Malaysia - Population
Population, total
The value for Population, total in Malaysia was 28,401,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28,401,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 8,160,113 in 1960.
Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,160,113 |
| 1961 | 8,428,536 |
| 1962 | 8,709,925 |
| 1963 | 8,998,621 |
| 1964 | 9,286,976 |
| 1965 | 9,569,499 |
| 1966 | 9,844,029 |
| 1967 | 10,112,040 |
| 1968 | 10,376,210 |
| 1969 | 10,640,880 |
| 1970 | 10,909,350 |
| 1971 | 11,182,970 |
| 1972 | 11,461,120 |
| 1973 | 11,742,980 |
| 1974 | 12,027,040 |
| 1975 | 12,312,740 |
| 1976 | 12,600,290 |
| 1977 | 12,891,900 |
| 1978 | 13,191,370 |
| 1979 | 13,503,630 |
| 1980 | 13,832,590 |
| 1981 | 14,178,740 |
| 1982 | 14,542,160 |
| 1983 | 14,925,550 |
| 1984 | 15,331,940 |
| 1985 | 15,762,860 |
| 1986 | 16,220,170 |
| 1987 | 16,701,750 |
| 1988 | 17,200,070 |
| 1989 | 17,704,840 |
| 1990 | 18,208,560 |
| 1991 | 18,707,770 |
| 1992 | 19,204,090 |
| 1993 | 19,701,260 |
| 1994 | 20,205,450 |
| 1995 | 20,720,810 |
| 1996 | 21,247,100 |
| 1997 | 21,781,500 |
| 1998 | 22,322,450 |
| 1999 | 22,867,700 |
| 2000 | 23,414,910 |
| 2001 | 23,964,620 |
| 2002 | 24,515,320 |
| 2003 | 25,060,180 |
| 2004 | 25,590,450 |
| 2005 | 26,100,240 |
| 2006 | 26,586,290 |
| 2007 | 27,051,140 |
| 2008 | 27,502,010 |
| 2009 | 27,949,400 |
| 2010 | 28,401,000 |
Population, female (% of total)
Population, female (% of total) in Malaysia was 49.27 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 49.63 in 1976, while its lowest value was 49.15 in 2002.
Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.15 |
| 1961 | 49.16 |
| 1962 | 49.18 |
| 1963 | 49.20 |
| 1964 | 49.22 |
| 1965 | 49.25 |
| 1966 | 49.29 |
| 1967 | 49.34 |
| 1968 | 49.39 |
| 1969 | 49.44 |
| 1970 | 49.48 |
| 1971 | 49.52 |
| 1972 | 49.56 |
| 1973 | 49.59 |
| 1974 | 49.61 |
| 1975 | 49.63 |
| 1976 | 49.63 |
| 1977 | 49.63 |
| 1978 | 49.62 |
| 1979 | 49.62 |
| 1980 | 49.62 |
| 1981 | 49.62 |
| 1982 | 49.63 |
| 1983 | 49.63 |
| 1984 | 49.61 |
| 1985 | 49.58 |
| 1986 | 49.52 |
| 1987 | 49.44 |
| 1988 | 49.36 |
| 1989 | 49.29 |
| 1990 | 49.24 |
| 1991 | 49.21 |
| 1992 | 49.20 |
| 1993 | 49.20 |
| 1994 | 49.20 |
| 1995 | 49.19 |
| 1996 | 49.19 |
| 1997 | 49.18 |
| 1998 | 49.16 |
| 1999 | 49.16 |
| 2000 | 49.15 |
| 2001 | 49.15 |
| 2002 | 49.15 |
| 2003 | 49.15 |
| 2004 | 49.15 |
| 2005 | 49.17 |
| 2006 | 49.18 |
| 2007 | 49.20 |
| 2008 | 49.23 |
| 2009 | 49.25 |
| 2010 | 49.27 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
