Malaysia's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 35.6 million in 2021.
The population of Malaysia grew at 1.2% in the last year and is ranked the 17th most populated country in Asia-Pacific, ahead of Saudi Arabia.
Malaysia last conducted a national census in 2020 and 100% of births in Malaysia are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Malaysia compares to other countries around the world and in the Asia-Pacific region.
Malaysia's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London