Population in Malaysia
The population of Malaysia was 35,977,838 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Malaysia, 2025
35,977,838
Change from 2024
+1.2%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
45th of 217
Population in Malaysia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35,977,838 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 35,557,673 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 35,126,298 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 34,695,493 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 34,282,399 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 33,889,558 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 33,440,596 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 32,910,967 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 32,355,644 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 31,789,685 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 31,232,798 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 30,696,137 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 30,174,265 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 29,662,831 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 29,162,039 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 28,655,776 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 28,124,778 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 27,570,059 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 26,998,389 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 26,417,909 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 25,836,071 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 25,256,772 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 24,679,602 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 24,102,477 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 23,526,538 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2% from 35,557,673 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 31,232,798 people, the figure has changed by +15.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Malaysia has the 45th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Malaysia
All statistics for Malaysia
Population growth
1.17%
2025 · World Bank
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 aged 65 and over
8.0%
2025 · World Bank