Population, long-run history in Malaysia

Latest: 32,956
Previous: 32,603
Change: +353.81 (+1.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons, thousands

Population, long-run history over time

Annual, Persons, thousands, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for Population, long-run history in Malaysia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	9,148
Dec 31, 1964	9,397
Dec 31, 1965	9,648
Dec 31, 1966	9,900
Dec 31, 1967	10,155
Dec 31, 1968	10,409
Dec 31, 1969	10,662
Dec 31, 1970	10,910
Dec 31, 1971	11,171
Dec 31, 1972	11,441
Dec 31, 1973	11,712
Dec 31, 1974	11,986
Dec 31, 1975	12,267
Dec 31, 1976	12,554
Dec 31, 1977	12,845
Dec 31, 1978	13,139
Dec 31, 1979	13,444
Dec 31, 1980	13,764
Dec 31, 1981	14,096
Dec 31, 1982	14,441
Dec 31, 1983	14,793
Dec 31, 1984	15,157
Dec 31, 1985	15,545
Dec 31, 1986	15,942
Dec 31, 1987	16,333
Dec 31, 1988	16,731
Dec 31, 1989	17,121
Dec 31, 1990	17,507
Dec 31, 1991	17,971
Dec 31, 1992	18,440
Dec 31, 1993	18,926
Dec 31, 1994	19,430
Dec 31, 1995	19,939
Dec 31, 1996	20,459
Dec 31, 1997	21,011
Dec 31, 1998	21,582
Dec 31, 1999	22,132
Dec 31, 2000	22,695
Dec 31, 2001	23,291
Dec 31, 2002	23,874
Dec 31, 2003	24,437
Dec 31, 2004	24,993
Dec 31, 2005	25,543
Dec 31, 2006	26,086
Dec 31, 2007	26,620
Dec 31, 2008	27,161
Dec 31, 2009	27,715
Dec 31, 2010	28,268
Dec 31, 2011	28,750
Dec 31, 2012	29,163
Dec 31, 2013	29,568
Dec 31, 2014	29,977
Dec 31, 2015	30,387
Dec 31, 2016	30,782
Dec 31, 2017	31,164
Dec 31, 2018	31,539
Dec 31, 2019	31,903
Dec 31, 2020	32,257
Dec 31, 2021	32,603
Dec 31, 2022	32,956

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Malaysia

1900-1939: Nazrin Shah, S. (2017). Charting the Economy: Early 20th Century Malaya and Contemporary Malaysian Contrasts, Oxford University Press

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