The current population of Malaysia is as of , based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Malaysia 2025 population is estimated at 35,977,838 people at mid-year.
Malaysia population is equivalent to 0.44% of the total world population.
Malaysia ranks number 44 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Malaysia is 110 per Km² (284 people per mi²).
The total land area is 328,550 Km² (126,854 sq. miles).
77.39% of the population is urban (27,844,592 people in 2025)
The median age in Malaysia is 31 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Malaysia (2025 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
2025	35,977,838	1.18%	420,165	166,615	31	1.53	110	77.4%	27,844,592	0.44%	8,231,613,070	44
2024	35,557,673	1.23%	431,375	174,770	30.5	1.54	108	76.9%	27,360,379	0.44%	8,161,972,572	44
2023	35,126,298	1.24%	430,805	181,071	30.1	1.55	107	76.5%	26,866,688	0.43%	8,091,734,930	44
2022	34,695,493	1.18%	402,968	188,154	29.6	1.55	106	76%	26,366,660	0.43%	8,021,407,192	44
2020	33,889,558	1.65%	531,352	101,907	28.6	1.68	103	74.8%	25,361,963	0.43%	7,887,001,292	42
2015	31,232,798	1.74%	515,404	187,663	26.8	2.01	95	73%	22,800,563	0.42%	7,470,491,872	41
2010	28,655,776	2.09%	563,941	157,164	25	2.14	87	69.6%	19,934,949	0.41%	7,021,732,148	42
2005	25,836,071	2.38%	573,651	225,864	23.2	2.39	79	66.1%	17,087,554	0.39%	6,586,970,132	44
2000	22,967,816	2.47%	527,443	125,499	22.5	2.94	70	62.6%	14,369,654	0.37%	6,171,702,993	45
1995	20,330,599	2.66%	499,486	72,393	21.5	3.32	62	56.1%	11,413,601	0.35%	5,758,878,982	47
1990	17,833,171	3.18%	516,183	135,020	20.4	3.3	54	50.4%	8,981,973	0.33%	5,327,803,110	45
1985	15,252,258	3.27%	453,779	120,215	19.7	3.8	46	46.9%	7,158,888	0.31%	4,868,943,465	49
1980	12,983,363	2.51%	302,290	80,617	18.7	4.04	40	44.7%	5,801,245	0.29%	4,447,606,236	52
1975	11,471,914	2.42%	258,622	−20,480	17.5	4.5	35	39.9%	4,579,380	0.28%	4,070,735,277	52
1970	10,178,802	2.36%	224,479	−31,839	16.3	5.04	31	35.5%	3,614,368	0.28%	3,694,683,794	52
1965	9,056,408	2.62%	220,042	−36,456	15.6	5.84	28	31.5%	2,849,667	0.27%	3,334,533,703	53
1960	7,956,197	2.71%	199,247	−46,948	16.5	6.41	24	27.3%	2,169,592	0.26%	3,015,470,894	56
1955	6,959,963	2.68%	172,336	−12,169	17.4	6.45	21	23.7%	1,648,504	0.25%	2,740,213,792	57

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Malaysia Population Forecast

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
2030	37,961,719	1.08%	396,776	160,776	33	1.51	116	79.3%	30,109,432	0.44%	8,569,124,911	45
2035	39,814,825	0.96%	370,621	149,605	35	1.5	121	80.5%	32,066,630	0.45%	8,885,210,181	47
2040	41,509,644	0.84%	338,964	139,587	36.8	1.51	126	81.2%	33,717,113	0.45%	9,177,190,203	49
2045	43,038,204	0.73%	305,712	133,195	38.6	1.52	131	81.6%	35,138,248	0.46%	9,439,639,668	48
2050	44,289,772	0.57%	250,314	129,149	40.1	1.53	135	82.3%	36,439,872	0.46%	9,664,378,587	49

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Malaysia Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Malaysia

Life Expectancy

77.0 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

4.9

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

6.0

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Malaysia

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

#	City	Population
1	Kuala Lumpur	1,453,975
2	Petaling Jaya	902,086
3	Klang	879,867
4	Johor Bahru	858,118
5	Ipoh	840,000
6	Kampung Baru Subang	833,571
7	Shah Alam	740,750
8	Subang Jaya	708,296
9	Malacca	579,000
10	Kota Bharu	568,900
11	Kuantan	548,014
12	Kota Kinabalu	500,421
13	Sandakan	439,050
14	Kuala Terengganu	426,500
15	Alor Setar	417,800
16	Kuching	402,738
17	Seremban	372,917
18	Tawau	372,615
19	Miri	300,543
20	Pasir Mas	230,424
21	Sungai Petani	228,843
22	Taiping	217,647
23	Bukit Mertajam	212,329
24	Sepang	212,050
25	Sibu	198,239
26	Kulim	170,889
27	Kluang	169,828
28	Skudai	159,733
29	George Town	158,336
30	Batu Pahat	156,236
31	Bintulu	151,617
32	Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru	145,639
33	Kampung Sungai Ara	140,849
34	Tasek Glugor	135,786
35	Muar	127,897
36	Ampang	126,285
37	Rawang	120,447
38	Butterworth	107,591
39	Lahad Datu	105,622
40	Labuan	95,120
41	Semenyih	92,491
42	Marudi	90,100
43	Port Dickson	89,198
44	Cukai	82,425
45	Putatan	78,340
46	Keningau	77,650
47	Ulu Tiram	75,350
48	Taman Senai	73,176
49	Donggongon	71,585
50	Segamat	69,816
51	Kampung Baru Balakong	69,302
52	Perai	65,301
53	Kangar	63,869
54	Kulai	63,762
55	Jitra	63,489
56	Teluk Intan	63,353
57	Semporna	62,641
58	Putra Heights	60,000
59	Temerluh	59,916
60	Kampong Dungun	58,674
61	Simpang Empat	58,004
62	Kuala Selangor	55,887
63	Kampung Bukit Baharu	55,656
64	Bandar Labuan	54,752
65	Kota Tinggi	52,743
66	Pontian Kechil	50,836
67	Putrajaya	50,000
68	Mukah	49,900
69	Bentong Town	49,213
70	Banting	48,240

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 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. 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 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). 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 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). 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.

Malaysia Population (LIVE)