0 | -3.4% |
| 37th | Bermuda | 17.0 | -2.6% |
| 38th | Poland | 17.5 | 1.7% |
| 39th | Malta | 17.8 | -3.3% |
| 40th | Romania | 18.8 | -4.1% |
| 41st | Slovak Republic | 19.1 | 4.9% |
| 42nd | Japan | 19.3 | 0.5% |
| 43rd | Spain | 19.4 | -1.0% |
| 44th | Georgia | 19.5 | -1.1% |
| 45th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 19.5 | -1.0% |
| 46th | Greenland | 19.6 | -10.1% |
| 47th | Uruguay | 20.0 | 0.2% |
| 48th | Australia | 20.1 | -6.1% |
| 49th | Portugal | 20.2 | -3.8% |
| 50th | Andorra | 20.2 | 2.9% |
| 51st | Gibraltar | 20.3 | -6.8% |
| 52nd | Faroe Islands | 20.5 | 1.5% |
| 53rd | Moldova | 20.5 | 1.8% |
| 54th | Aruba | 20.7 | -11.0% |
| 55th | Montenegro | 20.9 | -0.6% |
| 56th | New Zealand | 21.7 | -3.7% |
| 57th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.8 | -1.6% |
| 58th | Iceland | 22.4 | 7.7% |
| 59th | Cyprus | 22.5 | -0.6% |
| 60th | Ireland | 22.6 | 0.0% |
| 61st | Armenia | 22.8 | -1.2% |
| 62nd | Curaçao | 22.9 | -4.4% |
| 63rd | Singapore | 23.1 | 3.6% |
| 64th | Argentina | 23.8 | 1.1% |
| 65th | Puerto Rico (US) | 24.0 | -6.3% |
| 66th | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.4 | -2.4% |
| 67th | North Macedonia | 24.5 | -1.0% |
| 68th | Barbados | 24.9 | -0.8% |
| 69th | Mauritius | 25.3 | -3.1% |
| 70th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 25.9 | 0.1% |
| 71st | Kazakhstan | 26.5 | 1.4% |
| 72nd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 27.0 | -1.7% |
| 73rd | Israel | 27.2 | -2.9% |
| 74th | Cuba | 27.2 | -4.6% |
| 75th | Chile | 27.4 | -2.3% |
| 76th | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.5 | 1.1% |
| 77th | Korea | 28.4 | -9.0% |
| 78th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 28.5 | -0.5% |
| 79th | United Arab Emirates | 29.1 | -2.9% |
| 80th | Azerbaijan | 29.1 | -3.7% |
| 81st | Guam | 29.5 | -1.1% |
| 82nd | Tuvalu | 29.5 | -1.7% |
| 83rd | Dominica | 29.6 | -4.3% |
| 84th | Bahamas, The | 29.7 | -4.2% |
| 85th | Sri Lanka | 29.7 | -1.7% |
| 86th | China | 29.8 | -2.9% |
| 87th | Virgin Islands (US) | 30.5 | -1.0% |
| 88th | Costa Rica | 30.7 | -2.8% |
| 89th | Seychelles | 30.8 | -8.3% |
| 90th | British Virgin Islands | 32.1 | -3.3% |
| 91st | Grenada | 32.3 | -3.9% |
| 92nd | Jamaica | 32.6 | -1.7% |
| 93rd | Lebanon | 32.6 | -1.1% |
| 94th | Albania | 32.6 | -1.3% |
| 95th | Suriname | 32.7 | -0.3% |
| 96th | Malaysia | 32.7 | -1.4% |
| 97th | Fiji | 33.0 | -3.5% |
| 98th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 33.7 | 0.8% |
| 99th | Palau | 34.0 | -4.9% |
| 100th | Bahrain | 34.1 | -3.9% |
| 101st | Colombia | 34.4 | -2.7% |
| 102nd | Kyrgyz Republic | 34.5 | -0.3% |
| 103rd | Brazil | 34.5 | -1.0% |
| 104th | Thailand | 34.7 | -2.6% |
| 105th | Cayman Islands | 34.8 | 43.0% |
| 106th | Brunei Darussalam | 34.9 | 0.6% |
| 107th | New Caledonia | 34.9 | 0.0% |
| 108th | American Samoa | 35.2 | -2.7% |
| 109th | French Polynesia | 35.7 | -2.3% |
| 110th | Paraguay | 35.8 | -1.6% |
| 111th | Panama | 36.0 | -2.1% |
| 112th | Gabon | 36.0 | 1.3% |
| 113th | Guyana | 36.1 | -1.3% |
| 114th | Viet Nam | 36.4 | 1.9% |
| 115th | Kiribati | 36.5 | -2.3% |
| 116th | Myanmar | 36.6 | -1.3% |
| 117th | St. Lucia | 36.7 | -2.0% |
| 118th | Qatar | 36.9 | -7.6% |
| 119th | Tonga | 37.0 | -2.1% |
| 120th | Turkmenistan | 37.1 | -1.6% |
| 121st | Uzbekistan | 37.6 | -0.5% |
| 122nd | Kosovo | 37.7 | -0.3% |
| 123rd | St. Martin (French part) | 37.9 | -1.4% |
| 124th | Guinea-Bissau | 38.6 | -2.3% |
| 125th | Indonesia | 38.6 | -1.9% |
| 126th | Philippines | 38.7 | -1.9% |
| 127th | South Africa | 38.9 | -1.0% |
| 128th | Belize | 39.3 | 1.8% |
| 129th | Samoa | 39.3 | -2.6% |
| 130th | Türkiye | 39.3 | -2.1% |
| 131st | India | 39.5 | -0.7% |
| 132nd | Cambodia | 39.7 | -1.5% |
| 133rd | Tunisia | 39.7 | -1.4% |
| 134th | Mongolia | 39.8 | -0.5% |
| 135th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 39.8 | -2.8% |
| 136th | São Tomé and Principe | 39.9 | 1.2% |
| 137th | Northern Mariana Islands | 40.0 | -0.3% |
| 138th | Ecuador | 40.1 | -1.4% |
| 139th | Lesotho | 40.2 | -0.7% |
| 140th | Dominican Republic | 40.6 | -1.5% |
| 141st | Haiti | 40.7 | -0.1% |
| 142nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 40.9 | -3.5% |
| 143rd | Peru | 41.2 | -1.4% |
| 144th | Timor-Leste | 41.3 | -1.9% |
| 145th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 41.6 | -0.4% |
| 146th | Kuwait | 41.9 | -1.5% |
| 147th | Vanuatu | 41.9 | -0.5% |
| 148th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 41.9 | -1.1% |
| 149th | Tajikistan | 42.0 | -0.3% |
| 150th | Cabo Verde | 42.3 | 1.8% |
| 151st | Nepal | 42.3 | -0.9% |
| 152nd | El Salvador | 42.5 | -0.7% |
| 153rd | Central African Republic | 42.8 | -0.8% |
| 154th | Equatorial Guinea | 43.0 | 0.8% |
| 155th | Mexico | 43.0 | -1.9% |
| 156th | Papua New Guinea | 43.3 | -0.9% |
| 157th | Namibia | 43.7 | 0.4% |
| 158th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 43.8 | -0.4% |
| 159th | Morocco | 43.8 | -0.9% |
| 160th | Pakistan | 43.8 | -0.3% |
| 161st | Solomon Islands | 44.1 | 0.0% |
| 162nd | Lao PDR | 44.3 | 0.0% |
| 163rd | Guatemala | 44.4 | -0.5% |
| 164th | Congo, Republic of | 44.5 | 0.3% |
| 165th | Iraq | 44.9 | -1.0% |
| 166th | Cameroon | 45.0 | -0.1% |
| 167th | Botswana | 45.5 | 0.1% |
| 168th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 45.6 | 0.0% |
| 169th | Guinea | 45.6 | 0.1% |
| 170th | Djibouti | 45.8 | -0.9% |
| 171st | Syrian Arab Republic | 45.9 | -0.6% |
| 172nd | Libya | 45.9 | -1.2% |
| 173rd | Algeria | 46.0 | -0.7% |
| 174th | Zimbabwe | 46.0 | 0.8% |
| 175th | Honduras | 46.1 | -0.1% |
| 176th | Eritrea | 46.2 | -0.8% |
| 177th | Mauritania | 46.6 | -0.7% |
| 178th | Nicaragua | 46.7 | -0.2% |
| 179th | Comoros | 46.8 | -0.3% |
| 180th | Ghana | 46.9 | -1.0% |
| 181st | Mozambique | 47.0 | -0.5% |
| 182nd | Maldives | 47.0 | -0.9% |
| 183rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 47.1 | -0.5% |
| 184th | Sierra Leone | 47.2 | -0.2% |
| 185th | Bhutan | 47.2 | -0.5% |
| 186th | Madagascar | 47.4 | 0.3% |
| 187th | Benin | 47.4 | 0.0% |
| 188th | Gambia, The | 47.5 | -0.1% |
| 189th | Liberia | 47.6 | 0.3% |
| 190th | Burkina Faso | 47.6 | 0.0% |
| 191st | Nigeria | 48.0 | 0.4% |
| 192nd | Jordan | 48.1 | -0.6% |
| 193rd | Bangladesh | 48.2 | 1.3% |
| 194th | Saudi Arabia | 48.3 | -0.2% |
| 195th | Sudan | 48.4 | -1.0% |
| 196th | Togo | 48.5 | 0.0% |
| 197th | Burundi | 48.8 | 1.9% |
| 198th | Rwanda | 48.9 | 0.8% |
| 199th | Uganda | 48.9 | 0.0% |
| 200th | Marshall Islands | 48.9 | 1.0% |
| 201st | Chad | 49.3 | 3.8% |
| 202nd | Angola | 49.5 | -1.4% |
| 203rd | Zambia | 49.6 | 0.3% |
| 204th | Senegal | 49.8 | -0.2% |
| 205th | Eswatini | 49.8 | 0.6% |
| 206th | Tanzania | 50.4 | -0.4% |
| 207th | Mali | 50.4 | -0.1% |
| 208th | Oman | 50.9 | -0.6% |
| 209th | Afghanistan | 51.2 | -0.1% |
| 210th | Kenya | 51.5 | -1.4% |
| 211th | Côte d'Ivoire | 52.2 | -0.4% |
| 212th | Malawi | 53.5 | -0.4% |
| 213th | South Sudan | 54.5 | -0.1% |
| 214th | Yemen, Republic of | 55.4 | -0.7% |
| 215th | Niger | 55.5 | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was Malaysia's birth rate in 1972?▾
Malaysia's birth rate in 1972 was 32.7. This ranked 96th globally.
How did Malaysia's birth rate change in 1972?▾
Malaysia's birth rate decreased by 1.4% in 1972 compared to 1971.
Which country had the highest birth rate in 1972?▾
Niger had the highest birth rate in 1972 at 55.5.
What is the birth rate of Malaysia in 1972?▾
The birth rate of Malaysia in 1972 was 32.7. This ranked 96th globally.
How does 1972 compare to 1971 for Malaysia's birth rate?▾
Malaysia's birth rate went from 33.2 in 1971 to 32.7 in 1972, a 1.4% decrease.
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