The population of Malaysia is expected to grow by 405,000 in 2025 and reach 35,344,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 50,000 people yearly. On average there are 544,381 births and 196,035 deaths in Malaysia per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.00 percent per year. The population density of Malaysia has changed from 42.0 in 1980 to 103.9 in 2023.
| Current population | 35,165,890 people at present (Saturday 19th of July 2025) | |
| Median Age | 33.3 years |
| Life expectancy | 76.7 years | |
| Population density | 106.4 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34,950,000 | 405,000 (1.2%) | 50,000 | 33.3 | 1.89 | 106 | 28,000,000 (80.1%) |
| 2024 | 34,545,000 | 414,000 (1.2%) | 50,000 | 33.0 | 105 | 27,529,000 (79.7%) | |
| 2023 | 34,131,000 | 420,000 (1.2%) | 50,000 | 32.7 | 104 | 27,045,000 (79.2%) | |
| 2022 | 33,711,000 | 422,000 (1.3%) | 50,000 | 32.4 | 103 | 26,552,000 (78.8%) | |
| 2021 | 33,289,000 | 420,000 (1.3%) | 50,000 | 32.1 | 101 | 26,054,000 (78.3%) | |
| 2020 | 32,869,000 | 415,000 (1.3%) | 50,000 | 31.9 | 1.97 | 100 | 25,553,000 (77.7%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 31.6 | 1.98 | 99 | 25,052,000 (77.2%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 31.3 | 2.00 | 98 | 24,548,000 (76.6%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 31.0 | 2.02 | 96 | 24,036,000 (76.0%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 30.7 | 2.04 | 95 | 23,505,842 (75.4%) |
| 2015 | 30,723,155 | 495,138 (1.6%) | 50,000 | 30.4 | 2.06 | 94 | 22,951,733 (74.7%) |
| 2010 | 28,112,289 | 506,906 (1.8%) | 156,330 | 29.1 | 2.15 | 86 | 19,934,986 (70.9%) |
| 2005 | 25,659,393 | 485,284 (1.9%) | 142,259 | 28.0 | 2.29 | 78 | 17,087,616 (66.6%) |
| 2000 | 23,185,608 | 529,322 (2.3%) | 129,107 | 26.8 | 2.78 | 71 | 14,369,744 (62.0%) |
| 1995 | 20,495,597 | 508,703 (2.5%) | 98,944 | 25.8 | 3.31 | 62 | 11,413,588 (55.7%) |
| 1990 | 18,038,321 | 502,350 (2.8%) | 59,762 | 25.0 | 3.55 | 55 | 8,982,002 (49.8%) |
| 1985 | 15,598,942 | 407,317 (2.6%) | 87,082 | 24.3 | 3.82 | 47 | 7,158,822 (45.9%) |
| 1980 | 13,798,125 | 337,924 (2.5%) | -14,274 | 23.8 | 4.07 | 42 | 5,801,284 (42.0%) |
| 1975 | 12,162,369 | 291,136 (2.4%) | -1,390 | 23.3 | 4.43 | 37 | 4,579,375 (37.7%) |
| 1970 | 10,803,978 | 254,752 (2.4%) | -26,302 | 22.7 | 5.01 | 33 | 3,614,363 (33.5%) |
| 1965 | 9,526,563 | 272,600 (2.9%) | -26,940 | 22.3 | 5.92 | 29 | 2,849,681 (29.9%) |
| 1960 | 8,157,106 | 261,354 (3.1%) | -9,773 | 22.8 | 6.45 | 25 | 2,169,627 (26.6%) |
In 2024 the population of Malaysia was 34,545,000 and the average age increased from 22.8 in 1960 to 33.0. Urban population has increased from 14,369,744 (62.0%) in 2000 to 28,000,000 (80.1%) in the current year. The population density of Malaysia has changed from 42.0 in 1980 to 103.9 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 31.9 | 1.97 | 100 | 25,553,000 (77.7%) |
| 2025 | 34,950,000 | 405,000 (1.2%) | 50,000 | 33.3 | 1.89 | 106 | 28,000,000 (80.1%) |
| 2030 | 36,815,000 | 350,000 (1.0%) | 50,000 | 34.7 | 1.84 | 112 | 30,157,000 (81.9%) |
| 2035 | 38,381,000 | 290,000 (0.8%) | 50,000 | 36.2 | 1.80 | 117 | 31,937,000 (83.2%) |
| 2040 | 39,668,000 | 239,000 (0.6%) | 50,000 | 37.7 | 1.77 | 121 | 33,381,000 (84.2%) |
| 2045 | 40,761,000 | 207,000 (0.5%) | 50,000 | 39.1 | 1.75 | 124 | 34,659,000 (85.0%) |
| 2050 | 41,729,000 | 184,000 (0.4%) | 50,000 | 40.4 | 1.74 | 127 | 35,833,000 (85.9%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 80.5 (78.7 years for male and 82.4 years for females). Population density will go up to 127.0 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Malaysia constitutes of 17,019,000 women and 17,931,000 men, which means there are 1,054 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 30.2% of population (10,537,425) is 19 or younger, 61.6% of population (21,518,715) is between age 20 and 64 and 8.3% of population (2,897,355) is over 65.