Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 08 Sep 2024 |
The current population of Malaysia is 35,739,442 as of December 03, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Malaysia is projected at 35,557,673, or 35.56 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Malaysia is projected at 35,126,298, or 35.13 million people for the year 2023. Malaysia's population peak will be in 2073 with 46.39 mn people decrease further to 39.47 million by 2100.
Malaysia ranks 44th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Thailand is ranked 18th among 51 countries and territories in Asia. Malaysia was at 58th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decrease at 51st in 2100.
Malaysia accounts for 0.44 percent of the World population and 0.74 percent of Asia population. However, its global share is projected to decline at 0.43% by 2100.
Population growth rate for 2024 is projected at 1.20%, the 93rd highest among 237 countries/dependent territories. The population growth reached a peak in 1985 with an annual growth rate of 3.30%. Population of Malaysia was around 6.02 million in 1950, increased by 494% in a period of 74 years, that is 67th highest globally.
Malaysia will add 427k in 2024. The net increase of the population per year has peaked in 2006 with almost 582k.
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2024 | 35,344,242 | 35,557,673 | 426,863 | 1.200 | 0.44 |
2025 | 35,771,105 | 35,977,838 | 413,466 | 1.149 | 0.44 |
2026 | 36,184,571 | 36,385,115 | 401,087 | 1.102 | 0.44 |
2027 | 36,585,658 | 36,785,087 | 398,858 | 1.084 | 0.44 |
2028 | 36,984,516 | 37,182,770 | 396,507 | 1.066 | 0.44 |
2029 | 37,381,023 | 37,574,288 | 386,530 | 1.029 | 0.44 |
2030 | 37,767,553 | 37,961,719 | 388,331 | 1.023 | 0.44 |
2031 | 38,155,884 | 38,347,785 | 383,803 | 1.001 | 0.44 |
2032 | 38,539,687 | 38,728,384 | 377,393 | 0.974 | 0.45 |
2033 | 38,917,080 | 39,097,874 | 361,588 | 0.925 | 0.45 |
2034 | 39,278,668 | 39,457,845 | 358,354 | 0.908 | 0.45 |
2035 | 39,637,022 | 39,814,825 | 355,606 | 0.893 | 0.45 |
2036 | 39,992,628 | 40,166,898 | 348,540 | 0.868 | 0.45 |
2037 | 40,341,168 | 40,512,281 | 342,227 | 0.845 | 0.45 |
2038 | 40,683,395 | 40,853,312 | 339,834 | 0.832 | 0.45 |
2039 | 41,023,229 | 41,185,886 | 325,314 | 0.790 | 0.45 |
2040 | 41,348,543 | 41,509,644 | 322,202 | 0.776 | 0.45 |
2041 | 41,670,745 | 41,828,592 | 315,695 | 0.755 | 0.45 |
2042 | 41,986,440 | 42,144,466 | 316,052 | 0.750 | 0.45 |
2043 | 42,302,492 | 42,455,953 | 306,922 | 0.723 | 0.45 |
2044 | 42,609,414 | 42,754,137 | 289,445 | 0.677 | 0.46 |
2045 | 42,898,859 | 43,038,204 | 278,691 | 0.648 | 0.46 |
2046 | 43,177,550 | 43,313,749 | 272,397 | 0.629 | 0.46 |
2047 | 43,449,947 | 43,580,459 | 261,024 | 0.599 | 0.46 |
2048 | 43,710,971 | 43,831,577 | 241,211 | 0.550 | 0.46 |
2049 | 43,952,182 | 44,065,539 | 226,715 | 0.514 | 0.46 |
2050 | 44,178,897 | 44,289,772 | 221,751 | 0.501 | 0.46 |
2051 | 44,400,648 | 44,502,613 | 203,929 | 0.458 | 0.46 |
2052 | 44,604,577 | 44,701,572 | 193,990 | 0.434 | 0.46 |
2053 | 44,798,567 | 44,889,968 | 182,802 | 0.407 | 0.46 |
2054 | 44,981,369 | 45,063,850 | 164,962 | 0.366 | 0.46 |
2055 | 45,146,331 | 45,219,590 | 146,519 | 0.324 | 0.46 |
2056 | 45,292,850 | 45,362,855 | 140,011 | 0.309 | 0.46 |
2057 | 45,432,861 | 45,497,567 | 129,413 | 0.284 | 0.46 |
2058 | 45,562,274 | 45,622,565 | 120,582 | 0.264 | 0.46 |
2059 | 45,682,856 | 45,741,084 | 116,456 | 0.255 | 0.46 |
2060 | 45,799,312 | 45,850,113 | 101,602 | 0.222 | 0.46 |
2061 | 45,900,914 | 45,947,638 | 93,448 | 0.203 | 0.46 |
2062 | 45,994,362 | 46,033,411 | 78,098 | 0.170 | 0.46 |
2063 | 46,072,460 | 46,105,607 | 66,294 | 0.144 | 0.46 |
2064 | 46,138,754 | 46,170,821 | 64,134 | 0.139 | 0.46 |
2065 | 46,202,888 | 46,226,986 | 48,196 | 0.104 | 0.46 |
2066 | 46,251,084 | 46,270,411 | 38,654 | 0.084 | 0.46 |
2067 | 46,289,738 | 46,305,043 | 30,611 | 0.066 | 0.46 |
2068 | 46,320,349 | 46,331,868 | 23,039 | 0.050 | 0.46 |
2069 | 46,343,388 | 46,354,513 | 22,250 | 0.048 | 0.46 |
2070 | 46,365,638 | 46,373,000 | 14,724 | 0.032 | 0.46 |
2071 | 46,380,362 | 46,385,327 | 9,930 | 0.021 | 0.45 |
2072 | 46,390,292 | 46,390,502 | 420 | 0.001 | 0.45 |
2073 | 46,390,712 | 46,384,501 | -12,423 | -0.027 | 0.45 |
2074 | 46,378,289 | 46,370,717 | -15,144 | -0.033 | 0.45 |
2075 | 46,363,145 | 46,351,183 | -23,925 | -0.052 | 0.45 |
2076 | 46,339,220 | 46,326,866 | -24,708 | -0.053 | 0.45 |
2077 | 46,314,512 | 46,292,137 | -44,751 | -0.097 | 0.45 |
2078 | 46,269,761 | 46,243,388 | -52,746 | -0.114 | 0.45 |
2079 | 46,217,015 | 46,186,887 | -60,256 | -0.130 | 0.45 |
2080 | 46,156,759 | 46,119,096 | -75,327 | -0.163 | 0.45 |
2081 | 46,081,432 | 46,044,270 | -74,323 | -0.161 | 0.45 |
2082 | 46,007,109 | 45,966,035 | -82,147 | -0.179 | 0.45 |
2083 | 45,924,962 | 45,879,836 | -90,251 | -0.197 | 0.45 |
2084 | 45,834,711 | 45,789,609 | -90,203 | -0.197 | 0.45 |
2085 | 45,744,508 | 45,697,775 | -93,466 | -0.205 | 0.44 |
2086 | 45,651,042 | 45,599,539 | -103,005 | -0.226 | 0.44 |
2087 | 45,548,037 | 45,495,751 | -104,571 | -0.230 | 0.44 |
2088 | 45,443,466 | 45,389,872 | -107,189 | -0.236 | 0.44 |
2089 | 45,336,277 | 45,282,327 | -107,899 | -0.238 | 0.44 |
2090 | 45,228,378 | 45,172,966 | -110,824 | -0.245 | 0.44 |
2091 | 45,117,554 | 45,062,224 | -110,660 | -0.246 | 0.44 |
2092 | 45,006,894 | 44,950,461 | -112,866 | -0.251 | 0.44 |
2093 | 44,894,028 | 44,835,558 | -116,941 | -0.261 | 0.44 |
2094 | 44,777,087 | 44,719,895 | -114,384 | -0.256 | 0.44 |
2095 | 44,662,703 | 44,604,296 | -116,814 | -0.262 | 0.44 |
2096 | 44,545,889 | 44,486,793 | -118,192 | -0.266 | 0.44 |
2097 | 44,427,697 | 44,370,041 | -115,312 | -0.260 | 0.43 |
2098 | 44,312,385 | 44,256,474 | -111,821 | -0.253 | 0.43 |
2099 | 44,200,564 | 44,143,976 | -113,176 | -0.256 | 0.43 |
2100 | 44,087,388 | 44,026,122 | -122,533 | -0.278 | 0.43 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 6,020,288 | 6,098,283 | 155,991 | 2.558 | 0.24 |
1951 | 6,176,279 | 6,257,417 | 162,276 | 2.593 | 0.25 |
1952 | 6,338,555 | 6,422,846 | 168,582 | 2.625 | 0.25 |
1953 | 6,507,137 | 6,593,943 | 173,612 | 2.633 | 0.25 |
1954 | 6,680,749 | 6,772,378 | 183,258 | 2.706 | 0.25 |
1955 | 6,864,007 | 6,959,963 | 191,912 | 2.758 | 0.25 |
1956 | 7,055,919 | 7,156,626 | 201,413 | 2.815 | 0.26 |
1957 | 7,257,332 | 7,362,822 | 210,980 | 2.866 | 0.26 |
1958 | 7,468,312 | 7,562,878 | 189,133 | 2.501 | 0.26 |
1959 | 7,657,445 | 7,755,786 | 196,682 | 2.536 | 0.26 |
1960 | 7,854,127 | 7,956,197 | 204,140 | 2.566 | 0.26 |
1961 | 8,058,267 | 8,164,443 | 212,351 | 2.601 | 0.27 |
1962 | 8,270,618 | 8,380,172 | 219,107 | 2.615 | 0.27 |
1963 | 8,489,725 | 8,602,160 | 224,871 | 2.614 | 0.27 |
1964 | 8,714,596 | 8,828,406 | 227,621 | 2.578 | 0.27 |
1965 | 8,942,217 | 9,056,408 | 228,382 | 2.522 | 0.27 |
1966 | 9,170,599 | 9,284,688 | 228,178 | 2.458 | 0.27 |
1967 | 9,398,777 | 9,507,099 | 216,644 | 2.279 | 0.27 |
1968 | 9,615,421 | 9,725,281 | 219,721 | 2.259 | 0.27 |
1969 | 9,835,142 | 9,947,597 | 224,911 | 2.261 | 0.27 |
1970 | 10,060,053 | 10,178,802 | 237,498 | 2.333 | 0.28 |
1971 | 10,297,551 | 10,423,453 | 251,805 | 2.416 | 0.28 |
1972 | 10,549,356 | 10,676,835 | 254,959 | 2.388 | 0.28 |
1973 | 10,804,315 | 10,935,621 | 262,612 | 2.402 | 0.28 |
1974 | 11,066,927 | 11,200,906 | 267,958 | 2.392 | 0.28 |
1975 | 11,334,885 | 11,471,914 | 274,057 | 2.389 | 0.28 |
1976 | 11,608,942 | 11,750,097 | 282,311 | 2.403 | 0.28 |
1977 | 11,891,253 | 12,035,713 | 288,920 | 2.401 | 0.29 |
1978 | 12,180,173 | 12,328,157 | 295,969 | 2.401 | 0.29 |
1979 | 12,476,142 | 12,627,862 | 303,441 | 2.403 | 0.29 |
1980 | 12,779,583 | 12,983,363 | 407,560 | 3.139 | 0.29 |
1981 | 13,187,143 | 13,399,203 | 424,120 | 3.166 | 0.30 |
1982 | 13,611,263 | 13,832,798 | 443,070 | 3.203 | 0.30 |
1983 | 14,054,333 | 14,285,907 | 463,149 | 3.242 | 0.30 |
1984 | 14,517,482 | 14,759,009 | 483,054 | 3.273 | 0.31 |
1985 | 15,000,536 | 15,252,258 | 503,445 | 3.301 | 0.31 |
1986 | 15,503,981 | 15,760,419 | 512,877 | 3.254 | 0.32 |
1987 | 16,016,858 | 16,276,737 | 519,757 | 3.194 | 0.32 |
1988 | 16,536,615 | 16,796,605 | 519,979 | 3.096 | 0.33 |
1989 | 17,056,594 | 17,314,997 | 516,806 | 2.985 | 0.33 |
1990 | 17,573,400 | 17,833,171 | 519,542 | 2.914 | 0.33 |
1991 | 18,092,942 | 18,342,464 | 499,043 | 2.721 | 0.34 |
1992 | 18,591,985 | 18,834,572 | 485,175 | 2.576 | 0.34 |
1993 | 19,077,160 | 19,322,664 | 491,009 | 2.541 | 0.35 |
1994 | 19,568,169 | 19,820,446 | 504,554 | 2.546 | 0.35 |
1995 | 20,072,723 | 20,330,599 | 515,751 | 2.537 | 0.35 |
1996 | 20,588,474 | 20,850,087 | 523,226 | 2.510 | 0.36 |
1997 | 21,111,700 | 21,375,218 | 527,037 | 2.466 | 0.36 |
1998 | 21,638,737 | 21,906,713 | 535,951 | 2.447 | 0.36 |
1999 | 22,174,688 | 22,435,531 | 521,685 | 2.325 | 0.37 |
2000 | 22,696,373 | 22,967,816 | 542,886 | 2.364 | 0.37 |
2001 | 23,239,259 | 23,526,538 | 574,559 | 2.442 | 0.38 |
2002 | 23,813,818 | 24,102,477 | 577,317 | 2.395 | 0.38 |
2003 | 24,391,135 | 24,679,602 | 576,934 | 2.338 | 0.38 |
2004 | 24,968,069 | 25,256,772 | 577,407 | 2.286 | 0.39 |
2005 | 25,545,476 | 25,836,071 | 581,191 | 2.250 | 0.39 |
2006 | 26,126,667 | 26,417,909 | 582,484 | 2.205 | 0.40 |
2007 | 26,709,151 | 26,998,389 | 578,475 | 2.143 | 0.40 |
2008 | 27,287,626 | 27,570,059 | 564,866 | 2.049 | 0.40 |
2009 | 27,852,492 | 28,124,778 | 544,571 | 1.936 | 0.41 |
2010 | 28,397,063 | 28,655,776 | 517,427 | 1.806 | 0.41 |
2011 | 28,914,490 | 29,162,039 | 495,098 | 1.698 | 0.41 |
2012 | 29,409,588 | 29,662,831 | 506,486 | 1.708 | 0.41 |
2013 | 29,916,074 | 30,174,265 | 516,381 | 1.711 | 0.41 |
2014 | 30,432,455 | 30,696,137 | 527,363 | 1.718 | 0.42 |
2015 | 30,959,818 | 31,232,798 | 545,959 | 1.748 | 0.42 |
2016 | 31,505,777 | 31,789,685 | 567,817 | 1.786 | 0.42 |
2017 | 32,073,594 | 32,355,644 | 564,101 | 1.743 | 0.42 |
2018 | 32,637,695 | 32,910,967 | 546,544 | 1.661 | 0.43 |
2019 | 33,184,239 | 33,440,596 | 512,713 | 1.533 | 0.43 |
2020 | 33,696,952 | 33,889,558 | 385,213 | 1.137 | 0.43 |
2021 | 34,082,165 | 34,282,399 | 400,467 | 1.168 | 0.43 |
2022 | 34,482,632 | 34,695,493 | 425,722 | 1.227 | 0.43 |
2023 | 34,908,354 | 35,126,298 | 435,888 | 1.241 | 0.43 |