KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The total fertility rate for the year 2022 has reached the lowest in 50 years, standing at 1.6 children per woman aged 15 to 49 compared to 1.7 children...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The total fertility rate for the year 2022 has reached the lowest in 50 years, standing at 1.6 children per woman aged 15 to 49 compared to 1.7 children recorded in 2021, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia .
"However, since 2013, the total fertility rate has dipped below this replacement level, signifying a potential demographic crisis that could lead to issues such as population decline, an ageing populace, and socio-economic implications," he said in a statement today.The report further revealed a declining trend in the total fertility rate across all major ethnic groups in Malaysia from 2011 to 2022.
ASEAN countries, including Vietnam, Brunei Darussalam, Thailand, and Singapore, share similar observations, said Mohd Uzir. Mohd Izir added that in 2022, the number of live births totalled 423,124, a decrease of 3.8 per cent compared to 2021."This decline contributed to the decrease in the crude birth rate from 13.5 births per thousand population in 2021 to 12.9 in 2022.
According to the World Health Organisation, the crude birth rate is the ratio between the number of live births in a population during a given year and the total mid-year population for the same year.
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