Malaysia Population Density 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 density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Malaysia in 2020 is 97.98 people per square kilometer, a 1.3% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Malaysia in 2019 was 96.72 people per square kilometer, a 1.34% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Malaysia in 2018 was 95.44 people per square kilometer, a 1.36% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Malaysia in 2017 was 94.16 people per square kilometer, a 1.37% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Maldives | 1,801.81 |
| Lebanon | 653.15 |
| Mauritius | 623.42 |
| Nauru | 541.20 |
| Tuvalu | 393.07 |
| Grenada | 330.95 |
| Marshall Islands | 328.83 |
| American Samoa | 275.96 |
| Jamaica | 269.44 |
| Dominican Republic | 222.89 |
| Guatemala | 164.53 |
| China | 150.51 |
| Tonga | 140.93 |
| Thailand | 136.03 |
| Azerbaijan | 117.08 |
| Jordan | 114.23 |
| Turkey | 107.39 |
| Cuba | 103.08 |
| Albania | 100.10 |
| Costa Rica | 99.69 |
| Armenia | 99.64 |
| Serbia | 98.88 |
| Malaysia | 97.98 |
| Dominica | 95.98 |
| Iraq | 92.45 |
| North Macedonia | 81.03 |
| Romania | 80.70 |
| Samoa | 69.86 |
| Ecuador | 68.82 |
| Mexico | 65.64 |
| Bulgaria | 62.60 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 50.02 |
| Fiji | 49.07 |
| South Africa | 48.65 |
| Iran | 48.13 |
| Belarus | 45.52 |
| Montenegro | 45.48 |
| Colombia | 44.57 |
| Venezuela | 31.18 |
| Peru | 25.65 |
| Brazil | 24.96 |
| Algeria | 18.41 |
| Paraguay | 17.54 |
| Belize | 17.31 |
| Turkmenistan | 12.36 |
| Russia | 8.54 |
| Gabon | 8.32 |
| Kazakhstan | 6.89 |
| Botswana | 4.04 |
| Libya | 3.91 |
| Guyana | 3.66 |
| Suriname | 3.58 |
| Namibia | 3.08 |
| Malaysia - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 97.98 | 1.30% |
| 2019 | 96.72 | 1.34% |
| 2018 | 95.44 | 1.36% |
| 2017 | 94.16 | 1.37% |
| 2016 | 92.89 | 1.37% |
| 2015 | 91.63 | 1.35% |
| 2014 | 90.41 | 1.35% |
| 2013 | 89.21 | 1.38% |
| 2012 | 87.99 | 1.46% |
| 2011 | 86.73 | 1.57% |
| 2010 | 85.39 | 1.71% |
| 2009 | 83.96 | 1.83% |
| 2008 | 82.45 | 1.93% |
| 2007 | 80.89 | 1.98% |
| 2006 | 79.32 | 1.99% |
| 2005 | 77.77 | 1.98% |
| 2004 | 76.26 | 1.99% |
| 2003 | 74.77 | 2.03% |
| 2002 | 73.28 | 2.11% |
| 2001 | 71.77 | 2.22% |
| 2000 | 70.21 | 2.35% |
| 1999 | 68.60 | 2.47% |
| 1998 | 66.94 | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 65.27 | 2.59% |
| 1996 | 63.62 | 2.59% |
| 1995 | 62.02 | 2.55% |
| 1994 | 60.47 | 2.53% |
| 1993 | 58.98 | 2.54% |
| 1992 | 57.52 | 2.61% |
| 1991 | 56.06 | 2.72% |
| 1990 | 54.58 | 2.86% |
| 1989 | 53.06 | 2.98% |
| 1988 | 51.53 | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 50.01 | 2.98% |
| 1986 | 48.57 | 2.85% |
| 1985 | 47.22 | 2.68% |
| 1984 | 45.99 | 2.52% |
| 1983 | 44.86 | 2.41% |
| 1982 | 43.81 | 2.39% |
| 1981 | 42.79 | 2.43% |
| 1980 | 41.77 | 2.51% |
| 1979 | 40.75 | 2.57% |
| 1978 | 39.72 | 2.60% |
| 1977 | 38.72 | 2.58% |
| 1976 | 37.74 | 2.52% |
| 1975 | 36.82 | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 35.94 | 2.40% |
| 1973 | 35.09 | 2.37% |
| 1972 | 34.28 | 2.37% |
| 1971 | 33.49 | 2.39% |
| 1970 | 32.71 | 2.41% |
| 1969 | 31.93 | 2.44% |
| 1968 | 31.17 | 2.50% |
| 1967 | 30.41 | 2.62% |
| 1966 | 29.64 | 2.77% |
| 1965 | 28.84 | 2.95% |
| 1964 | 28.01 | 3.12% |
| 1963 | 27.16 | 3.24% |
| 1962 | 26.31 | 3.26% |
| 1961 | 25.48 | 3.21% |
| 1960 | 24.69 | 3.11% |
| 1959 | 23.95 | 3.02% |
| 1958 | 23.24 | 2.95% |
| 1957 | 22.58 | 2.93% |
| 1956 | 21.93 | 2.94% |
| 1955 | 21.31 | 2.96% |
| 1954 | 20.70 | 2.97% |
| 1953 | 20.10 | 2.94% |
| 1952 | 19.52 | 2.84% |
| 1951 | 18.98 | 2.64% |
| 1950 | 18.50 | 0.00% |
