Malaysia - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Malaysia was 32,366,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32,366,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 8,156,342 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 8,156,342
1961 8,417,821
1962 8,692,337
1963 8,973,791
1964 9,253,827
1965 9,526,558
1966 9,790,083
1967 10,046,320
1968 10,297,980
1969 10,549,400
1970 10,804,130
1971 11,062,430
1972 11,324,280
1973 11,592,640
1974 11,871,100
1975 12,162,190
1976 12,468,690
1977 12,790,310
1978 13,122,830
1979 13,460,040
1980 13,798,090
1981 14,134,060
1982 14,471,220
1983 14,819,430
1984 15,192,300
1985 15,598,920
1986 16,043,740
1987 16,522,000
1988 17,022,470
1989 17,528,960
1990 18,029,820
1991 18,519,940
1992 19,002,660
1993 19,484,900
1994 19,977,510
1995 20,487,600
1996 21,017,620
1997 21,562,790
1998 22,114,650
1999 22,661,290
2000 23,194,250
2001 23,709,120
2002 24,208,390
2003 24,698,820
2004 25,190,650
2005 25,690,620
2006 26,201,950
2007 26,720,370
2008 27,236,000
2009 27,735,040
2010 28,208,030
2011 28,650,960
2012 29,068,190
2013 29,468,920
2014 29,866,610
2015 30,270,960
2016 30,684,650
2017 31,104,660
2018 31,528,030
2019 31,949,790
2020 32,366,000

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Malaysia was 15,735,190 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,735,190 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,005,098 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 4,005,098
1961 4,134,429
1962 4,270,338
1963 4,409,906
1964 4,549,118
1965 4,685,137
1966 4,817,065
1967 4,945,833
1968 5,072,718
1969 5,199,752
1970 5,328,592
1971 5,459,383
1972 5,592,045
1973 5,727,799
1974 5,868,082
1975 6,013,905
1976 6,166,375
1977 6,325,405
1978 6,489,353
1979 6,655,815
1980 6,823,295
1981 6,990,743
1982 7,159,451
1983 7,333,003
1984 7,516,364
1985 7,712,885
1986 7,924,120
1987 8,148,444
1988 8,382,161
1989 8,619,896
1990 8,857,746
1991 9,093,703
1992 9,328,758
1993 9,565,557
1994 9,808,204
1995 10,059,200
1996 10,319,690
1997 10,587,330
1998 10,856,980
1999 11,121,620
2000 11,376,250
2001 11,618,590
2002 11,850,200
2003 12,074,670
2004 12,297,490
2005 12,522,560
2006 12,751,210
2007 12,981,870
2008 13,212,120
2009 13,438,290
2010 13,657,900
2011 13,870,040
2012 14,076,070
2013 14,278,480
2014 14,480,880
2015 14,685,800
2016 14,893,930
2017 15,104,340
2018 15,315,850
2019 15,526,630
2020 15,735,190

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Malaysia was 48.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.48 in 1983, while its lowest value was 48.41 in 2011.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.10
1961 49.12
1962 49.13
1963 49.14
1964 49.16
1965 49.18
1966 49.20
1967 49.23
1968 49.26
1969 49.29
1970 49.32
1971 49.35
1972 49.38
1973 49.41
1974 49.43
1975 49.45
1976 49.45
1977 49.45
1978 49.45
1979 49.45
1980 49.45
1981 49.46
1982 49.47
1983 49.48
1984 49.47
1985 49.44
1986 49.39
1987 49.32
1988 49.24
1989 49.18
1990 49.13
1991 49.10
1992 49.09
1993 49.09
1994 49.10
1995 49.10
1996 49.10
1997 49.10
1998 49.09
1999 49.08
2000 49.05
2001 49.00
2002 48.95
2003 48.89
2004 48.82
2005 48.74
2006 48.67
2007 48.58
2008 48.51
2009 48.45
2010 48.42
2011 48.41
2012 48.42
2013 48.45
2014 48.49
2015 48.51
2016 48.54
2017 48.56
2018 48.58
2019 48.60
2020 48.62

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Malaysia was 16,630,810 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,630,810 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,151,244 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 4,151,244
1961 4,283,392
1962 4,421,999
1963 4,563,885
1964 4,704,709
1965 4,841,421
1966 4,973,018
1967 5,100,488
1968 5,225,265
1969 5,349,643
1970 5,475,539
1971 5,603,051
1972 5,732,232
1973 5,864,839
1974 6,003,020
1975 6,148,284
1976 6,302,313
1977 6,464,908
1978 6,633,480
1979 6,804,220
1980 6,974,799
1981 7,143,317
1982 7,311,764
1983 7,486,427
1984 7,675,936
1985 7,886,039
1986 8,119,616
1987 8,373,560
1988 8,640,309
1989 8,909,065
1990 9,172,078
1991 9,426,238
1992 9,673,902
1993 9,919,344
1994 10,169,300
1995 10,428,400
1996 10,697,930
1997 10,975,460
1998 11,257,660
1999 11,539,670
2000 11,818,010
2001 12,090,530
2002 12,358,190
2003 12,624,150
2004 12,893,160
2005 13,168,050
2006 13,450,750
2007 13,738,500
2008 14,023,880
2009 14,296,750
2010 14,550,130
2011 14,780,920
2012 14,992,120
2013 15,190,440
2014 15,385,730
2015 15,585,170
2016 15,790,720
2017 16,000,310
2018 16,212,180
2019 16,423,160
2020 16,630,810

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Malaysia was 51.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.59 in 2011, while its lowest value was 50.52 in 1983.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.90
1961 50.88
1962 50.87
1963 50.86
1964 50.84
1965 50.82
1966 50.80
1967 50.77
1968 50.74
1969 50.71
1970 50.68
1971 50.65
1972 50.62
1973 50.59
1974 50.57
1975 50.55
1976 50.55
1977 50.55
1978 50.55
1979 50.55
1980 50.55
1981 50.54
1982 50.53
1983 50.52
1984 50.53
1985 50.56
1986 50.61
1987 50.68
1988 50.76
1989 50.82
1990 50.87
1991 50.90
1992 50.91
1993 50.91
1994 50.90
1995 50.90
1996 50.90
1997 50.90
1998 50.91
1999 50.92
2000 50.95
2001 51.00
2002 51.05
2003 51.11
2004 51.18
2005 51.26
2006 51.33
2007 51.42
2008 51.49
2009 51.55
2010 51.58
2011 51.59
2012 51.58
2013 51.55
2014 51.51
2015 51.49
2016 51.46
2017 51.44
2018 51.42
2019 51.40
2020 51.38

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population