Malaysia Population Growth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of Malaysia population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Malaysia in 2024 is 34,671,895, a 1.06% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Malaysia in 2023 was 34,308,525, a 1.09% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Malaysia in 2022 was 33,938,221, a 1.09% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Malaysia in 2021 was 33,573,874, a 1.13% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2024 Population Growth Rate
China 1,425,178,782
Brazil 217,637,297
Russia 143,957,079
Mexico 129,388,467
Iran 89,809,781
Thailand 71,885,799
South Africa 61,020,221
Colombia 52,340,774
Iraq 46,523,657
Algeria 46,278,751
Peru 34,683,444
Malaysia 34,671,895
Venezuela 29,395,334
Kazakhstan 19,828,165
Romania 19,618,996
Ecuador 18,377,367
Guatemala 18,358,430
Dominican Republic 11,434,005
Jordan 11,384,922
Cuba 11,174,587
Azerbaijan 10,462,904
Belarus 9,455,037
Serbia 7,097,028
Libya 6,964,197
Paraguay 6,947,270
Bulgaria 6,618,615
Turkmenistan 6,598,071
Costa Rica 5,246,714
Lebanon 5,219,044
Albania 2,826,020
Jamaica 2,824,738
Armenia 2,777,979
Botswana 2,719,694
Namibia 2,645,805
Gabon 2,484,557
North Macedonia 2,082,706
Equatorial Guinea 1,754,993
Mauritius 1,301,978
Fiji 943,072
Guyana 819,594
Suriname 628,785
Montenegro 626,102
Maldives 517,887
Belize 416,656
Samoa 228,966
Grenada 126,887
Tonga 108,683
Dominica 73,368
American Samoa 43,544
Marshall Islands 42,415
Nauru 12,884
Tuvalu 11,478
Malaysia - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2024 34,671,895 1.06%
2023 34,308,525 1.09%
2022 33,938,221 1.09%
2021 33,573,874 1.13%
2020 33,199,993 1.21%
2019 32,804,020 1.25%
2018 32,399,271 1.32%
2017 31,975,806 1.43%
2016 31,526,418 1.47%
2015 31,068,833 1.51%
2014 30,606,459 1.57%
2013 30,134,807 1.60%
2012 29,660,212 1.63%
2011 29,184,133 1.62%
2010 28,717,731 1.77%
2009 28,217,204 2.00%
2008 27,664,296 2.11%
2007 27,092,604 2.20%
2006 26,509,413 2.26%
2005 25,923,536 2.33%
2004 25,333,247 2.40%
2003 24,739,411 2.47%
2002 24,142,445 2.55%
2001 23,542,517 2.60%
2000 22,945,150 2.58%
1999 22,368,655 2.56%
1998 21,810,542 2.64%
1997 21,249,178 2.71%
1996 20,689,051 2.74%
1995 20,136,888 2.80%
1994 19,588,703 2.83%
1993 19,050,077 2.82%
1992 18,526,708 2.83%
1991 18,017,464 2.86%
1990 17,517,054 2.92%
1989 17,020,143 3.00%
1988 16,524,616 3.07%
1987 16,033,103 3.05%
1986 15,558,740 2.98%
1985 15,108,135 2.87%
1984 14,686,454 2.75%
1983 14,292,862 2.67%
1982 13,921,029 2.63%
1981 13,564,594 2.64%
1980 13,215,707 2.65%
1979 12,875,011 2.64%
1978 12,543,892 2.66%
1977 12,218,924 2.59%
1976 11,910,081 2.51%
1975 11,617,947 2.49%
1974 11,335,187 2.46%
1973 11,062,664 2.42%
1972 10,801,619 2.36%
1971 10,552,557 2.39%
1970 10,306,508 2.43%
1969 10,061,684 2.45%
1968 9,821,308 2.50%
1967 9,582,086 2.59%
1966 9,340,240 2.74%
1965 9,091,016 2.89%
1964 8,835,925 2.99%
1963 8,579,350 3.06%
1962 8,324,218 3.09%
1961 8,074,805 3.08%
1960 7,833,782 3.04%
1959 7,602,942 2.94%
1958 7,385,689 2.89%
1957 7,178,108 2.88%
1956 6,977,024 2.81%
1955 6,786,077 2.74%
1954 6,605,394 2.65%
1953 6,435,027 2.58%
1952 6,273,219 2.52%
1951 6,118,736 2.44%
1950 5,972,876 0.00%