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Population by world region in Malaysia

Malaysia: Population by world region was 44.03 million people in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
44.03 million people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
51st
of 238 countries
All-time high
46.39 million people
in 2072
All-time low
200,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Malaysia, 1000–2100

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 44.03 million people for population by world region in 2100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by world region in Malaysia peaked at 46.39 million people in 2072 and was at its lowest, 200,000 people, in 1000.

Malaysia ranks 51st of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1100s 239,200 people 239,200 people 239,200 people 1
1200s 278,400 people 278,400 people 278,400 people 1
1300s 317,600 people 317,600 people 317,600 people 1
1400s 356,800 people 356,800 people 356,800 people 1
1500s 396,000 people 396,000 people 396,000 people 1
1600s 495,000 people 495,000 people 495,000 people 1
1700s 594,000 people 594,000 people 594,000 people 1
1710s 614,600 people 614,600 people 614,600 people 1
1720s 635,200 people 635,200 people 635,200 people 1
1730s 655,800 people 655,800 people 655,800 people 1
1740s 676,400 people 676,400 people 676,400 people 1
1750s 697,000 people 697,000 people 697,000 people 1
1760s 717,600 people 717,600 people 717,600 people 1
1770s 738,200 people 738,200 people 738,200 people 1
1780s 758,800 people 758,800 people 758,800 people 1
1790s 779,400 people 779,400 people 779,400 people 1
1800s 287,000 people 287,000 people 287,000 people 10
1810s 287,119 people 287,000 people 288,186 people 10
1820s 315,797 people 290,582 people 345,129 people 10
1830s 386,874 people 352,258 people 423,428 people 10
1840s 474,645 people 432,175 people 519,506 people 10
1850s 579,559 people 530,268 people 631,494 people 10
1860s 703,949 people 643,873 people 768,940 people 10
1870s 912,479 people 788,448 people 1.05 million people 10
1880s 1.27 million people 1.09 million people 1.46 million people 10
1890s 1.76 million people 1.51 million people 2.03 million people 10
1900s 2.36 million people 2.09 million people 2.62 million people 10
1910s 2.94 million people 2.68 million people 3.21 million people 10
1920s 3.62 million people 3.27 million people 3.98 million people 10
1930s 4.48 million people 4.07 million people 4.91 million people 10
1940s 5.42 million people 5.00 million people 5.85 million people 10
1950s 6.89 million people 6.10 million people 7.76 million people 10
1960s 8.95 million people 7.96 million people 9.95 million people 10
1970s 11.36 million people 10.18 million people 12.63 million people 10
1980s 15.07 million people 12.98 million people 17.32 million people 10
1990s 20.11 million people 17.83 million people 22.44 million people 10
2000s 25.55 million people 22.97 million people 28.12 million people 10
2010s 31.01 million people 28.66 million people 33.44 million people 10
2020s 35.75 million people 33.89 million people 37.57 million people 10
2030s 39.61 million people 37.96 million people 41.19 million people 10
2040s 42.85 million people 41.51 million people 44.07 million people 10
2050s 45.09 million people 44.29 million people 45.74 million people 10
2060s 46.16 million people 45.85 million people 46.35 million people 10
2070s 46.33 million people 46.19 million people 46.39 million people 10
2080s 45.73 million people 45.28 million people 46.12 million people 10
2090s 44.66 million people 44.14 million people 45.17 million people 10
2100s 44.03 million people 44.03 million people 44.03 million people 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 48 Colombia 47.08 million people compare
  2. 49 Senegal 47.01 million people compare
  3. 50 Thailand 45.56 million people compare
  4. 52 Syria 43.69 million people compare
  5. 53 Australia 43.14 million people compare
  6. 54 Benin 39.59 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Malaysia?
Population by world region in Malaysia was 44.03 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 46.39 million people in 2072.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 200,000 people in 1000.
How does Malaysia rank for population by world region?
Malaysia ranks 51st out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.