What is the size of Malaysia’s population?
Population
Population compares estimates from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems or sample surveys on the recent past and assumptions about future trends.
Population growth projection
Projected by UN’s Population Division in World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. There are many sets of assumptions in the projections, and we show here the medium fertility scenario as a base case.
Population in Malaysia
Malaysia’s population is around 31.8 million people, twice the size of Cambodia but less than half of Thailand. The population growth in Malaysia is projected to be quite high, at a rate of 1.190% per year over the next five years.
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