Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 2.62 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Malaysia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 2.62 million people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Malaysia peaked at 2.62 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 224,146 people, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 44th of 236 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 256,917 people | 225,362 people | 300,505 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 244,867 people | 224,146 people | 271,362 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 354,568 people | 281,683 people | 424,744 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 528,446 people | 441,219 people | 617,307 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 741,541 people | 636,089 people | 859,576 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million people | 890,145 people | 1.35 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 million people | 1.42 million people | 2.17 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.44 million people | 2.28 million people | 2.62 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More population data for Malaysia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.91 million people (2100)
- Population density 134 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.54 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 138,417 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.54 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.54 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.55 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Malaysia?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Malaysia was 2.62 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,146 people in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Malaysia ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.