The current population of Malaysia is 36,304,998 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 35,557,673 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Malaysia has had an average growth rate of 2.03% per year.
- Malaysia is ranked 45/197 by population and was ranked 44th in 2005.
- Malaysia is projected to reach 46.4M people in 2072.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 25.8M people to 36.3M (40.5% growth in 20 years).
- Malaysia accounts for 0.44% of the world's population.
Malaysia population clock
Malaysia
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
36304998
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 45/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.44% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1.22 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.21 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
2.9 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +1,182 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +431,375 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.23% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 91/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
3.01 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +174,770 | N/A |
Malaysia population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,956,197 | - |
| 1961 | 8,164,443 | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 8,380,172 | 2.64% |
| 1963 | 8,602,160 | 2.65% |
| 1964 | 8,828,406 | 2.63% |
| 1965 | 9,056,408 | 2.58% |
| 1966 | 9,284,688 | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 9,507,099 | 2.4% |
| 1968 | 9,725,281 | 2.29% |
| 1969 | 9,947,597 | 2.29% |
| 1970 | 10,178,802 | 2.32% |
| 1971 | 10,423,453 | 2.4% |
| 1972 | 10,676,835 | 2.43% |
| 1973 | 10,935,621 | 2.42% |
| 1974 | 11,200,906 | 2.43% |
| 1975 | 11,471,914 | 2.42% |
| 1976 | 11,750,097 | 2.42% |
| 1977 | 12,035,713 | 2.43% |
| 1978 | 12,328,157 | 2.43% |
| 1979 | 12,627,862 | 2.43% |
| 1980 | 12,983,363 | 2.82% |
| 1981 | 13,399,203 | 3.2% |
| 1982 | 13,832,798 | 3.24% |
| 1983 | 14,285,907 | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 14,759,009 | 3.31% |
| 1985 | 15,252,258 | 3.34% |
| 1986 | 15,760,419 | 3.33% |
| 1987 | 16,276,737 | 3.28% |
| 1988 | 16,796,605 | 3.19% |
| 1989 | 17,314,997 | 3.09% |
| 1990 | 17,833,171 | 2.99% |
| 1991 | 18,342,464 | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 18,834,572 | 2.68% |
| 1993 | 19,322,664 | 2.59% |
| 1994 | 19,820,446 | 2.58% |
| 1995 | 20,330,599 | 2.57% |
| 1996 | 20,850,087 | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 21,375,218 | 2.52% |
| 1998 | 21,906,713 | 2.49% |
| 1999 | 22,435,531 | 2.41% |
| 2000 | 22,967,816 | 2.37% |
| 2001 | 23,526,538 | 2.43% |
| 2002 | 24,102,477 | 2.45% |
| 2003 | 24,679,602 | 2.39% |
| 2004 | 25,256,772 | 2.34% |
| 2005 | 25,836,071 | 2.29% |
| 2006 | 26,417,909 | 2.25% |
| 2007 | 26,998,389 | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 27,570,059 | 2.12% |
| 2009 | 28,124,778 | 2.01% |
| 2010 | 28,655,776 | 1.89% |
| 2011 | 29,162,039 | 1.77% |
| 2012 | 29,662,831 | 1.72% |
| 2013 | 30,174,265 | 1.72% |
| 2014 | 30,696,137 | 1.73% |
| 2015 | 31,232,798 | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 31,789,685 | 1.78% |
| 2017 | 32,355,644 | 1.78% |
| 2018 | 32,910,967 | 1.72% |
| 2019 | 33,440,596 | 1.61% |
| 2020 | 33,889,558 | 1.34% |
| 2021 | 34,282,399 | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 34,695,493 | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 35,126,298 | 1.24% |
| 2024 | 35,557,673 | 1.23% |
| 2025 | 35,977,838 | 1.18% |
| 2026 | 36,385,119 | 1.13% |
| 2027 | 36,785,089 | 1.1% |
| 2028 | 37,182,773 | 1.08% |
| 2029 | 37,574,292 | 1.05% |
| 2030 | 37,961,722 | 1.03% |
| 2031 | 38,347,786 | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 38,728,383 | 0.99% |
| 2033 | 39,097,871 | 0.95% |
| 2034 | 39,457,849 | 0.92% |
| 2035 | 39,814,834 | 0.9% |
| 2036 | 40,166,904 | 0.88% |
| 2037 | 40,512,289 | 0.86% |
| 2038 | 40,853,318 | 0.84% |
| 2039 | 41,185,892 | 0.81% |
| 2040 | 41,509,646 | 0.79% |
| 2041 | 41,828,594 | 0.77% |
| 2042 | 42,144,474 | 0.76% |
| 2043 | 42,455,952 | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 42,754,140 | 0.7% |
| 2045 | 43,038,205 | 0.66% |
| 2046 | 43,313,754 | 0.64% |
| 2047 | 43,580,459 | 0.62% |
| 2048 | 43,831,577 | 0.58% |
| 2049 | 44,065,538 | 0.53% |
| 2050 | 44,289,765 | 0.51% |
Malaysia has a population of 36.3M as of 2025, compared to 31.2M in 2015, 25.8M in 2005, and 20.3M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.62% per year. Malaysia is ranked 86th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Malaysia will have 43,038,205 people (18.5% growth) with a rank change from 45th to 48th.
By the year 2100, Malaysia's population is projected to grow by 21.3% to 44M people.
Largest cities by population
|
Malaysia
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Kuala Lumpur | 1.98M |
| Klang | 878K |
| Ipoh | 867K |
| Johor Bahru | 798K |
| George Town | 794K |
| Shah Alam | 741K |
| Subang Jaya | 708K |
| Petaling Jaya | 639K |
| Kuantan | 608K |
| Sungai Petani | 545K |
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Malaysia population statistics
|
Malaysia
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 33.2 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 31.5 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 52.4:47.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.55 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 280.3 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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