The population of Malaysia is expected to grow by 414,000 in 2024 and reach 34,950,000 in 2025. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 50,000 people yearly. The population density of Malaysia has changed from 42.0 in 1980 to 102.6 in 2022.
| Current population | 34,884,534 people at present (Friday 1st of November 2024) | |
| Median Age | 33.0 years |
| Population density | 105.1 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34,545,000 | 414,000 (1.2%) | 50,000 | 33.0 | 105 | 27,529,000 (79.7%) | |
| 2023 | 34,131,000 | 420,000 (1.2%) | 50,000 | 32.7 | 104 | 27,045,000 (79.2%) | |
| 2022 | 33,711,000 | 422,000 (1.3%) | 50,000 | 32.4 | 103 | 26,552,000 (78.8%) | |
| 2021 | 33,289,000 | 420,000 (1.3%) | 50,000 | 32.1 | 101 | 26,054,000 (78.3%) | |
| 2020 | 32,869,000 | 415,000 (1.3%) | 50,000 | 31.9 | 1.97 | 100 | 25,553,000 (77.7%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 31.6 | 1.98 | 99 | 25,052,000 (77.2%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 31.3 | 2.00 | 98 | 24,548,000 (76.6%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 31.0 | 2.02 | 96 | 24,036,000 (76.0%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 30.7 | 2.04 | 95 | 23,505,842 (75.4%) |
| 2015 | 30,723,155 | 495,138 (1.6%) | 50,000 | 30.4 | 2.06 | 94 | 22,951,733 (74.7%) |
| 2010 | 28,112,289 | 506,906 (1.8%) | 156,330 | 29.1 | 2.15 | 86 | 19,934,986 (70.9%) |
| 2005 | 25,659,393 | 485,284 (1.9%) | 142,259 | 28.0 | 2.29 | 78 | 17,087,616 (66.6%) |
| 2000 | 23,185,608 | 529,322 (2.3%) | 129,107 | 26.8 | 2.78 | 71 | 14,369,744 (62.0%) |
| 1995 | 20,495,597 | 508,703 (2.5%) | 98,944 | 25.8 | 3.31 | 62 | 11,413,588 (55.7%) |
| 1990 | 18,038,321 | 502,350 (2.8%) | 59,762 | 25.0 | 3.55 | 55 | 8,982,002 (49.8%) |
| 1985 | 15,598,942 | 407,317 (2.6%) | 87,082 | 24.3 | 3.82 | 47 | 7,158,822 (45.9%) |
| 1980 | 13,798,125 | 337,924 (2.5%) | -14,274 | 23.8 | 4.07 | 42 | 5,801,284 (42.0%) |
| 1975 | 12,162,369 | 291,136 (2.4%) | -1,390 | 23.3 | 4.43 | 37 | 4,579,375 (37.7%) |
| 1970 | 10,803,978 | 254,752 (2.4%) | -26,302 | 22.7 | 5.01 | 33 | 3,614,363 (33.5%) |
| 1965 | 9,526,563 | 272,600 (2.9%) | -26,940 | 22.3 | 5.92 | 29 | 2,849,681 (29.9%) |
| 1960 | 8,157,106 | 261,354 (3.1%) | -9,773 | 22.8 | 6.45 | 25 | 2,169,627 (26.6%) |
In 2023 the population of Malaysia was 34,131,000 and the average age increased from 22.8 in 1960 to 32.7. Urban population has increased from 14,369,744 (62.0%) in 2000 to 27,529,000 (79.7%) in the current year. The population density of Malaysia has changed from 42.0 in 1980 to 102.6 in 2022.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 31.9 | 1.97 | 100 | 25,553,000 (77.7%) |
| 2025 | 34,950,000 | 405,000 (1.2%) | 50,000 | 33.3 | 1.89 | 106 | 28,000,000 (80.1%) |
| 2030 | 36,815,000 | 350,000 (1.0%) | 50,000 | 34.7 | 1.84 | 112 | 30,157,000 (81.9%) |
| 2035 | 38,381,000 | 290,000 (0.8%) | 50,000 | 36.2 | 1.80 | 117 | 31,937,000 (83.2%) |
| 2040 | 39,668,000 | 239,000 (0.6%) | 50,000 | 37.7 | 1.77 | 121 | 33,381,000 (84.2%) |
| 2045 | 40,761,000 | 207,000 (0.5%) | 50,000 | 39.1 | 1.75 | 124 | 34,659,000 (85.0%) |
| 2050 | 41,729,000 | 184,000 (0.4%) | 50,000 | 40.4 | 1.74 | 127 | 35,833,000 (85.9%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 80.5 (78.7 years for male and 82.4 years for females). Population density will go up to 127.0 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Malaysia constitutes of 16,810,000 women and 17,735,000 men, which means there are 1,055 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 30.4% of population (10,498,226) is 19 or younger, 61.6% of population (21,283,175) is between age 20 and 64 and 8.0% of population (2,767,055) is over 65.