Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Malaysia is projected at 32.78 million, up by 1.27% compared with 32.37 million in 2020. Malaysia is ranked 45th in terms of population and 88th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.53 million births in Malaysia in 2021. That is 1,457 per day, which is ranked 54th. The crude birth rate is 16.23 per 1000 people. There are 0.17 million deaths in Malaysia in 2021. That is 479 per day, which is ranked 57th. The crude death rate is 5.34 per 1000 people.
3.69 million people are living in urban areas, which is 77.7% of Malaysia population. Malaysia is ranked 76th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Malaysia in 2021 is 105.61 males per 100 females. There are 16.83 million males and 15.94 million females in Malaysia. The percentage of female population is 48.64% compare to 51.36% male population. Malaysia has 0.89 million more males than females. Malaysia is at 185th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
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1950 | 6,109,902 | - |
1955 | 7,038,910 | 2.96 |
1960 | 8,156,342 | 3.11 |
1965 | 9,526,558 | 2.95 |
1970 | 10,804,131 | 2.41 |
1975 | 12,162,189 | 2.45 |
1980 | 13,798,094 | 2.51 |
1985 | 15,598,924 | 2.68 |
1990 | 18,029,824 | 2.86 |
1995 | 20,487,604 | 2.55 |
2000 | 23,194,252 | 2.35 |
2005 | 25,690,615 | 1.98 |
2010 | 28,208,028 | 1.71 |
2015 | 30,270,965 | 1.35 |
2016 | 30,684,652 | 1.37 |
2017 | 31,104,655 | 1.37 |
2018 | 31,528,033 | 1.36 |
2019 | 31,949,789 | 1.34 |
2020 | 32,365,998 | 1.3 |
2021 | 32,776,195 | 1.27 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
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Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 99,602 | 273,005 | 15.97 | 43.81 |
1955 | 92,478 | 304,129 | 13.09 | 43.13 |
1960 | 86,003 | 350,688 | 10.48 | 42.69 |
1965 | 80,563 | 367,714 | 8.47 | 38.81 |
1970 | 77,713 | 366,390 | 7.17 | 33.84 |
1975 | 78,711 | 389,735 | 6.44 | 31.93 |
1980 | 80,224 | 432,420 | 5.81 | 31.31 |
1985 | 82,617 | 472,182 | 5.26 | 30.09 |
1990 | 87,359 | 506,349 | 4.85 | 28.10 |
1995 | 95,220 | 538,606 | 4.63 | 26.18 |
2000 | 104,783 | 507,714 | 4.53 | 21.98 |
2005 | 116,289 | 468,116 | 4.52 | 18.16 |
2010 | 130,728 | 485,918 | 4.65 | 17.26 |
2015 | 147,729 | 516,103 | 4.88 | 17.02 |
2020 | 169,951 | 531,804 | 5.25 | 16.43 |
2021 | 174,884 | 531,772 | 5.34 | 16.23 |
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
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Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 103,560 | 4,865,892 | - | 20.361 |
1955 | 127,621 | 5,391,215 | 5.83 | 23.417 |
1960 | 158,848 | 5,987,514 | 5.63 | 26.598 |
1965 | 199,188 | 6,676,896 | 5.34 | 29.913 |
1970 | 278,646 | 7,189,610 | 4.68 | 33.454 |
1975 | 404,986 | 7,582,989 | 4.84 | 37.652 |
1980 | 557,771 | 7,996,880 | 4.72 | 42.044 |
1985 | 732,861 | 8,440,054 | 4.44 | 45.893 |
1990 | 1,090,992 | 9,056,348 | 4.51 | 49.794 |
1995 | 1,314,278 | 9,081,996 | 4.97 | 55.688 |
2000 | 1,662,050 | 8,815,954 | 4.42 | 61.977 |
2005 | 1,962,982 | 8,571,839 | 3.32 | 66.594 |
2010 | 2,357,581 | 8,177,340 | 3.05 | 70.912 |
2015 | 2,866,700 | 7,922,592 | 2.52 | 74.213 |
2020 | 3,534,836 | 7,507,360 | 2.01 | 77.160 |
2021 | 3,691,081 | 7,424,927 | 1.98 | 77.696 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 1,363,219 | 1,285,803 | 2,649,022 | 8.08 | 106.021 |
05-09 | 1,306,411 | 1,230,096 | 2,536,507 | 7.74 | 106.204 |
10-14 | 1,255,318 | 1,185,082 | 2,440,400 | 7.45 | 105.927 |
15-19 | 1,354,946 | 1,272,823 | 2,627,769 | 8.02 | 106.452 |
20-24 | 1,465,772 | 1,379,264 | 2,845,036 | 8.68 | 106.272 |
25-29 | 1,493,667 | 1,413,119 | 2,906,786 | 8.87 | 105.700 |
30-34 | 1,513,803 | 1,425,704 | 2,939,507 | 8.97 | 106.179 |
35-39 | 1,472,912 | 1,330,590 | 2,803,502 | 8.55 | 110.696 |
40-44 | 1,161,384 | 1,034,677 | 2,196,061 | 6.70 | 112.246 |
45-49 | 992,121 | 927,800 | 1,919,921 | 5.86 | 106.933 |
50-54 | 856,197 | 851,730 | 1,707,927 | 5.21 | 100.524 |
55-59 | 772,838 | 728,548 | 1,501,386 | 4.58 | 106.079 |
60-64 | 638,848 | 623,160 | 1,262,008 | 3.85 | 102.517 |
65-69 | 477,419 | 486,961 | 964,380 | 2.94 | 98.041 |
70-74 | 330,926 | 359,098 | 690,024 | 2.11 | 92.155 |
75-79 | 187,269 | 207,106 | 394,375 | 1.20 | 90.422 |
80-84 | 112,050 | 122,394 | 234,444 | 0.72 | 91.549 |
85-89 | 55,337 | 56,947 | 112,284 | 0.34 | 97.173 |
90-94 | 18,878 | 17,027 | 35,905 | 0.11 | 110.871 |
95-99 | 4,718 | 3,019 | 7,737 | 0.02 | 156.277 |
100+ | 951 | 263 | 1,214 | 0.00 | 361.597 |
Total | 16,834,984 | 15,941,211 | 32,776,195 | 105.607 |