Urban population share 2050 in Malaysia
Malaysia: Urban population share 2050 was 77.39 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
77.39
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
82nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
77.39
in 2025
All-time low
0.0009
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Malaysia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population share 2050 in Malaysia stood at 77.39. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Malaysia peaked at 77.39 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0009, in 1000.
Malaysia ranks 82nd of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0009 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0028 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0084 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0251 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0754 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.2262 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.6787 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 2.04 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 2.29 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 2.51 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 2.75 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 3.01 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 3.3 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 3.62 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 3.96 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 4.34 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 4.75 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 5.2 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 5.7 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 6.24 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 6.83 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 7.49 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 8.2 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 8.98 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 9.83 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 10.77 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 11.8 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 12.92 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 14.15 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 15.5 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 16.97 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 18.59 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 20.62 | +10.9% |
| 1951 | 21.26 | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 21.88 | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 22.49 | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 23.09 | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 23.65 | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 24.2 | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 24.72 | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 25.2 | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 25.65 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 26.07 | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 26.46 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 26.82 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 27.17 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 27.5 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 27.83 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 28.14 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 28.46 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 28.77 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 29.09 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 29.43 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 29.77 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 30.14 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 30.53 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 30.94 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 31.39 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 31.87 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 32.39 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 32.96 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 33.57 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 34.24 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 35.09 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 36.19 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 37.51 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 38.99 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 40.6 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 42.29 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 44.02 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 45.75 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 47.44 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 49.03 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 50.49 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 51.86 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 53.23 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 54.59 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 55.92 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 57.23 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 58.5 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 59.72 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 60.88 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 61.97 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 63.02 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 64.06 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 65.08 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 66.06 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 67.02 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 67.92 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 68.77 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 69.54 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 70.25 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 70.86 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 71.42 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 71.97 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 72.49 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 72.98 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.44 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 73.86 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 74.24 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 74.56 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 74.84 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 75.05 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.51 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 75.97 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 76.44 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 76.92 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 77.39 | +0.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 77.39 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.53, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 77.39 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.45, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0009 | 0.0028 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0028 | 0.0084 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0084 | 0.0251 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0251 | 0.0754 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0754 | 0.2262 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.2262 | 0.6787 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0009 | 0.0009 | 0.0009 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0028 | 0.0028 | 0.0028 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0084 | 0.0084 | 0.0084 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0251 | 0.0251 | 0.0251 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0754 | 0.0754 | 0.0754 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2262 | 0.2262 | 0.2262 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.6787 | 0.6787 | 0.6787 | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.04 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.51 | 2.51 | 2.51 | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 1 |
| 1740s | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 1 |
| 1750s | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.62 | 3.62 | 3.62 | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.96 | 3.96 | 3.96 | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.34 | 4.34 | 4.34 | 1 |
| 1790s | 4.75 | 4.75 | 4.75 | 1 |
| 1800s | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 1810s | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 1820s | 6.24 | 6.24 | 6.24 | 1 |
| 1830s | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 1 |
| 1840s | 7.49 | 7.49 | 7.49 | 1 |
| 1850s | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 1 |
| 1860s | 8.98 | 8.98 | 8.98 | 1 |
| 1870s | 9.83 | 9.83 | 9.83 | 1 |
| 1880s | 10.77 | 10.77 | 10.77 | 1 |
| 1890s | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 1 |
| 1900s | 12.92 | 12.92 | 12.92 | 1 |
| 1910s | 14.15 | 14.15 | 14.15 | 1 |
| 1920s | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1 |
| 1930s | 16.97 | 16.97 | 16.97 | 1 |
| 1940s | 18.59 | 18.59 | 18.59 | 1 |
| 1950s | 23.28 | 20.62 | 25.65 | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.63 | 26.07 | 29.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.3 | 29.43 | 33.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.21 | 34.24 | 47.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.15 | 49.03 | 60.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.37 | 61.97 | 70.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.07 | 70.86 | 74.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.21 | 75.05 | 77.39 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Malaysia?
- Urban population share 2050 in Malaysia was 77.39 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.39 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 in 1000.
- How does Malaysia rank for urban population share 2050?
- Malaysia ranks 82nd out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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