Population · Asia

Malaysia population 2026

Right now · estimate

36,522,615

Births today: 0
Deaths today: 0
Births this year: 369,543
Births minus deaths this year: +203,131

Malaysia has an estimated 36,385,115 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 407,277 more than a year earlier (+1.13%). It is the 45th most populous country in the world. It is projected to keep growing until 2072, peaking at 46.4 million, then decline to 44 million by 2100.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Rank in the world

Year	Population	Rank
1950	6.1 million	58th
2000	23 million	45th
2026*	36.4 million	45th
2050*	44.3 million	49th
2100*	44 million	51st

* UN medium-variant projection. Ranks among 237 countries and areas.

Malaysia in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026: 440 thousand 1,206 a day
Deaths in 2026: 198 thousand 543 a day
Net migration: +159 thousand more arrivals than departures
Growth rate: +1.10% growing
Fertility rate: 1.52per woman below replacement (2.1)
Median age: 31.4years world: 31.1
Life expectancy: 77.2years
Aged 65 and over: 8.3% 16.8% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Area: 329,750 km² 66th largest of 237
Population density: 111per km² 108th most crowded
Urban population: 77.9% 91.0% by 2050
Men and women: 19 million / 17.4 million 109.5 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women: 79.8years men: 74.8 years
Infant mortality: 4.8per 1,000 births under-5: 5.9
Birth rate: 12.1per 1,000 death rate: 5.5
Net migration rate: +4.4per 1,000 net arrivals

Population of Malaysia, 1950–2100

Projected peak: 2072, 46.4 million. By 2050: 44.3 million (+21.7% from today).

UN estimate
UN projection

44M 2026

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Year	Population
1950	6,098,283
1951	6,257,417
1952	6,422,846
1953	6,593,943
1954	6,772,378
1955	6,959,963
1956	7,156,626
1957	7,362,822
1958	7,562,878
1959	7,755,786
1960	7,956,197
1961	8,164,442
1962	8,380,172
1963	8,602,160
1964	8,828,406
1965	9,056,408
1966	9,284,688
1967	9,507,099
1968	9,725,281
1969	9,947,598
1970	10,178,802
1971	10,423,454
1972	10,676,836
1973	10,935,621
1974	11,200,906
1975	11,471,914
1976	11,750,098
1977	12,035,713
1978	12,328,158
1979	12,627,862
1980	12,983,363
1981	13,399,203
1982	13,832,798
1983	14,285,908
1984	14,759,009
1985	15,252,258
1986	15,760,420
1987	16,276,737
1988	16,796,605
1989	17,314,997
1990	17,833,171
1991	18,342,464
1992	18,834,572
1993	19,322,664
1994	19,820,446
1995	20,330,598
1996	20,850,087
1997	21,375,218
1998	21,906,713
1999	22,435,531
2000	22,967,816
2001	23,526,538
2002	24,102,477
2003	24,679,602
2004	25,256,772
2005	25,836,071
2006	26,417,909
2007	26,998,389
2008	27,570,059
2009	28,124,778
2010	28,655,776
2011	29,162,039
2012	29,662,831
2013	30,174,265
2014	30,696,137
2015	31,232,798
2016	31,789,685
2017	32,355,644
2018	32,910,967
2019	33,440,596
2020	33,889,558
2021	34,282,399
2022	34,695,493
2023	35,126,298
2024 *	35,557,673
2025 *	35,977,838
2026 *	36,385,115
2027 *	36,785,087
2028 *	37,182,770
2029 *	37,574,288
2030 *	37,961,719
2031 *	38,347,785
2032 *	38,728,384
2033 *	39,097,874
2034 *	39,457,845
2035 *	39,814,825
2036 *	40,166,898
2037 *	40,512,281
2038 *	40,853,312
2039 *	41,185,886
2040 *	41,509,644
2041 *	41,828,592
2042 *	42,144,466
2043 *	42,455,953
2044 *	42,754,136
2045 *	43,038,204
2046 *	43,313,748
2047 *	43,580,459
2048 *	43,831,577
2049 *	44,065,540
2050 *	44,289,772
2051 *	44,502,613
2052 *	44,701,572
2053 *	44,889,968
2054 *	45,063,850
2055 *	45,219,590
2056 *	45,362,855
2057 *	45,497,567
2058 *	45,622,565
2059 *	45,741,084
2060 *	45,850,113
2061 *	45,947,638
2062 *	46,033,411
2063 *	46,105,607
2064 *	46,170,821
2065 *	46,226,986
2066 *	46,270,411
2067 *	46,305,044
2068 *	46,331,868
2069 *	46,354,513
2070 *	46,373,000
2071 *	46,385,327
2072 *	46,390,502
2073 *	46,384,501
2074 *	46,370,717
2075 *	46,351,183
2076 *	46,326,866
2077 *	46,292,136
2078 *	46,243,388
2079 *	46,186,887
2080 *	46,119,096
2081 *	46,044,270
2082 *	45,966,035
2083 *	45,879,836
2084 *	45,789,610
2085 *	45,697,775
2086 *	45,599,540
2087 *	45,495,752
2088 *	45,389,872
2089 *	45,282,328
2090 *	45,172,966
2091 *	45,062,224
2092 *	44,950,461
2093 *	44,835,558
2094 *	44,719,895
2095 *	44,604,296
2096 *	44,486,793
2097 *	44,370,041
2098 *	44,256,474
2099 *	44,143,976
2100 *	44,026,122

* UN projection

Population of Malaysia by year

23 million in 2000, 36.4 million in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2026*	36,385,115	+1.13%	+407,277	+159,001	31.4	1.52	111	78%	0.44%	45
2025*	35,977,838	+1.18%	+420,165	+166,615	31.0	1.53	109	77%	0.44%	44
2024*	35,557,673	+1.23%	+431,375	+174,770	30.5	1.54	108	77%	0.44%	44
2023	35,126,298	+1.24%	+430,805	+181,071	30.1	1.55	107	76%	0.43%	44
2022	34,695,493	+1.20%	+413,094	+188,154	29.6	1.55	106	76%	0.43%	44
2021	34,282,399	+1.16%	+392,841	+188,506	29.1	1.55	104	76%	0.43%	43
2020	33,889,558	+1.34%	+448,962	+101,907	28.6	1.68	103	75%	0.43%	42
2019	33,440,596	+1.61%	+529,629	+203,284	28.2	1.78	102	75%	0.43%	42
2018	32,910,967	+1.72%	+555,323	+221,965	27.8	1.84	100	75%	0.43%	42
2017	32,355,644	+1.78%	+565,959	+227,677	27.5	1.89	98	74%	0.42%	42
2016	31,789,685	+1.78%	+556,887	+222,141	27.1	1.94	97	74%	0.42%	42
2015	31,232,798	+1.75%	+536,661	+187,663	26.8	2.01	95	73%	0.42%	41
2010	28,655,776	+1.89%	+530,998	+157,164	25.0	2.14	87	71%	0.41%	42
2005	25,836,071	+2.29%	+579,299	+225,864	23.2	2.39	79	67%	0.39%	44
2000	22,967,816	+2.37%	+532,285	+125,499	22.5	2.94	70	62%	0.37%	45
1995	20,330,598	+2.57%	+510,152	+72,393	21.5	3.32	62	56%	0.35%	47
1990	17,833,171	+2.99%	+518,174	+135,020	20.4	3.30	54	49%	0.33%	45
1985	15,252,258	+3.34%	+493,249	+120,215	19.7	3.80	46	41%	0.31%	49
1980	12,983,363	+2.82%	+355,501	+80,617	18.7	4.03	40	34%	0.29%	52
1975	11,471,914	+2.42%	+271,008	−20,480	17.5	4.50	35	31%	0.28%	52
1970	10,178,802	+2.32%	+231,204	−31,839	16.3	5.04	31	29%	0.28%	52
1965	9,056,408	+2.58%	+228,002	−36,456	15.6	5.84	28	28%	0.27%	53
1960	7,956,197	+2.58%	+200,411	−46,948	16.5	6.41	24	26%	0.26%	56
1955	6,959,963	+2.77%	+187,585	−12,169	17.4	6.45	21	24%	0.25%	57
1950	6,098,283	–	–	+7,343	18.8	6.43	19	21%	0.24%	58

Population forecast for Malaysia

UN medium-variant projection: 44.3 million in 2050 (+21.7% from 2026), 44 million in 2100.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2030	37,961,719	+1.03%	+160,776	33.0	1.51	115	80%	0.44%	45
2035	39,814,825	+0.90%	+149,605	35.0	1.50	121	82%	0.45%	47
2040	41,509,644	+0.79%	+139,587	36.8	1.51	126	85%	0.45%	49
2045	43,038,204	+0.66%	+133,195	38.6	1.52	131	88%	0.46%	48
2050	44,289,772	+0.51%	+129,149	40.1	1.53	135	91%	0.46%	49
2060	45,850,113	+0.24%	+104,421	43.3	1.53	139	–	0.46%	48
2070	46,373,000	+0.04%	+87,304	45.1	1.55	141	–	0.46%	49
2080	46,119,096	−0.15%	+64,671	45.9	1.56	140	–	0.45%	50
2090	45,172,966	−0.24%	+69,508	46.7	1.56	137	–	0.44%	50
2100	44,026,122	−0.27%	+55,466	47.4	1.56	134	–	0.43%	51

Largest cities in Malaysia

Urban area in 2026: the whole built-up city, measured the same way for every country (UN, 2025). * UN projection. Largest cities in the world

#	City	Population 2026	2050*
1	Kuala Lumpur (capital)	8,565,445	10,627,280
2	Johor Bahru	1,713,260	2,098,641
3	Ipoh	831,599	910,305
4	Kota Kinabalu	800,493	1,014,684
5	George Town	769,761	825,879
6	Kuching	593,455	731,847
7	Malacca City	563,080	671,695
8	Bukit Mertajam	521,208	561,209
9	Kota Bharu	466,911	805,722
10	Seremban	442,015	588,842

Age structure

Median age 31.4. 8.3% are 65 or older, 16.8% by 2050; 20.8% are under 15.

Malaysia, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

1.52 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration. Below 2.1 since 2013.

UN estimate
UN projection

1.6 2026

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Year	Fertility rate
1950	6.43
1951	6.43
1952	6.43
1953	6.44
1954	6.45
1955	6.45
1956	6.46
1957	6.47
1958	6.46
1959	6.44
1960	6.41
1961	6.37
1962	6.30
1963	6.19
1964	6.03
1965	5.84
1966	5.64
1967	5.43
1968	5.29
1969	5.16
1970	5.04
1971	4.92
1972	4.82
1973	4.73
1974	4.62
1975	4.50
1976	4.40
1977	4.28
1978	4.18
1979	4.09
1980	4.03
1981	4.00
1982	3.97
1983	3.93
1984	3.88
1985	3.80
1986	3.70
1987	3.57
1988	3.50
1989	3.31
1990	3.30
1991	3.34
1992	3.37
1993	3.36
1994	3.35
1995	3.32
1996	3.30
1997	3.23
1998	3.12
1999	3.07
2000	2.94
2001	2.81
2002	2.66
2003	2.60
2004	2.49
2005	2.39
2006	2.31
2007	2.25
2008	2.26
2009	2.22
2010	2.14
2011	2.15
2012	2.12
2013	2.07
2014	2.06
2015	2.01
2016	1.94
2017	1.89
2018	1.84
2019	1.78
2020	1.68
2021	1.55
2022	1.55
2023	1.55
2024 *	1.54
2025 *	1.53
2026 *	1.52
2027 *	1.51
2028 *	1.51
2029 *	1.51
2030 *	1.51
2031 *	1.50
2032 *	1.50
2033 *	1.50
2034 *	1.50
2035 *	1.50
2036 *	1.51
2037 *	1.51
2038 *	1.51
2039 *	1.51
2040 *	1.51
2041 *	1.51
2042 *	1.51
2043 *	1.52
2044 *	1.52
2045 *	1.52
2046 *	1.52
2047 *	1.52
2048 *	1.53
2049 *	1.53
2050 *	1.53
2051 *	1.53
2052 *	1.53
2053 *	1.53
2054 *	1.53
2055 *	1.53
2056 *	1.53
2057 *	1.53
2058 *	1.53
2059 *	1.53
2060 *	1.53
2061 *	1.54
2062 *	1.54
2063 *	1.54
2064 *	1.54
2065 *	1.54
2066 *	1.54
2067 *	1.54
2068 *	1.55
2069 *	1.54
2070 *	1.55
2071 *	1.55
2072 *	1.55
2073 *	1.55
2074 *	1.55
2075 *	1.55
2076 *	1.55
2077 *	1.55
2078 *	1.55
2079 *	1.55
2080 *	1.56
2081 *	1.56
2082 *	1.56
2083 *	1.56
2084 *	1.56
2085 *	1.56
2086 *	1.56
2087 *	1.56
2088 *	1.56
2089 *	1.56
2090 *	1.56
2091 *	1.56
2092 *	1.56
2093 *	1.56
2094 *	1.56
2095 *	1.56
2096 *	1.56
2097 *	1.56
2098 *	1.56
2099 *	1.56
2100 *	1.56

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Deaths are projected to outnumber births from 2060.

Births
Deaths
UN estimate
UN projection

378k556k 2026

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Year	Births	Deaths
1950	272,659	124,013
1951	279,241	120,678
1952	286,024	116,280
1953	293,634	112,034
1954	301,475	108,550
1955	309,389	105,306
1956	317,773	102,351
1957	326,320	99,516
1958	332,373	96,390
1959	337,118	93,130
1960	341,203	90,108
1961	344,437	87,167
1962	346,436	84,299
1963	347,436	81,621
1964	345,481	79,073
1965	341,770	76,933
1966	337,742	75,573
1967	333,851	75,089
1968	335,329	74,618
1969	338,525	74,195
1970	343,197	73,857
1971	345,666	73,336
1972	349,282	73,014
1973	357,327	72,723
1974	362,339	72,460
1975	366,682	72,133
1976	372,295	71,675
1977	376,962	71,442
1978	382,455	71,432
1979	388,958	71,527
1980	398,506	71,569
1981	412,129	72,147
1982	425,784	72,656
1983	438,942	73,660
1984	451,382	74,576
1985	458,835	75,597
1986	462,596	76,807
1987	460,221	78,224
1988	466,384	79,883
1989	454,514	81,249
1990	467,566	83,043
1991	486,310	84,377
1992	504,631	85,735
1993	517,021	87,103
1994	527,035	89,162
1995	534,696	91,338
1996	543,569	93,383
1997	542,946	95,178
1998	534,047	97,732
1999	533,188	100,836
2000	519,149	101,767
2001	503,496	102,543
2002	484,203	103,121
2003	482,490	105,065
2004	471,853	106,716
2005	463,500	108,176
2006	459,539	110,028
2007	461,421	112,728
2008	478,520	116,137
2009	486,290	120,129
2010	484,452	124,183
2011	501,172	128,340
2012	504,320	132,819
2013	505,751	139,004
2014	513,359	145,788
2015	510,212	151,910
2016	501,915	156,253
2017	495,979	159,556
2018	487,355	162,771
2019	475,958	166,531
2020	453,893	170,585
2021	424,571	212,599
2022	430,022	192,464
2023	435,989	181,166
2024 *	439,568	187,483
2025 *	439,747	192,887
2026 *	440,401	198,321
2027 *	441,945	203,954
2028 *	444,015	209,703
2029 *	446,274	215,462
2030 *	448,898	221,347
2031 *	450,625	227,272
2032 *	452,440	233,215
2033 *	454,398	239,372
2034 *	455,905	245,639
2035 *	457,884	251,886
2036 *	460,153	258,444
2037 *	461,894	264,992
2038 *	463,460	271,280
2039 *	465,463	277,420
2040 *	466,531	283,912
2041 *	467,853	290,524
2042 *	467,551	297,017
2043 *	467,099	303,784
2044 *	465,206	310,308
2045 *	462,316	316,810
2046 *	458,523	323,463
2047 *	454,997	330,219
2048 *	451,421	336,982
2049 *	447,179	343,592
2050 *	442,797	350,187
2051 *	439,006	356,751
2052 *	435,530	363,439
2053 *	431,675	370,061
2054 *	428,077	377,334
2055 *	424,924	384,168
2056 *	422,316	391,072
2057 *	420,377	397,763
2058 *	418,527	404,734
2059 *	417,159	412,040
2060 *	416,440	419,270
2061 *	416,545	426,758
2062 *	417,296	434,126
2063 *	418,041	441,937
2064 *	418,846	449,410
2065 *	419,369	456,675
2066 *	419,870	464,214
2067 *	420,618	471,466
2068 *	420,800	478,482
2069 *	420,416	485,946
2070 *	420,620	493,198
2071 *	420,585	500,070
2072 *	419,660	506,851
2073 *	418,481	512,863
2074 *	417,947	519,244
2075 *	417,263	525,183
2076 *	415,392	530,455
2077 *	413,884	535,953
2078 *	412,105	540,445
2079 *	409,827	544,487
2080 *	408,167	548,166
2081 *	405,330	551,779
2082 *	402,488	555,153
2083 *	399,494	557,251
2084 *	396,763	559,079
2085 *	394,372	560,805
2086 *	391,894	562,353
2087 *	389,479	563,246
2088 *	387,797	563,869
2089 *	386,230	564,442
2090 *	384,370	564,695
2091 *	382,976	564,669
2092 *	381,933	564,654
2093 *	381,405	564,226
2094 *	380,702	563,111
2095 *	380,497	562,366
2096 *	379,649	561,822
2097 *	378,926	560,331
2098 *	378,541	559,206
2099 *	378,390	557,744
2100 *	378,194	556,194

* UN projection

Economy of Malaysia

GDP by country →

GDP 2026: $547 billion 34th largest economy
GDP per person: $15,981 US$, market rates
GDP per person (PPP): Int$ 47,453 at purchasing power parity
Economic growth: +5.2% real GDP
Inflation: 2.2% consumer prices
Unemployment: 3.0% of the labour force
Government debt: 69.2% of GDP
Share of world GDP: 0.4%

IMF estimate
IMF projection

767B 2026

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Year	GDP, US$
1990	47,245,000,000
1991	53,519,000,000
1992	64,427,000,000
1993	72,857,000,000
1994	81,156,000,000
1995	96,606,000,000
1996	109,846,000,000
1997	109,116,000,000
1998	78,639,000,000
1999	86,203,000,000
2000	102,149,000,000
2001	101,054,000,000
2002	109,833,000,000
2003	120,025,000,000
2004	135,869,000,000
2005	150,345,000,000
2006	170,410,000,000
2007	202,733,000,000
2008	241,947,000,000
2009	211,847,000,000
2010	258,641,000,000
2011	302,184,000,000
2012	318,910,000,000
2013	327,869,000,000
2014	342,868,000,000
2015	301,355,000,000
2016	301,256,000,000
2017	319,109,000,000
2018	358,783,000,000
2019	365,178,000,000
2020	337,456,000,000
2021	373,785,000,000
2022	407,830,000,000
2023	400,236,000,000
2024	422,428,000,000
2025	472,731,000,000
2026 *	547,100,000,000
2027 *	589,810,000,000
2028 *	630,943,000,000
2029 *	674,546,000,000
2030 *	720,170,000,000
2031 *	767,231,000,000

* IMF projection

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026). 2026 and later are IMF projections. GDP per capita by country · Richest countries

CO₂ emissions of Malaysia

CO₂ by country →

CO₂ emissions 2024: 290 million tonnes 20th largest emitter
Per person: 8.16 t world: 4.73 t
Share of world CO₂: 0.75% 0.44% of its people
Change since 1990: +435% +71% since 2005

290 2024

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Year	CO₂, million tonnes
1950	3.65
1951	5.22
1952	6.37
1953	6.50
1954	7.00
1955	7.43
1956	7.56
1957	3.51
1958	3.83
1959	3.18
1960	4.20
1961	4.68
1962	4.78
1963	5.83
1964	7.40
1965	8.38
1966	9.83
1967	10.13
1968	10.53
1969	9.14
1970	14.59
1971	16.66
1972	17.90
1973	17.50
1974	19.05
1975	19.45
1976	23.90
1977	22.62
1978	23.26
1979	27.31
1980	28.03
1981	30.88
1982	30.64
1983	38.05
1984	34.79
1985	36.33
1986	40.10
1987	40.88
1988	42.87
1989	50.08
1990	54.27
1991	65.78
1992	72.96
1993	86.61
1994	87.50
1995	109.59
1996	110.11
1997	118.47
1998	109.78
1999	103.99
2000	122.88
2001	130.89
2002	132.03
2003	153.38
2004	169.67
2005	169.98
2006	170.17
2007	175.45
2008	192.85
2009	192.12
2010	199.35
2011	203.45
2012	212.99
2013	241.67
2014	245.05
2015	235.94
2016	237.29
2017	244.46
2018	262.65
2019	277.67
2020	262.16
2021	273.33
2022	281.88
2023	276.30
2024	290.22

By source, 2024

Coal33.6%
Gas32.8%
Oil27.3%
Cement5.3%
Flaring1.0%

Fossil fuels and industry, territorial; Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ per capita by country · Historical emissions

Compare with Asia

Country	Population 2026	Growth	Fertility	Median age
Malaysia	36.4 million	+1.10%	1.52	31.4
China	1.41 billion	−0.22%	1.03	40.6
Indonesia	288 million	+0.74%	2.08	30.7
Pakistan	259 million	+1.59%	3.44	20.8
Bangladesh	178 million	+1.19%	2.09	26.3
Japan	122 million	−0.56%	1.23	50.2
Philippines	118 million	+0.79%	1.86	26.6
Vietnam	102 million	+0.55%	1.86	33.9
Iran	93.2 million	+0.76%	1.66	34.5

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Questions

What is the population of Malaysia in 2026?

36,385,115 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 36.4 million people, +1.13% on 2025.

Is Malaysia's population growing or shrinking?

Growing: 407,277 more people in 2026 than in 2025, with 1,206 births and 543 deaths a day and net migration of +159,001 a year.

When will Malaysia's population peak?

In 2072, at about 46.4 million, on the UN's medium projection; 44 million by 2100.

What is the fertility rate in Malaysia?

1.52 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1. Malaysia has been below that since 2013.

How many babies are born in Malaysia every day?

About 1,206 a day (440 thousand in 2026), against about 543 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in Malaysia?

77.2 years at birth in 2026: 79.8 for women and 74.8 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in Malaysia?

About 19 million men and 17.4 million women in 2026, or 109.5 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of Malaysia?

111 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 329,750 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of Malaysia in 2000?

22,967,816 (23 million), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has grown by 58% since, to 36.4 million in 2026.

What will the population of Malaysia be in 2050?

About 44.3 million on the UN's medium projection (44,289,772), +21.7% from 2026; 44 million by 2100.

What are the largest cities in Malaysia?

Kuala Lumpur (8.6 million), Johor Bahru (1.7 million), Ipoh (832 thousand), Kota Kinabalu (800 thousand), George Town (770 thousand). UN figures for 2026, counting each city’s whole built-up area.

What is the GDP of Malaysia in 2026?

$547 billion at current prices, the 34th largest economy in the world, on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2026) figures; real growth of +5.2%.

What is Malaysia's GDP per capita?

$15,981 per person at market exchange rates in 2026, or Int$ 47,453 at purchasing power parity, which adjusts for local prices.

How much CO₂ does Malaysia emit?

290 million tonnes from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, 8.16 t per person and 0.75% of the world total; coal is the largest source (34%).

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.