Malaysia - Birth Rate 2008
17.4
+0.3 from 2007
Malaysia's birth rate was 17.4 in 2008, increased +0.3 from 17.1 in 2007. This was the 98th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2008▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Germany | 8.3 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Japan | 8.7 | 1.2% |
| 3rd | Macao SAR, China | 8.7 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Austria | 9.3 | 1.1% |
| 5th | Korea | 9.4 | -6.9% |
| 6th | Serbia | 9.4 | 2.0% |
| 7th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.5 | -0.2% |
| 8th | Italy | 9.7 | 1.0% |
| 9th | Malta | 9.8 | 5.4% |
| 10th | Croatia | 9.9 | 5.3% |
| 11th | Hungary | 9.9 | 2.1% |
| 12th | Liechtenstein | 9.9 | -1.0% |
| 13th | Lithuania | 9.9 | 6.5% |
| 14th | Portugal | 9.9 | 2.1% |
| 15th | United Arab Emirates | 10.0 | -10.1% |
| 16th | Switzerland | 10.0 | 1.0% |
| 17th | Singapore | 10.2 | -1.0% |
| 18th | Bulgaria | 10.4 | 4.0% |
| 19th | Andorra | 10.5 | 4.2% |
| 20th | Channel Islands | 10.5 | 0.0% |
| 21st | European Union | 10.6 | 2.4% |
| 22nd | Greece | 10.7 | 5.9% |
| 23rd | Slovak Republic | 10.7 | 5.9% |
| 24th | British Virgin Islands | 10.7 | -3.2% |
| 25th | Romania | 10.8 | 4.9% |
| 26th | Slovenia | 10.8 | 10.2% |
| 27th | Poland | 10.9 | 6.9% |
| 28th | Cuba | 10.9 | 8.9% |
| 29th | San Marino | 11.0 | 17.0% |
| 30th | Ukraine | 11.0 | 8.0% |
| 31st | Belarus | 11.1 | 3.7% |
| 32nd | Finland | 11.2 | 0.9% |
| 33rd | Latvia | 11.2 | 2.8% |
| 34th | North Macedonia | 11.2 | 0.9% |
| 35th | Netherlands | 11.2 | 0.9% |
| 36th | Qatar | 11.2 | 4.1% |
| 37th | Spain | 11.3 | 3.7% |
| 38th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 11.3 | 10.8% |
| 39th | Bermuda | 11.5 | -1.2% |
| 40th | Canada | 11.5 | 1.8% |
| 41st | Czechia | 11.5 | 3.6% |
| 42nd | Luxembourg | 11.5 | 0.9% |
| 43rd | Isle of Man | 11.6 | -0.3% |
| 44th | Puerto Rico (US) | 11.8 | -0.6% |
| 45th | Denmark | 11.8 | 0.9% |
| 46th | Belgium | 11.9 | 1.7% |
| 47th | Sweden | 11.9 | 1.7% |
| 48th | Cyprus | 12.0 | 3.0% |
| 49th | Estonia | 12.0 | 1.7% |
| 50th | Russian Federation | 12.0 | 6.2% |
| 51st | China | 12.1 | 0.3% |
| 52nd | Monaco | 12.2 | 6.0% |
| 53rd | Albania | 12.2 | -1.8% |
| 54th | Gibraltar | 12.3 | 2.5% |
| 55th | Thailand | 12.5 | -3.1% |
| 56th | Norway | 12.7 | 2.4% |
| 57th | Barbados | 12.8 | -0.7% |
| 58th | France | 12.9 | 0.8% |
| 59th | United Kingdom | 12.9 | 2.4% |
| 60th | Aruba | 13.1 | -2.3% |
| 61st | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 13.1 | 8.4% |
| 62nd | Mauritius | 13.2 | -3.6% |
| 63rd | Armenia | 13.3 | 3.1% |
| 64th | Montenegro | 13.4 | 5.5% |
| 65th | Palau | 13.7 | -0.5% |
| 66th | Curaçao | 13.8 | 3.0% |
| 67th | Faroe Islands | 13.8 | -1.4% |
| 68th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 13.9 | 0.5% |
| 69th | Australia | 14.0 | -0.7% |
| 70th | United States | 14.0 | -2.1% |
| 71st | Moldova | 14.3 | 4.1% |
| 72nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.3 | -0.6% |
| 73rd | Chile | 14.4 | 1.1% |
| 74th | Uruguay | 14.4 | -1.1% |
| 75th | St. Lucia | 14.6 | -1.5% |
| 76th | Dominica | 14.7 | -3.0% |
| 77th | Georgia | 14.7 | 8.1% |
| 78th | Greenland | 14.8 | -2.0% |
| 79th | Cayman Islands | 14.9 | 0.8% |
| 80th | New Zealand | 15.1 | -0.3% |
| 81st | Iceland | 15.2 | 4.1% |
| 82nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 15.6 | -2.0% |
| 83rd | Virgin Islands (US) | 15.8 | -3.7% |
| 84th | Brazil | 15.8 | -2.7% |
| 85th | Bahamas, The | 15.8 | -1.8% |
| 86th | Brunei Darussalam | 16.0 | 0.5% |
| 87th | Bahrain | 16.2 | -4.6% |
| 88th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 16.4 | -4.2% |
| 89th | Grenada | 16.7 | -0.8% |
| 90th | Ireland | 16.7 | 3.1% |
| 91st | Jamaica | 16.7 | -3.3% |
| 92nd | Costa Rica | 16.8 | 1.2% |
| 93rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.0 | 9.0% |
| 94th | Tunisia | 17.0 | 1.4% |
| 95th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17.1 | 0.7% |
| 96th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.1 | 3.2% |
| 97th | New Caledonia | 17.3 | -1.7% |
| 98th | Malaysia | 17.4 | 1.6% |
| 99th | Azerbaijan | 17.4 | -1.7% |
| 100th | Viet Nam | 17.7 | 0.7% |
| 101st | Lebanon | 17.8 | -0.8% |
| 102nd | Seychelles | 17.8 | 1.1% |
| 103rd | French Polynesia | 18.0 | 3.7% |
| 104th | Colombia | 18.2 | -1.9% |
| 105th | Türkiye | 18.2 | -1.1% |
| 106th | Sri Lanka | 18.2 | -3.2% |
| 107th | Argentina | 18.5 | 2.8% |
| 108th | Kosovo | 19.7 | 1.4% |
| 109th | Cabo Verde | 19.9 | -3.5% |
| 110th | Kuwait | 20.0 | -3.2% |
| 111th | Myanmar | 20.0 | -1.9% |
| 112th | El Salvador | 20.0 | -2.5% |
| 113th | Bhutan | 20.3 | -2.4% |
| 114th | St. Martin (French part) | 20.5 | -4.2% |
| 115th | Indonesia | 20.5 | -2.2% |
| 116th | Oman | 20.6 | 3.3% |
| 117th | Guam | 20.8 | -0.9% |
| 118th | Mexico | 20.8 | -1.4% |
| 119th | Maldives | 20.9 | 4.8% |
| 120th | Peru | 20.9 | -2.5% |
| 121st | Saudi Arabia | 21.3 | -1.9% |
| 122nd | Suriname | 21.3 | -1.1% |
| 123rd | Panama | 21.4 | -0.8% |
| 124th | Israel | 21.5 | 1.9% |
| 125th | Tuvalu | 21.7 | -0.8% |
| 126th | Morocco | 21.9 | -0.3% |
| 127th | Guyana | 22.0 | 0.6% |
| 128th | Dominican Republic | 22.1 | 1.3% |
| 129th | Ecuador | 22.5 | -0.5% |
| 130th | India | 22.5 | -1.9% |
| 131st | Kazakhstan | 22.7 | 5.5% |
| 132nd | Northern Mariana Islands | 22.7 | -6.1% |
| 133rd | Paraguay | 23.0 | -0.1% |
| 134th | Uzbekistan | 23.2 | 4.1% |
| 135th | Fiji | 23.3 | -1.8% |
| 136th | Libya | 23.4 | -1.2% |
| 137th | American Samoa | 23.6 | -3.5% |
| 138th | Belize | 23.7 | -3.1% |
| 139th | Bangladesh | 23.7 | -3.4% |
| 140th | Nepal | 23.7 | -2.6% |
| 141st | Algeria | 23.7 | 3.8% |
| 142nd | Mongolia | 23.9 | 9.2% |
| 143rd | Kyrgyz Republic | 23.9 | 2.1% |
| 144th | South Africa | 24.3 | 5.4% |
| 145th | Turkmenistan | 24.4 | 1.7% |
| 146th | Nicaragua | 24.9 | -1.1% |
| 147th | Cambodia | 25.9 | -1.3% |
| 148th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 26.4 | -2.5% |
| 149th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 26.4 | -1.6% |
| 150th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 27.0 | 0.5% |
| 151st | Philippines | 27.1 | 0.4% |
| 152nd | Honduras | 27.5 | -2.1% |
| 153rd | Djibouti | 27.6 | -3.3% |
| 154th | Lao PDR | 27.9 | -0.9% |
| 155th | Haiti | 28.3 | -0.9% |
| 156th | Botswana | 28.4 | 0.2% |
| 157th | Guatemala | 28.7 | -2.5% |
| 158th | Jordan | 28.7 | 1.8% |
| 159th | Tonga | 28.7 | -1.1% |
| 160th | Lesotho | 29.6 | 0.5% |
| 161st | Samoa | 29.8 | 1.5% |
| 162nd | Namibia | 30.3 | 1.0% |
| 163rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 30.5 | 4.8% |
| 164th | Tajikistan | 30.6 | 2.1% |
| 165th | Kiribati | 30.8 | 1.6% |
| 166th | Papua New Guinea | 31.5 | -1.2% |
| 167th | Nauru | 32.3 | 6.1% |
| 168th | Eswatini | 32.3 | 0.4% |
| 169th | Vanuatu | 32.5 | 2.0% |
| 170th | Gabon | 32.6 | 0.1% |
| 171st | Ghana | 32.8 | -1.3% |
| 172nd | Timor-Leste | 33.1 | -2.8% |
| 173rd | Pakistan | 33.6 | 1.0% |
| 174th | Iraq | 33.6 | -2.5% |
| 175th | Solomon Islands | 33.8 | -0.3% |
| 176th | West Bank and Gaza | 33.9 | -5.5% |
| 177th | Comoros | 34.1 | -0.1% |
| 178th | Eritrea | 34.1 | -2.4% |
| 179th | Marshall Islands | 34.3 | -3.5% |
| 180th | Zimbabwe | 36.4 | 2.0% |
| 181st | Yemen, Republic of | 36.9 | -1.6% |
| 182nd | Senegal | 37.3 | 0.2% |
| 183rd | Madagascar | 37.5 | -0.6% |
| 184th | Rwanda | 37.6 | -3.1% |
| 185th | Kenya | 37.9 | -1.2% |
| 186th | Togo | 38.0 | -0.1% |
| 187th | Congo, Republic of | 38.0 | 2.1% |
| 188th | Sudan | 38.4 | -1.2% |
| 189th | São Tomé and Principe | 38.5 | -1.1% |
| 190th | Equatorial Guinea | 39.0 | -1.0% |
| 191st | Mauritania | 39.1 | 0.1% |
| 192nd | Gambia, The | 39.2 | -1.0% |
| 193rd | Guinea-Bissau | 39.3 | -1.7% |
| 194th | Tanzania | 39.6 | -1.5% |
| 195th | Liberia | 39.7 | -1.8% |
| 196th | Guinea | 40.1 | -0.3% |
| 197th | Benin | 40.4 | -1.4% |
| 198th | Côte d'Ivoire | 40.5 | -1.2% |
| 199th | Sierra Leone | 40.6 | -1.1% |
| 200th | Cameroon | 40.7 | -0.6% |
| 201st | South Sudan | 41.6 | -1.6% |
| 202nd | Mozambique | 42.3 | 2.4% |
| 203rd | Central African Republic | 42.5 | 0.6% |
| 204th | Afghanistan | 42.5 | -2.9% |
| 205th | Malawi | 42.6 | -1.6% |
| 206th | Zambia | 42.6 | -1.3% |
| 207th | Nigeria | 42.8 | -0.2% |
| 208th | Uganda | 43.8 | -1.7% |
| 209th | Burkina Faso | 43.9 | -0.6% |
| 210th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 44.0 | 0.1% |
| 211th | Angola | 45.5 | -0.7% |
| 212th | Burundi | 46.7 | -0.1% |
| 213th | Mali | 47.2 | -0.4% |
| 214th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 48.8 | -0.3% |
| 215th | Chad | 49.5 | -1.2% |
| 216th | Niger | 50.2 | -0.8% |
FAQ
What was Malaysia's birth rate in 2008?▾
Malaysia's birth rate in 2008 was 17.4. This ranked 98th globally.
How did Malaysia's birth rate change in 2008?▾
Malaysia's birth rate increased by 1.6% in 2008 compared to 2007.
Which country had the highest birth rate in 2008?▾
Niger had the highest birth rate in 2008 at 50.2.
What is the birth rate of Malaysia in 2008?▾
The birth rate of Malaysia in 2008 was 17.4. This ranked 98th globally.
How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Malaysia's birth rate?▾
Malaysia's birth rate went from 17.1 in 2007 to 17.4 in 2008, a 1.6% increase.
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