Urban population share in Malaysia
77.4% of people in Malaysia lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Malaysia, 2025
77.4%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
68th of 217
Urban population share in Malaysia over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77.4% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 69.5% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 76.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 73.4%, the figure has changed by +4.0 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Malaysia has the 68th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Malaysia
All statistics for 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