Malaysia Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Malaysia population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Malaysia in 2021 is 32,776,194, a 1.27% increase from 2020.
- The population of Malaysia in 2020 was 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.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| China |
1,444,216,107 |
| Brazil |
213,993,437 |
| Russia |
145,912,025 |
| Mexico |
130,262,216 |
| Turkey |
85,042,738 |
| Iran |
85,028,759 |
| Thailand |
69,950,850 |
| South Africa |
60,041,994 |
| Colombia |
51,265,844 |
| Algeria |
44,616,624 |
| Iraq |
41,179,350 |
| Peru |
33,359,418 |
| Malaysia |
32,776,194 |
| Venezuela |
28,704,954 |
| Romania |
19,127,774 |
| Kazakhstan |
18,994,962 |
| Guatemala |
18,249,860 |
| Ecuador |
17,888,475 |
| Cuba |
11,317,505 |
| Dominican Republic |
10,953,703 |
| Jordan |
10,269,021 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,223,342 |
| Belarus |
9,442,862 |
| Serbia |
8,697,550 |
| Paraguay |
7,219,638 |
| Libya |
6,958,532 |
| Bulgaria |
6,896,663 |
| Lebanon |
6,769,146 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,117,924 |
| Costa Rica |
5,139,052 |
| Jamaica |
2,973,463 |
| Armenia |
2,968,127 |
| Albania |
2,872,933 |
| Namibia |
2,587,344 |
| Botswana |
2,397,241 |
| Gabon |
2,278,825 |
| North Macedonia |
2,082,658 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,449,896 |
| Mauritius |
1,273,433 |
| Fiji |
902,906 |
| Guyana |
790,326 |
| Montenegro |
628,053 |
| Suriname |
591,800 |
| Maldives |
543,617 |
| Belize |
404,914 |
| Samoa |
200,149 |
| Grenada |
113,021 |
| Tonga |
106,760 |
| Dominica |
72,167 |
| Marshall Islands |
59,610 |
| American Samoa |
55,100 |
| Tuvalu |
11,931 |
| Nauru |
10,876 |
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Malaysia - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
32,776,194 |
1.27% |
| 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% |
