Malaysia’s births fall 4.5pc in 2025 as fertility rate drops to 1.5 children per woman

In 2025, Malaysia saw a 4.5% decrease in live births, with the total fertility rate (TFR) dropping to 1.5 children per woman, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

The crude birth rate (CBR) declined to 11.6 births per 1,000 population, with Malays recording the highest CBR and Chinese the lowest.

The number of deaths increased slightly by 0.4% with the crude death rate (CDR) stable at 5.8 deaths per 1,000 population.

Terengganu recorded the highest fertility and birth rates among the states, while Penang recorded the lowest.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 15 — Malaysia recorded a 4.5 per cent decline in live births in 2025, while the total fertility rate (TFR) fell to 1.5 children per woman, reflecting a continued downward trend in the country's birth rate.

According to the Vital Statistics, Malaysia, 2026 report released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today, 396,175 live births were recorded last year, down 18,743 from 414,918 in 2024.

The crude birth rate (CBR) also recorded a decrease from 12.2 births in 2024 to 11.6 births per 1,000 population in 2025.

“CBR for all major ethnic groups recorded a decrease in 2025 as compared to 2024. Malays recorded the highest CBR with 14.9 births, while Chinese remained to record the lowest CBR with 5.0 births per 1,000 population in 2025,” DOSM said in a statement.

All states recorded lower birth rates in 2025, with Terengganu recording the highest CBR with 18.7 births and Penang recording the lowest at 9.3 births per 1,000 population.

According to the report, the country's TFR fell from 1.6 children per woman in 2024 to 1.5 in 2025.

Malays remained unchanged and continued to record the highest TFR with 1.9 children per woman aged 15-49 years. The TFR for Indians remained unchanged at 1.1 children, while Chinese recorded the lowest TFR, declining from 0.9 children to 0.7 children in 2025.

At the state level, Terengganu recorded the highest TFR with 2.5 children in 2025, followed by Kelantan (2.3) and Pahang (1.8). In contrast, Penang recorded the lowest TFR with 1.1 children, declining from 1.2 children in 2024.

The number of deaths increased by 0.4 per cent (815 deaths) from 198,992 deaths in 2024 to 199,807 deaths in 2025. The crude death rate (CDR) remained unchanged at 5.8 deaths per 1,000 population in 2025.

Indians recorded the highest CDR at 8.2 deaths, while Other Bumiputera recorded the lowest CDR at 5.7 deaths in 2025. The CDR for Chinese decreased from 7.6 (2024) to 7.5 (2025).

At the state level, Perak recorded the highest CDR with 8.2 deaths, while Putrajaya recorded the lowest CDR with 2.6 deaths per 1,000 population. — Bernama

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根据马来西亚统计局的数据，到 2025 年，马来西亚的活产婴儿数量将下降 4.5%，总和生育率 (TFR) 将降至每名妇女生育 1.5 个孩子。

粗出生率（CBR）下降至每千人 11.6 例出生，其中马来人的粗出生率最高，华人的粗出生率最低。

死亡人数略微增加了 0.4%，粗死亡率 (CDR) 稳定在每 1000 人 5.8 人死亡。

登嘉楼州的生育率和出生率最高，而槟城州的生育率和出生率最低。

布城，10 月 15 日讯——马来西亚 2025 年活产婴儿数量将下降 4.5%，总和生育率 (TFR) 降至每名妇女生育 1.5 个孩子，反映出该国出生率持续下降的趋势。

根据马来西亚统计局（DOSM）今天发布的《2026年马来西亚生命统计报告》，去年记录的活产婴儿数量为396175人，比2024年的414918人减少了18743人。

粗出生率（CBR）也从 2024 年的每千人 12.2 例出生下降到 2025 年的每千人 11.6 例出生。

马来西亚统计局在一份声明中表示：“与 2024 年相比，2025 年所有主要族群的出生率均有所下降。马来族的出生率最高，为每千人 14.9，而华族的出生率最低，为每千人 5.0。”

2025 年所有州的出生率均有所下降，其中登嘉楼州的出生率最高，为每千人 18.7 个新生儿，槟城州的出生率最低，为每千人 9.3 个新生儿。

根据该报告，该国的总和生育率从 2024 年的每名妇女生育 1.6 个孩子下降到 2025 年的 1.5 个孩子。

马来族的总和生育率保持不变，继续保持最高水平，15-49岁女性平均生育1.9个孩子。印度族的总和生育率也保持不变，为1.1个孩子，而华族的总和生育率最低，预计到2025年将从0.9个孩子下降到0.7个孩子。

在州一级，登嘉楼州的总和生育率最高，预计2025年为2.5个孩子，其次是吉兰丹州（2.3）和彭亨州（1.8）。相比之下，槟城州的总和生育率最低，预计2025年为1.1个孩子，低于2024年的1.2个孩子。

2025 年死亡人数比 2024 年的 198,992 人增加了 0.4%（815 人），达到 199,807 人。2025 年粗死亡率 (CDR) 保持不变，为每 1,000 人 5.8 人。

2025 年，印度裔人群的死亡率最高，为 8.2 人次；其他土著人群的死亡率最低，为 5.7 人次。华裔人群的死亡率从 2024 年的 7.6 人次下降到 2025 年的 7.5 人次。

在州一级，霹雳州的死亡率最高，为每千人8.2例死亡，而布城的死亡率最低，为每千人2.6例死亡。——马新社

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