Depopulation and demographic shifts are a topic of global economic conversations in 2025. <br /><br />In Malaysia, the total fertility rate (TFR) has declined to 1.7 births per woman in 2020, the lowest in over four decades and below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. <br /><br />Meanwhile, mothers aged 30-39 years recorded the highest live births in the first quarter 2024 i.e; 55,864 births (52.5%), while mothers aged 40 years and over recorded 6,383 births (6.0%) <br /><br />This trend is influenced by socioeconomic factors such as increased educational attainment and career focus among women, leading to delayed marriage and childbearing.<br />
