Malaysia Population 1950-2020

NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.

Chart and table of Malaysia population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The current population of Malaysia in 2020 is 32,365,999, a 1.3% increase from 2019.
The population of Malaysia in 2019 was 31,949,777, a 1.34% increase from 2018.
The population of Malaysia in 2018 was 31,528,033, a 1.36% increase from 2017.
The population of Malaysia in 2017 was 31,104,646, a 1.37% increase from 2016.

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Country Name	2020 Population
China	1,439,323,776
Brazil	212,559,417
Russia	145,934,462
Mexico	128,932,753
Turkey	84,339,067
Iran	83,992,949
Thailand	69,799,978
South Africa	59,308,690
Colombia	50,882,891
Algeria	43,851,044
Iraq	40,222,493
Peru	32,971,854
Malaysia	32,365,999
Venezuela	28,435,940
Romania	19,237,691
Kazakhstan	18,776,707
Guatemala	17,915,568
Ecuador	17,643,054
Cuba	11,326,616
Dominican Republic	10,847,910
Jordan	10,203,134
Azerbaijan	10,139,177
Belarus	9,449,323
Serbia	8,737,371
Paraguay	7,132,538
Bulgaria	6,948,445
Libya	6,871,292
Lebanon	6,825,445
Turkmenistan	6,031,200
Costa Rica	5,094,118
Armenia	2,963,243
Jamaica	2,961,167
Albania	2,877,797
Namibia	2,540,905
Botswana	2,351,627
Gabon	2,225,734
North Macedonia	2,083,374
Equatorial Guinea	1,402,985
Mauritius	1,271,768
Fiji	896,445
Guyana	786,552
Montenegro	628,066
Suriname	586,632
Maldives	540,544
Belize	397,628
Samoa	198,414
Grenada	112,523
Tonga	105,695
Dominica	71,986
Marshall Islands	59,190
American Samoa	55,191
Tuvalu	11,792
Nauru	10,824

Malaysia - Historical Population Data
Year	Population	Growth Rate
2020	32,365,999	1.30%
2019	31,949,777	1.34%
2018	31,528,033	1.36%
2017	31,104,646	1.37%
2016	30,684,654	1.37%
2015	30,270,962	1.35%
2014	29,866,603	1.35%
2013	29,468,923	1.38%
2012	29,068,189	1.46%
2011	28,650,959	1.57%
2010	28,208,035	1.71%
2009	27,735,040	1.83%
2008	27,236,006	1.93%
2007	26,720,370	1.98%
2006	26,201,961	1.99%
2005	25,690,611	1.98%
2004	25,190,652	1.99%
2003	24,698,819	2.03%
2002	24,208,391	2.11%
2001	23,709,119	2.22%
2000	23,194,257	2.35%
1999	22,661,298	2.47%
1998	22,114,654	2.56%
1997	21,562,793	2.59%
1996	21,017,613	2.59%
1995	20,487,607	2.55%
1994	19,977,500	2.53%
1993	19,484,898	2.54%
1992	19,002,656	2.61%
1991	18,519,937	2.72%
1990	18,029,824	2.86%
1989	17,528,961	2.98%
1988	17,022,465	3.03%
1987	16,522,000	2.98%
1986	16,043,731	2.85%
1985	15,598,927	2.68%
1984	15,192,298	2.52%
1983	14,819,424	2.41%
1982	14,471,211	2.39%
1981	14,134,058	2.43%
1980	13,798,085	2.51%
1979	13,460,031	2.57%
1978	13,122,839	2.60%
1977	12,790,312	2.58%
1976	12,468,689	2.52%
1975	12,162,187	2.45%
1974	11,871,104	2.40%
1973	11,592,638	2.37%
1972	11,324,277	2.37%
1971	11,062,433	2.39%
1970	10,804,131	2.41%
1969	10,549,399	2.44%
1968	10,297,983	2.50%
1967	10,046,325	2.62%
1966	9,790,084	2.77%
1965	9,526,558	2.95%
1964	9,253,842	3.12%
1963	8,973,788	3.24%
1962	8,692,342	3.26%
1961	8,417,824	3.21%
1960	8,156,347	3.11%
1959	7,910,188	3.02%
1958	7,678,382	2.95%
1957	7,458,015	2.93%
1956	7,245,676	2.94%
1955	7,038,913	2.96%
1954	6,836,638	2.97%
1953	6,639,418	2.94%
1952	6,449,617	2.84%
1951	6,271,221	2.64%
1950	6,109,915	0.00%