Malaysia Population

• The current population of Malaysia is 32,052,245 as of Thursday, July 12, 2018, based on the latest United Nations estimates.
• Malaysia population is equivalent to 0.42% of the total world population.
• Malaysia ranks number 45 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
• The population density in Malaysia is 98 per Km2 (253 people per mi2).
• The total land area is 328,550 Km2 (126,854 sq. miles)
• 76.5 % of the population is urban (24,509,005 people in 2018)
• The median age in Malaysia is 28.1 years.

Population of Malaysia (2018 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
2018	32,042,458	1.32 %	418,194	50,000	28.1	2.09	98	74.8 %	24,509,005	0.42 %	7,632,819,325	45
2017	31,624,264	1.40 %	436,999	50,000	28.1	2.09	96	75.8 %	23,981,117	0.42 %	7,550,262,101	45
2016	31,187,265	1.51 %	464,110	50,000	28.1	2.09	95	75.2 %	23,444,458	0.42 %	7,466,964,280	45
2015	30,723,155	1.79 %	522,173	156,330	27.7	2.11	94	74.5 %	22,898,099	0.42 %	7,383,008,820	45
2010	28,112,289	1.84 %	490,579	142,259	26.0	2.22	86	71.3 %	20,050,923	0.40 %	6,958,169,159	44
2005	25,659,393	2.05 %	494,757	129,107	25.0	2.45	78	67.1 %	17,210,135	0.39 %	6,542,159,383	43
2000	23,185,608	2.50 %	538,002	98,944	23.8	3.13	71	62.6 %	14,515,387	0.38 %	6,145,006,989	44
1995	20,495,597	2.59 %	491,455	59,762	22.5	3.44	62	56.3 %	11,541,559	0.36 %	5,751,474,416	46
1990	18,038,321	2.95 %	487,876	87,082	21.6	3.67	55	50.3 %	9,068,005	0.34 %	5,330,943,460	45
1985	15,598,942	2.48 %	360,163	-14,274	20.5	3.97	47	46.4 %	7,234,794	0.32 %	4,873,781,796	48
1980	13,798,125	2.56 %	327,151	-1,390	19.5	4.20	42	42.2 %	5,816,219	0.31 %	4,458,411,534	49
1975	12,162,369	2.40 %	271,678	-26,302	18.6	4.72	37	38.1 %	4,635,637	0.30 %	4,079,087,198	49
1970	10,803,978	2.55 %	255,483	-26,940	17.6	5.38	33	33.8 %	3,649,380	0.29 %	3,700,577,650	49
1965	9,526,563	3.15 %	273,891	-4,330	18.5	6.35	29	30.0 %	2,862,596	0.29 %	3,339,592,688	56
1960	8,157,106	2.99 %	223,477	-11,264	17.6	6.38	25	26.6 %	2,170,621	0.27 %	3,033,212,527	53
1955	7,039,719	2.87 %	185,961	-4,330	18.5	6.35	21	23.3 %	1,642,973	0.25 %	2,772,242,535	56

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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
2020	32,869,323	1.36 %	429,234	50,000	29.9	2.01	100	77.7 %	25,544,486	0.42 %	7,795,482,309	45
2025	34,949,758	1.23 %	416,087	50,000	32.0	1.93	106	80.1 %	28,005,193	0.43 %	8,185,613,757	47
2030	36,814,968	1.05 %	373,042	50,000	34.1	1.86	112	82.0 %	30,181,596	0.43 %	8,551,198,644	45
2035	38,380,670	0.84 %	313,140	50,000	36.0	1.81	117	83.4 %	32,011,953	0.43 %	8,892,701,940	47
2040	39,668,262	0.66 %	257,518	50,000	37.7	1.78	121	84.5 %	33,533,966	0.43 %	9,210,337,004	48
2045	40,760,928	0.54 %	218,533	50,000	39.1	1.76	124	85.6 %	34,905,173	0.43 %	9,504,209,572	48
2050	41,729,217	0.47 %	193,658	50,000	40.2	1.74	127	86.7 %	36,162,668	0.43 %	9,771,822,753	50