Adolescent birth rate in Malaysia
The adolescent birth rate in Malaysia was 5.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Malaysia, 2024
5.7
Change from 2023
−0.2per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
World, 2024
38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
Position in 2024
178th of 217
Adolescent birth rate in Malaysia over time
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Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2023 | 6.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 39.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2022 | 6.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 39.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2021 | 6.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 39.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2020 | 7.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 40.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2019 | 8.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 41.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2018 | 8.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 42.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2017 | 9.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 43.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2016 | 10.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 44.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2015 | 11.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 46.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2014 | 12.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 49.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2013 | 13.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 51.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2012 | 13.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2011 | 13.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2010 | 13.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2009 | 13.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2008 | 12.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 53.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2007 | 11.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2006 | 11.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2005 | 12.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 53.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2004 | 12.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 57.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2003 | 13.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 61.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2002 | 13.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 63.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2001 | 14.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 65.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2000 | 12.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 66.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 from 6.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 12.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19, the figure has changed by −7.1.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Malaysia has the 178th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19.
More for Malaysia
All statistics for Malaysia
Fertility rate
1.54 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
35,126,298 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
30.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.55 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.24%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
35,977,838 people
2025 · World Bank