PETALING JAYA: Fewer babies are being born in Malaysia, but they still arrive at a pace of one every minute, with boys outnumbering girls with a ratio of 108 males for every 100 females, based on the latest demographic data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin (pic) said the number of live births took a dive of 7.1% to 93,435 births in the second quarter of 2025, compared to 100,558 births during the same period last year.
