Malaysia Population (LIVE)

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Malaysia Population (1950 - 2024)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

Population of Malaysia (2024 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Malaysia Global Rank
2024	34,671,895	1.06 %	363,370	48,997	31.2	1.76	106	78.9 %	27,360,379	0.43 %	8,118,835,999	48
2023	34,308,525	1.09 %	370,304	48,997	30.8	1.77	104	78.3 %	26,866,688	0.43 %	8,045,311,447	46
2022	33,938,221	1.09 %	364,347	48,997	30.3	1.79	103	77.7 %	26,366,660	0.43 %	7,975,105,156	45
2020	33,199,993	1.21 %	395,973	57,483	29.5	1.82	101	76.4 %	25,361,963	0.42 %	7,840,952,880	45
2015	31,068,833	1.59 %	470,220	80,603	27.3	2.04	95	73.4 %	22,800,563	0.42 %	7,426,597,537	42
2010	28,717,731	2.07 %	558,839	114,491	25.1	2.14	87	69.4 %	19,934,949	0.41 %	6,985,603,105	42
2005	25,923,536	2.47 %	595,677	245,376	23.4	2.33	79	65.9 %	17,087,554	0.40 %	6,558,176,119	44
2000	22,945,150	2.65 %	561,652	174,011	22.9	2.91	70	62.6 %	14,369,654	0.37 %	6,148,898,975	45
1995	20,136,888	2.83 %	523,967	94,297	21.9	3.32	61	56.7 %	11,413,601	0.35 %	5,743,219,454	47
1990	17,517,054	3.00 %	481,784	94,487	21.0	3.37	53	51.3 %	8,981,973	0.33 %	5,316,175,862	47
1985	15,108,135	2.71 %	378,486	50,994	19.8	3.78	46	47.4 %	7,158,888	0.31 %	4,861,730,613	49
1980	13,215,707	2.61 %	319,552	6,622	18.6	4.06	40	43.9 %	5,801,245	0.30 %	4,444,007,706	51
1975	11,617,947	2.42 %	262,288	-15,218	17.3	4.52	35	39.4 %	4,579,380	0.29 %	4,069,437,231	51
1970	10,306,508	2.54 %	243,098	-25,428	16.2	5.03	31	35.1 %	3,614,368	0.28 %	3,695,390,336	52
1965	9,091,016	3.02 %	251,447	-13,158	15.6	5.83	28	31.3 %	2,849,667	0.27 %	3,337,111,983	58
1960	7,833,782	2.91 %	209,541	-10,446	16.2	6.41	24	27.7 %	2,169,592	0.26 %	3,019,233,434	57
1955	6,786,077	2.59 %	162,640	-11,592	17.3	6.44	21	24.3 %	1,648,504	0.25 %	2,746,072,141	58

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Malaysia Population Forecast

48,997

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Malaysia Global Rank
2025	35,028,030	1.08 %	365,607	48,997	31.6	1.76	107	79.5 %	27,844,592	0.43 %	8,191,988,453	47
2030	36,687,569	0.93 %	331,908	48,997	33.7	1.73	112	82.1 %	30,109,432	0.43 %	8,546,141,327	48
2035	38,109,999	0.76 %	284,486	48,997	35.6	1.71	116	84.1 %	32,066,630	0.43 %	8,879,397,401	50
2040	39,279,459	0.61 %	233,892	48,997	37.4	1.69	120	85.8 %	33,717,113	0.43 %	9,188,250,492	50
2045	40,244,776	0.49 %	193,063	48,997	39.1	1.69	122	87.3 %	35,138,248	0.43 %	9,467,543,575	51
2050	41,032,433	0.39 %	157,531		40.5	1.68	125	88.8 %	36,439,872	0.42 %	9,709,491,761	51

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Malaysia Demographics

Life Expectancy

76.42 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

5.7

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

6.7

(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Malaysia

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Kota Bharu	1,459,994
2	Kuala Lumpur	1,453,975
3	Klang	879,867
4	Kampung Baru Subang	833,571
5	Johor Bahru	802,489
6	Subang Jaya	708,296
7	Ipoh	673,318
8	Kuching	570,407
9	Petaling Jaya	520,698
10	Shah Alam	481,654
11	Kota Kinabalu	457,326
12	Sandakan	392,288
13	Seremban	372,917
14	Kuantan	366,229
15	Tawau	306,462
16	George Town	300,000
17	Kuala Terengganu	285,065
18	Sungai Petani	228,843
19	Miri	228,212
20	Taiping	217,647
21	Alor Setar	217,368
22	Bukit Mertajam	212,329
23	Sepang	212,050
24	Sibu	198,239
25	Malacca	180,671
26	Kulim	170,889
27	Kluang	169,828
28	Skudai	159,733
29	Batu Pahat	156,236
30	Bintulu	151,617
31	Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru	145,639
32	Kampung Sungai Ara	140,849
33	Tasek Glugor	135,786
34	Muar	127,897
35	Rawang	120,447
36	Butterworth	107,591
37	Lahad Datu	105,622
38	Semenyih	92,491
39	Port Dickson	89,198
40	Cukai	82,425
41	Putatan	78,340
42	Keningau	77,650
43	Ulu Tiram	75,350
44	Victoria	73,653
45	Taman Senai	73,176
46	Donggongon	71,585
47	Segamat	69,816
48	Kampong Baharu Balakong	69,302
49	Perai	65,301
50	Kangar	63,869
51	Kulai	63,762
52	Jitra	63,489
53	Teluk Intan	63,353
54	Semporna	62,641
55	Putra Heights	60,000
56	Temerluh	59,916
57	Kampong Dungun	58,674
58	Simpang Empat	58,004
59	Kuala Selangor	55,887
60	Kampung Bukit Baharu	55,656
61	Bandar Labuan	54,752
62	Kota Tinggi	52,743
63	Pontian Kechil	50,836
64	Putrajaya	50,000
65	Bentong Town	49,213
66	Banting	48,240
67	Bedong	47,585
68	Batu Gajah	46,183
69	Mentekab	42,171
70	Nibong Tebal	40,072

Notes

The Malaysia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Malaysia delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Malaysia (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Malaysia in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.