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Urban population share in Malaysia

Latest: 77.4%
Previous: 76.9%
Change: +0.48 (+0.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Urban population share over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Urban population share in Malaysia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	28.1%
Dec 31, 1967	28.5%
Dec 31, 1968	28.8%
Dec 31, 1969	29.1%
Dec 31, 1970	29.4%
Dec 31, 1971	29.8%
Dec 31, 1972	30.1%
Dec 31, 1973	30.5%
Dec 31, 1974	30.9%
Dec 31, 1975	31.4%
Dec 31, 1976	31.9%
Dec 31, 1977	32.4%
Dec 31, 1978	33.0%
Dec 31, 1979	33.6%
Dec 31, 1980	34.2%
Dec 31, 1981	35.1%
Dec 31, 1982	36.2%
Dec 31, 1983	37.5%
Dec 31, 1984	39.0%
Dec 31, 1985	40.6%
Dec 31, 1986	42.3%
Dec 31, 1987	44.0%
Dec 31, 1988	45.8%
Dec 31, 1989	47.4%
Dec 31, 1990	49.0%
Dec 31, 1991	50.5%
Dec 31, 1992	51.9%
Dec 31, 1993	53.2%
Dec 31, 1994	54.6%
Dec 31, 1995	55.9%
Dec 31, 1996	57.2%
Dec 31, 1997	58.5%
Dec 31, 1998	59.7%
Dec 31, 1999	60.9%
Dec 31, 2000	62.0%
Dec 31, 2001	63.0%
Dec 31, 2002	64.1%
Dec 31, 2003	65.1%
Dec 31, 2004	66.1%
Dec 31, 2005	67.0%
Dec 31, 2006	67.9%
Dec 31, 2007	68.8%
Dec 31, 2008	69.5%
Dec 31, 2009	70.2%
Dec 31, 2010	70.9%
Dec 31, 2011	71.4%
Dec 31, 2012	72.0%
Dec 31, 2013	72.5%
Dec 31, 2014	73.0%
Dec 31, 2015	73.4%
Dec 31, 2016	73.9%
Dec 31, 2017	74.2%
Dec 31, 2018	74.6%
Dec 31, 2019	74.8%
Dec 31, 2020	75.1%
Dec 31, 2021	75.5%
Dec 31, 2022	76.0%
Dec 31, 2023	76.4%
Dec 31, 2024	76.9%
Dec 31, 2025	77.4%

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