Malaysia Population

Population now

34,490,870

World: 46th
Asia: 18th

Male:	17,685,511	(51.28 %)
Female:	16,804,989	(48.72 %)

Births in 2025:	716,579
Deaths in 2025:	268,188

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	75.08 years
Female:	79.12 years
Total:	77.01 years
Median Age:	31.22 years

Birth Rate:	15.23
Death Rate:	5.70
Growth Rate:	1.67 %
Fertility Rate:	1.89

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Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Malaysia Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	8M	4M	4M	1.04	3.07%	42.69	10.48	6.45	59.99	58.84	61.40	16.56	26.60%	24.73
1961	8M	4M	4M	1.04	3.22%	42.32	10.03	6.42	60.52	59.32	61.97	16.39	27.24%	25.53
1962	9M	4M	4M	1.04	3.35%	41.74	9.60	6.35	61.01	59.78	62.51	16.18	27.90%	26.36
1963	9M	5M	4M	1.03	3.45%	40.94	9.20	6.25	61.49	60.22	63.02	15.99	28.56%	27.21
1964	9M	5M	5M	1.03	3.53%	39.94	8.82	6.10	61.94	60.65	63.50	15.89	29.23%	28.06
1965	10M	5M	5M	1.03	3.58%	38.81	8.47	5.92	62.39	61.08	63.97	15.89	29.91%	28.89
1966	10M	5M	5M	1.03	3.62%	37.62	8.15	5.73	62.83	61.50	64.43	15.92	30.60%	29.69
1967	10M	5M	5M	1.03	3.64%	36.47	7.86	5.53	63.28	61.92	64.90	16.05	31.30%	30.47
1968	10M	5M	5M	1.03	3.66%	35.43	7.60	5.34	63.72	62.33	65.37	16.24	32.01%	31.23
1969	11M	5M	5M	1.03	3.68%	34.55	7.38	5.17	64.16	62.73	65.85	16.43	32.73%	31.99
1970	11M	5M	5M	1.03	3.72%	33.85	7.17	5.01	64.60	63.11	66.33	16.60	33.45%	32.76
1971	11M	6M	5M	1.03	3.76%	33.30	7.00	4.88	65.01	63.47	66.80	16.86	34.27%	33.55
1972	11M	6M	6M	1.03	3.81%	32.87	6.84	4.76	65.41	63.80	67.26	17.07	35.10%	34.34
1973	12M	6M	6M	1.02	3.85%	32.51	6.70	4.64	65.78	64.10	67.70	17.25	35.94%	35.16
1974	12M	6M	6M	1.02	3.90%	32.19	6.57	4.53	66.12	64.37	68.11	17.44	36.79%	36.00
1975	12M	6M	6M	1.02	3.96%	31.93	6.44	4.43	66.44	64.63	68.50	17.64	37.65%	36.88
1976	12M	6M	6M	1.02	4.02%	31.72	6.32	4.33	66.76	64.89	68.88	17.80	38.52%	37.81
1977	13M	6M	6M	1.02	4.10%	31.56	6.19	4.25	67.09	65.16	69.26	17.97	39.39%	38.79
1978	13M	7M	6M	1.02	4.18%	31.46	6.07	4.18	67.42	65.45	69.64	18.15	40.27%	39.80
1979	13M	7M	7M	1.02	4.28%	31.39	5.94	4.12	67.77	65.76	70.01	18.33	41.16%	40.82
1980	14M	7M	7M	1.02	4.39%	31.31	5.81	4.07	68.12	66.09	70.38	18.52	42.04%	41.84
1981	14M	7M	7M	1.02	4.48%	31.20	5.69	4.02	68.46	66.43	70.72	18.71	42.81%	42.86
1982	14M	7M	7M	1.02	4.57%	31.02	5.57	3.97	68.79	66.76	71.04	18.91	43.57%	43.89
1983	15M	7M	7M	1.02	4.64%	30.78	5.46	3.93	69.09	67.07	71.31	19.13	44.35%	44.94
1984	15M	8M	8M	1.02	4.70%	30.47	5.35	3.87	69.37	67.37	71.56	19.34	45.12%	46.07
1985	16M	8M	8M	1.02	4.72%	30.09	5.26	3.82	69.62	67.65	71.77	19.53	45.89%	47.31
1986	16M	8M	8M	1.02	4.74%	29.67	5.17	3.76	69.87	67.92	71.98	19.74	46.67%	48.65
1987	17M	8M	8M	1.03	4.76%	29.25	5.08	3.70	70.11	68.20	72.18	19.95	47.45%	50.10
1988	17M	9M	8M	1.03	4.77%	28.84	5.00	3.65	70.36	68.47	72.40	20.16	48.23%	51.62
1989	18M	9M	9M	1.03	4.77%	28.46	4.93	3.60	70.61	68.75	72.62	20.36	49.01%	53.16
1990	18M	9M	9M	1.04	4.79%	28.10	4.85	3.55	70.87	69.02	72.86	20.55	49.79%	54.68
1991	19M	9M	9M	1.04	4.80%	27.76	4.79	3.51	71.11	69.27	73.09	20.74	50.58%	56.16
1992	19M	10M	9M	1.04	4.78%	27.42	4.74	3.47	71.33	69.49	73.31	20.94	51.81%	57.63
1993	19M	10M	10M	1.04	4.77%	27.06	4.69	3.42	71.52	69.68	73.51	21.13	53.11%	59.09
1994	20M	10M	10M	1.04	4.72%	26.66	4.66	3.37	71.69	69.84	73.69	21.33	54.40%	60.58
1995	20M	10M	10M	1.04	4.65%	26.18	4.63	3.31	71.83	69.98	73.86	21.53	55.69%	62.13
1996	21M	11M	10M	1.04	4.55%	25.57	4.61	3.24	71.97	70.10	74.02	21.75	56.97%	63.74
1997	22M	11M	11M	1.04	4.41%	24.83	4.59	3.15	72.11	70.21	74.20	21.99	58.24%	65.39
1998	22M	11M	11M	1.04	4.24%	23.96	4.57	3.04	72.26	70.33	74.38	22.24	59.50%	67.06
1999	23M	12M	11M	1.04	4.05%	22.99	4.55	2.91	72.42	70.46	74.58	22.52	60.74%	68.72
2000	23M	12M	11M	1.04	3.85%	21.98	4.53	2.78	72.59	70.60	74.79	22.83	61.98%	70.34
2001	24M	12M	12M	1.04	3.65%	20.98	4.51	2.66	72.78	70.77	75.00	22.96	62.92%	71.90
2002	24M	12M	12M	1.04	3.46%	20.07	4.50	2.54	72.98	70.94	75.22	23.15	63.86%	73.41
2003	25M	13M	12M	1.05	3.28%	19.28	4.50	2.44	73.17	71.12	75.43	23.41	64.78%	74.90
2004	25M	13M	12M	1.05	3.13%	18.64	4.51	2.36	73.36	71.31	75.63	23.71	65.69%	76.39
2005	26M	13M	13M	1.05	3.02%	18.16	4.52	2.29	73.56	71.51	75.82	24.03	66.59%	77.91
2006	26M	13M	13M	1.05	2.93%	17.84	4.54	2.25	73.74	71.70	76.01	24.15	67.48%	79.46
2007	27M	14M	13M	1.06	2.86%	17.62	4.57	2.22	73.93	71.90	76.19	24.29	68.36%	81.03
2008	27M	14M	13M	1.06	2.80%	17.46	4.59	2.19	74.12	72.10	76.37	24.47	69.23%	82.60
2009	28M	14M	13M	1.06	2.76%	17.35	4.62	2.17	74.31	72.30	76.55	24.70	70.08%	84.11
2010	28M	15M	14M	1.07	2.71%	17.26	4.65	2.15	74.49	72.50	76.73	24.95	70.91%	85.54
2011	29M	15M	14M	1.07	2.67%	17.19	4.68	2.13	74.68	72.70	76.92	25.40	71.61%	86.89
2012	29M	15M	14M	1.07	2.63%	17.14	4.72	2.11	74.88	72.90	77.11	25.84	72.28%	88.15
2013	29M	15M	14M	1.06	2.59%	17.11	4.77	2.09	75.07	73.11	77.29	26.28	72.93%	89.37
2014	30M	15M	14M	1.06	2.54%	17.07	4.82	2.07	75.27	73.32	77.48	26.73	73.58%	90.57
2015	30M	16M	15M	1.06	2.49%	17.02	4.88	2.06	75.46	73.52	77.66	27.18	74.21%	91.80
2016	31M	16M	15M	1.06	2.43%	16.96	4.94	2.04	75.65	73.72	77.84	27.58	74.84%	93.05
2017	31M	16M	15M	1.06	2.37%	16.87	5.01	2.02	75.83	73.90	78.01	27.99	75.45%	94.33
2018	32M	16M	15M	1.06	2.29%	16.75	5.09	2.00	76.00	74.08	78.17	28.42	76.04%	95.61
2019	32M	16M	16M	1.06	2.21%	16.61	5.17	1.98	76.16	74.23	78.32	28.84	76.61%	96.89
2020	32M	17M	16M	1.06	2.13%	16.44	5.25	1.97	76.31	74.38	78.46	29.26	77.16%	98.15
2021	33M	17M	16M	1.06	2.13%	16.44	5.25	1.97	76.31	74.38	78.46	29.65	77.70%	99.40
2022	33M	17M	16M	1.06	2.13%	16.44	5.25	1.97	76.31	74.38	78.46	30.04	78.21%	100.62
2023	34M	17M	16M	1.05	1.85%	15.71	5.52	1.92	76.73	74.80	78.86	30.43	78.72%	101.83
2024	34M	17M	17M	1.05	1.76%	15.47	5.61	1.91	76.87	74.94	78.99	30.81	79.20%	103.01
2025	34M	18M	17M	1.05	1.67%	15.23	5.70	1.89	77.01	75.08	79.12	31.22	79.67%	104.17

Malaysia Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	35M	18M	17M	1.05	1.58%	14.95	5.80	1.88	77.15	75.23	79.25	31.60	80.12%	105.29
2027	35M	18M	17M	1.05	1.48%	14.66	5.90	1.86	77.29	75.38	79.39	31.97	80.56%	106.38
2028	35M	18M	17M	1.05	1.40%	14.38	5.99	1.85	77.43	75.52	79.52	32.35	80.98%	107.44
2029	36M	18M	17M	1.05	1.31%	14.09	6.09	1.83	77.57	75.67	79.66	32.73	81.39%	108.47
2030	36M	18M	18M	1.05	1.23%	13.81	6.19	1.82	77.71	75.82	79.79	33.12	81.79%	109.46
2031	36M	19M	18M	1.05	1.15%	13.55	6.30	1.81	77.85	75.97	79.92	33.49	82.17%	110.42
2032	37M	19M	18M	1.05	1.07%	13.29	6.41	1.80	77.99	76.12	80.05	33.87	82.53%	111.35
2033	37M	19M	18M	1.05	1.00%	13.02	6.52	1.80	78.13	76.26	80.17	34.26	82.88%	112.24
2034	37M	19M	18M	1.05	0.92%	12.76	6.63	1.79	78.27	76.41	80.30	34.63	83.22%	113.10
2035	38M	19M	18M	1.04	0.85%	12.50	6.74	1.78	78.41	76.56	80.43	35.01	83.55%	113.92
2036	38M	19M	19M	1.04	0.80%	12.32	6.86	1.77	78.55	76.71	80.56	35.35	83.86%	114.71
2037	38M	19M	19M	1.04	0.74%	12.14	6.97	1.76	78.69	76.87	80.68	35.70	84.16%	115.46
2038	38M	20M	19M	1.04	0.69%	11.96	7.09	1.76	78.84	77.02	80.81	36.05	84.45%	116.18
2039	39M	20M	19M	1.04	0.64%	11.78	7.20	1.75	78.98	77.18	80.93	36.40	84.73%	116.86
2040	39M	20M	19M	1.04	0.58%	11.60	7.32	1.74	79.12	77.33	81.06	36.75	85.00%	117.53
2041	39M	20M	19M	1.04	0.55%	11.51	7.44	1.74	79.26	77.49	81.18	37.07	85.25%	118.17
2042	39M	20M	19M	1.04	0.51%	11.42	7.55	1.73	79.40	77.65	81.31	37.38	85.50%	118.77
2043	39M	20M	19M	1.04	0.48%	11.34	7.67	1.73	79.55	77.80	81.43	37.69	85.74%	119.37
2044	40M	20M	19M	1.04	0.45%	11.25	7.78	1.72	79.69	77.96	81.56	37.99	85.97%	119.93
2045	40M	20M	19M	1.04	0.41%	11.16	7.90	1.72	79.83	78.12	81.68	38.30	86.21%	120.49
2046	40M	20M	20M	1.04	0.39%	11.12	8.01	1.72	79.97	78.28	81.80	38.55	86.44%	121.02
2047	40M	20M	20M	1.04	0.36%	11.09	8.13	1.71	80.11	78.44	81.92	38.79	86.66%	121.53
2048	40M	20M	20M	1.04	0.34%	11.05	8.24	1.71	80.25	78.60	82.04	39.02	86.89%	122.03
2049	40M	21M	20M	1.04	0.32%	11.02	8.36	1.70	80.39	78.76	82.16	39.25	87.11%	122.51
2050	41M	21M	20M	1.04	0.30%	10.98	8.47	1.70	80.53	78.92	82.28	39.49	87.33%	122.97

Highest City Populations in Malaysia

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Kuala Lumpur	8,497,275	1,453,975
2	Johor Bahru	1,072,395	1,065,000
3	Ipoh	847,176	840,000
4	Kuching	634,697	402,738
5	Kota Kinabalu	580,807	572,500
6	Kuantan	530,437	526,000
7	Seremban	497,697	372,917
8	Kuala Terengganu	400,588	398,000
9	Sandakan	386,849	385,000
10	Alor Star	362,328	217,368
11	Kota Bharu	360,218	358,000

Map of Malaysia

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India1445M

China1425M

Philippines117M

Myanmar [Burma]57M

Saudi Arabia37M

Malaysia34M

United Arab Emirates10M