Malaysia’s total fertility rate (TFR) fell below replacement level, declining from 2.1 children per woman in 2010 to 1.6 in 2022, an official told the country’s parliament on Friday.
Among the reasons for the decrease are linked to marriage age decisions and infertility issues, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Nancy Shukri said in a parliamentary reply on the country’s fertility trends.
Read More:“The TFR for the Chinese and Indian ethnic groups has been below replacement levels since 2003 and 2005, respectively,” she added.
Nancy said the ministry’s National Population and Family Development Board have implemented various initiatives to address infertility issues.She said that all married couples are eligible for treatment, and as of 2023, over 6,000 successful pregnancies had been recorded.
Nancy added that a men’s health and wellness clinic offering health screening tests, sexual issue counselling, healthy lifestyle practices, and medication to improve male fertility to address increasing male infertility issues had also been established.
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