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Population in Malaysia

Latest: 35,977,838
Previous: 35,557,673
Change: +420,165 (+1.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons

Population over time

Annual, Persons, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population in Malaysia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	9,284,688
Dec 31, 1967	9,507,099
Dec 31, 1968	9,725,281
Dec 31, 1969	9,947,597
Dec 31, 1970	10,178,802
Dec 31, 1971	10,423,453
Dec 31, 1972	10,676,835
Dec 31, 1973	10,935,621
Dec 31, 1974	11,200,906
Dec 31, 1975	11,471,914
Dec 31, 1976	11,750,097
Dec 31, 1977	12,035,713
Dec 31, 1978	12,328,157
Dec 31, 1979	12,627,862
Dec 31, 1980	12,983,363
Dec 31, 1981	13,399,203
Dec 31, 1982	13,832,798
Dec 31, 1983	14,285,907
Dec 31, 1984	14,759,009
Dec 31, 1985	15,252,258
Dec 31, 1986	15,760,419
Dec 31, 1987	16,276,737
Dec 31, 1988	16,796,605
Dec 31, 1989	17,314,997
Dec 31, 1990	17,833,171
Dec 31, 1991	18,342,464
Dec 31, 1992	18,834,572
Dec 31, 1993	19,322,664
Dec 31, 1994	19,820,446
Dec 31, 1995	20,330,599
Dec 31, 1996	20,850,087
Dec 31, 1997	21,375,218
Dec 31, 1998	21,906,713
Dec 31, 1999	22,435,531
Dec 31, 2000	22,967,816
Dec 31, 2001	23,526,538
Dec 31, 2002	24,102,477
Dec 31, 2003	24,679,602
Dec 31, 2004	25,256,772
Dec 31, 2005	25,836,071
Dec 31, 2006	26,417,909
Dec 31, 2007	26,998,389
Dec 31, 2008	27,570,059
Dec 31, 2009	28,124,778
Dec 31, 2010	28,655,776
Dec 31, 2011	29,162,039
Dec 31, 2012	29,662,831
Dec 31, 2013	30,174,265
Dec 31, 2014	30,696,137
Dec 31, 2015	31,232,798
Dec 31, 2016	31,789,685
Dec 31, 2017	32,355,644
Dec 31, 2018	32,910,967
Dec 31, 2019	33,440,596
Dec 31, 2020	33,889,558
Dec 31, 2021	34,282,399
Dec 31, 2022	34,695,493
Dec 31, 2023	35,126,298
Dec 31, 2024	35,557,673
Dec 31, 2025	35,977,838

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