Why young Malaysians are reluctant to embrace parenthood

IN 2024, Malaysia recorded a mere 414,918 live births, a staggering 9% plunge from the previous year, and the lowest figure since 1980.

More alarmingly, our total fertility rate (TFR) has cratered to 1.6, far below the 2.1 replacement level required to sustain population growth. This is a ticking demographic time bomb.