Malaysia

Population estimates and projections 35,126,298 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 30.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.55 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 1.24% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 35,977,838 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 1.17% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 8.0% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 21.3% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.54 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 12.4 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 5.3 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 77.4% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 5.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 41.5 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 108.2 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 1.79% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections 5.2 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 166,615 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 10.7% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 1.9% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 3.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 12.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 66.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 51.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 63.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 9.2% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 26.0% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 64.9% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$472.2 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$13,125 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$35,461 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$12,380 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 5.2% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 54.8% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 20.5% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 22.0% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$7,491 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 1.4% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 134.6 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator -0.4% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 4.284 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 0.2% 2020 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 10.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Out-of-school children 12.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 18.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 34.9% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 88.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 98.8% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 94.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 14.1% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 3.5% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 90.4% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 38.5% 2024 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 95.8% 2022 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 87.7% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 80.3% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 76.7 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 17.6 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 65.5 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 80 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 0.66 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 23.3% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 40.8% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 5.0 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 19.5% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 39.2% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 95% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 31.3% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.7 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 40.3 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 4.87 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 76.8 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 79.5 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 74.4 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 4.0% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 8.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 7.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 26 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 2.34 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.0 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Measles immunisation 96% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 16.9% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 37.1% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$450 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 21.1% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 4.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 21.2% 2022 · World Bank Malaria incidence 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 96 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.13 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 98.0% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 140 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 13.5 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 35.7% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 59,611 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 44.8% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 22.1% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 71.0% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 65.4% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 136.4% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 4.6% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 1.6% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 58.6% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 22.5 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 46,698,381 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 7.5% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 79.9% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 8.5% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.25e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 5.18e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 332.2 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 9.3 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 8.32 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 26.3 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 7.45 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 17.6 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 57.7% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 8.4% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 15.9 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 13.3% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 97.9% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 94.7% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 96.0% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 3.4% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 16,717 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 85.8% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.42e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 1.4%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 2.73e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 55.9e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 8.2% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 3,544 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 24.8% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 1,405,587 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 105.2 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 1,869.4 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 328,550 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 40.7 (0 to 100) 2021 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 30.9% 2021 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 0.0% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 5.1% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 2.9% 2021 · World Bank

Tax revenue 12.4% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 17.0% 2023 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 1.01% 2022 · World Bank Researchers per million people 1,218 per million people 2022 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 23,691 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 0.7 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 13.5% 2025 · World Bank