PETALING JAYA: The fertility rate in 2022 has reached its lowest in five decades, with 1.6 children for every woman aged 15-49 years compared with 1.7 children in 2021.
Chief Statistician Uzir Mahidin said that from 1970 to 2012, the national fertility rate was still above the replacement level of 2.1 children, which meant the average number of children born per woman was sufficient to replace herself and her partner.“This declining trend in fertility rate signals the potential for demographic crises such as shrinking population growth, an ageing population, as well as economic and social implications,” Uzir said in a statement.
At the state level, all states reported fertility rates below the replacement level except for Terengganu , Kelantan , and Pahang .Developed countries also recorded a downward trend in fertility rates, namely the US , Australia , the UK , Japan , and South Korea . Meanwhile, Malaysia reported 423,124 births in 2022, a decrease of 3.8% compared with 439,744 births in 2021.
“All states recorded a decrease in the crude birth rate in 2022 compared with 2021, besides Sabah, which showed an increase from 12.2 births to 12.8 births per thousand people.”
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