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World Development Indicators

Population, total: Malaysia

Most recent
35,977,838 (2025)
Earliest
7,956,197 (1960)
Highest
35,977,838 (2025)
Years reported
66
Member state
Malaysia at the United Nations
025,000,00050,000,0001960: 7,956,1971961: 8,164,4431962: 8,380,1721963: 8,602,1601964: 8,828,4061965: 9,056,4081966: 9,284,6881967: 9,507,0991968: 9,725,2811969: 9,947,5971970: 10,178,8021971: 10,423,4531972: 10,676,8351973: 10,935,6211974: 11,200,9061975: 11,471,9141976: 11,750,0971977: 12,035,7131978: 12,328,1571979: 12,627,8621980: 12,983,3631981: 13,399,2031982: 13,832,7981983: 14,285,9071984: 14,759,0091985: 15,252,2581986: 15,760,4191987: 16,276,7371988: 16,796,6051989: 17,314,9971990: 17,833,1711991: 18,342,4641992: 18,834,5721993: 19,322,6641994: 19,820,4461995: 20,330,5991996: 20,850,0871997: 21,375,2181998: 21,906,7131999: 22,435,5312000: 22,967,8162001: 23,526,5382002: 24,102,4772003: 24,679,6022004: 25,256,7722005: 25,836,0712006: 26,417,9092007: 26,998,3892008: 27,570,0592009: 28,124,7782010: 28,655,7762011: 29,162,0392012: 29,662,8312013: 30,174,2652014: 30,696,1372015: 31,232,7982016: 31,789,6852017: 32,355,6442018: 32,910,9672019: 33,440,5962020: 33,889,5582021: 34,282,3992022: 34,695,4932023: 35,126,2982024: 35,557,6732025: 35,977,83819602025
Population, total, 1960–2025. Bars, not a line: a line drawn across a year the source does not report would invent an observation a reader could not tell from a measured one.

Every year reported

YearPopulation
202535,977,838
202435,557,673
202335,126,298
202234,695,493
202134,282,399
202033,889,558
201933,440,596
201832,910,967
201732,355,644
201631,789,685
201531,232,798
201430,696,137
201330,174,265
201229,662,831
201129,162,039
201028,655,776
200928,124,778
200827,570,059
200726,998,389
200626,417,909
200525,836,071
200425,256,772
200324,679,602
200224,102,477
200123,526,538
200022,967,816
199922,435,531
199821,906,713
199721,375,218
199620,850,087
199520,330,599
199419,820,446
199319,322,664
199218,834,572
199118,342,464
199017,833,171
198917,314,997
198816,796,605
198716,276,737
198615,760,419
198515,252,258
198414,759,009
198314,285,907
198213,832,798
198113,399,203
198012,983,363
197912,627,862
197812,328,157
197712,035,713
197611,750,097
197511,471,914
197411,200,906
197310,935,621
197210,676,835
197110,423,453
197010,178,802
19699,947,597
19689,725,281
19679,507,099
19669,284,688
19659,056,408
19648,828,406
19638,602,160
19628,380,172
19618,164,443
19607,956,197

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