Malaysia
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
35,977,838 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$13,125 per person
Life expectancy at birth
76.8 years
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.8%
Consumer price inflation
1.4%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population estimates and projections | 35,126,298 people people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Median age estimates and projections | 30.1 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Fertility rate estimates and projections | 1.55 births per woman births per woman | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Net migration estimates and projections | 5.2 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Net migration | 166,615 people people | 2025 | World Bank |
| International migrant stock | 10.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Employment and occupations | |||
| 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 |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP in US dollars | US$472.2 billion | 2025 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita, PPP | Int$35,461 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method | US$12,380 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| Consumer price index | 134.6 (2010 = 100) (2010 = 100) | 2025 | World Bank |
| Inflation measured by the GDP deflator | -0.4% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Exchange rate to the US dollar | 4.284 per US$ per US$ | 2025 | World Bank |
| Housing and households | |||
| Slum population | 0.2% | 2020 | World Bank |
| Education and skills | |||
| 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 |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy estimates and projections | 76.7 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections | 17.6 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Healthy life expectancy | 65.5 years years | 2023 | WHO |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| Internet users | 98.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Mobile subscriptions | 140 per 100 people per 100 people | 2024 | World Bank |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 13.5 per 100 people per 100 people | 2024 | World Bank |
| Business and industry | |||
| Industry share of GDP | 35.7% | 2025 | World Bank |
| New businesses registered | 59,611 companies companies | 2024 | World Bank |
| Medium and high-tech manufacturing | 44.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Trade and investment | |||
| 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 |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Road traffic deaths | 22.5 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2019 | World Bank |
| Air passengers carried | 46,698,381 passengers passengers | 2023 | World Bank |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| Access to electricity | 100.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Clean cooking access | 100.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Renewable energy share | 7.5% | 2021 | World Bank |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Temperature change | 1.25 °Ce (Estimate) °C | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Agrifood emissions per person | 5.18 t CO2e per persone (Estimate) t CO2e per person | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 332.2 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | World Bank |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| PM2.5 air pollution | 17.6 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | WHO |
| Forest area | 57.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 8.4% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| 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 |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Cost of a healthy diet | Int$4.42 per person per daye (Estimate) per person per day | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Healthy diet unaffordable | 1.4%e (Estimate) | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Pesticide use | 2.73 kg/hae (Estimate) kg/ha | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Poverty and social protection | |||
| Gini index | 40.7 (0 to 100) (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 |
| Government finance and taxation | |||
| Tax revenue | 12.4% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Central government expense | 17.0% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Science and innovation | |||
| R&D spending share of GDP | 1.01% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Researchers per million people | 1,218 per million people per million people | 2022 | World Bank |
| Scientific and technical journal articles | 23,691 articles articles | 2023 | World Bank |
| Crime, justice and public safety | |||
| Intentional homicides | 0.7 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2023 | World Bank |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Women in national parliament | 13.5% | 2025 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms).
- Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates) Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024 Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
- Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms).
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