The population of Malaysia is expected to grow by 412,000 in 2019 and reach 32,869,000 in 2020. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 50,000 people yearly. On average there are 544,124 births and 167,209 deaths in Malaysia per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.16 percent per year. The population density of Malaysia has changed from 42.0 in 1980 to 96.3 in 2017.
| Current population | 32,751,890 people at present (Thursday 19th of September 2019) | |
| Median Age | 31.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 75.8 years | |
| Population density | 98.8 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32,454,000 | 412,000 (1.3%) | 50,000 | 31.6 | 1.98 | 99 | 25,052,000 (77.2%) |
| 2018 | 32,042,000 | 418,000 (1.3%) | 50,000 | 31.3 | 2.00 | 98 | 24,548,000 (76.6%) |
| 2017 | 31,624,000 | 436,735 (1.4%) | 50,000 | 31.0 | 2.02 | 96 | 24,036,000 (76.0%) |
| 2016 | 31,187,265 | 464,110 (1.5%) | 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 2018 the population of Malaysia was 32,042,000 and the average age increased from 22.8 in 1960 to 31.3. Urban population has increased from 14,369,744 (62.0%) in 2000 to 25,052,000 (77.2%) in the current year. The population density of Malaysia has changed from 42.0 in 1980 to 96.3 in 2017.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 32,869,000 | 415,000 (1.3%) | 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%) |
Total Malaysia population should reach 32,869,000 by 2020 and should increase to 41,729,000 people by year 2050. 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 population growth rate is 1.29% (418,000 residents, including 158,392 deaths). The demographics of Malaysia constitutes of 15,731,000 women and 16,724,000 men, which means there are 1,063 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 32.1% of population (10,411,243) is 19 or younger, 61.2% of population (19,852,112) is between age 20 and 64 and 6.7% of population (2,187,400) is over 65.