---
dataset_id: dosm_births_district_sex
last_checked: 2026-09-05T02:34:56Z
last_checked: 2026-09-05T02:34:56Z
status: aging
freshness_delta: 978 days
next_expected_update: annual
record_count: 2361
schema_version: unknown
schema_drift: none
known_quirks: ["Official catalogue caveat: This data is derived based on births registered with JPN. Accordingly, if a birth is not registered with JPN (for instance, if a foreigner chooses to register their child in their home country, or if a resident in a remote area does not register the birth of their child), it will not count in this dataset. Furthermore, it should be noted that the number of administrative districts increased from 147 to 160 in 2021, due to the creation of new districts in Kelantan (1), Perak (1), Sabah (2), and Sarawak (9)."]
breaking_changes: []
licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
attribution: National Registration Department and Department of Statistics Malaysia via data.gov.my
---

# Annual Live Births by District & Sex

## Status

**Status:** Aging

**Freshness:** 978 days

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## Last checked

2026-09-05 at 02:34:56 UTC.

## File size

The checked resource is 285,456 bytes.

## Provenance

National Registration Department and Department of Statistics Malaysia publishes this dataset through DOSM via data.gov.my.

- Source: https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=births_district_sex
- [Official catalogue metadata](https://data.gov.my/data-catalogue/births_district_sex)

## Coverage

Malaysia.

## Schema

Refer to the [official catalogue field definitions](https://data.gov.my/data-catalogue/births_district_sex) before analysis. The machine-readable envelope records fields observed from the source.

## Known quirks

- Official catalogue caveat: This data is derived based on births registered with JPN. Accordingly, if a birth is not registered with JPN (for instance, if a foreigner chooses to register their child in their home country, or if a resident in a remote area does not register the birth of their child), it will not count in this dataset. Furthermore, it should be noted that the number of administrative districts increased from 147 to 160 in 2021, due to the creation of new districts in Kelantan (1), Perak (1), Sabah (2), and Sarawak (9).

## Breaking changes

None observed.

## Reproducibility

    curl -sS --max-time 30 "https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=births_district_sex" | head

## Licence

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.
Attribution: National Registration Department and Department of Statistics Malaysia via data.gov.my.