Is Malaysia birth rate declining?
The number of live births was 470,195 in 2020, a decrease of 3.6 per cent as compared to 487,957 in 2019. The CBR declined from 15.0 (2019) to 14.4 (2020) per thousand population. Why is Malaysia’s birth rate decreasing? Factors such as the increase in the average age of first marriage, urbanisation, lifestyle changes, economic …