Trend of Population for Malaysia

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2025, the Population of Malaysia was 35,557,673. A difference of +431,375 compared to 2023.

The chart and table below shows the population trend of Malaysia for recent years.

You can see similar information for other countries.

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Data Source: World Bank.

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Year	Population
1,960	7,956,197
1,961	8,164,443
1,962	8,380,172
1,963	8,602,160
1,964	8,828,406
1,965	9,056,408
1,966	9,284,688
1,967	9,507,099
1,968	9,725,281
1,969	9,947,597
1,970	10,178,802
1,971	10,423,453
1,972	10,676,835
1,973	10,935,621
1,974	11,200,906
1,975	11,471,914
1,976	11,750,097
1,977	12,035,713
1,978	12,328,157
1,979	12,627,862
1,980	12,983,363
1,981	13,399,203
1,982	13,832,798
1,983	14,285,907
1,984	14,759,009
1,985	15,252,258
1,986	15,760,419
1,987	16,276,737
1,988	16,796,605
1,989	17,314,997
1,990	17,833,171
1,991	18,342,464
1,992	18,834,572
1,993	19,322,664
1,994	19,820,446
1,995	20,330,599
1,996	20,850,087
1,997	21,375,218
1,998	21,906,713
1,999	22,435,531
2,000	22,967,816
2,001	23,526,538
2,002	24,102,477
2,003	24,679,602
2,004	25,256,772
2,005	25,836,071
2,006	26,417,909
2,007	26,998,389
2,008	27,570,059
2,009	28,124,778
2,010	28,655,776
2,011	29,162,039
2,012	29,662,831
2,013	30,174,265
2,014	30,696,137
2,015	31,232,798
2,016	31,789,685
2,017	32,355,644
2,018	32,910,967
2,019	33,440,596
2,020	33,889,558
2,021	34,282,399
2,022	34,695,493
2,023	35,126,298
2,024	35,557,673