Malaysia Population

The total population in Malaysia was estimated at 32.1 million people in 2017, according to the latest census figures. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Malaysia had a population of 8.2 million people.

Population in Malaysia is expected to be 32.60 Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malaysia Population is projected to trend around 33.20 Million in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Malaysia Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	3.30	3.30	4.50	2.70	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	14941.30	14937.10	14941.30	5624.60	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	516.20	512.90	534.70	210.50	Thousand	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	68.50	68.50	68.60	62.30	percent	[+]
Job Vacancies	269075.00	246628.00	745205.00	7850.00		[+]
Minimum Wages	1100.00	1000.00	1100.00	900.00	MYR/Month	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	3633.00	3606.00	3633.00	2391.00	MYR/Month	[+]
Population	32.05	31.70	32.05	8.20	Million	[+]
Retirement Age Women	60.00	60.00	60.00	55.00		[+]
Retirement Age Men	60.00	60.00	60.00	55.00		[+]
Wages	2880.00	2657.00	2880.00	1814.00	MYR/Month	[+]
Living Wage Family	1970.00	2030.00	2030.00	1900.00	MYR/Month	[+]
Living Wage Individual	1150.00	1170.00	1200.00	1080.00	MYR/Month	[+]

Malaysia Population

The population of Malaysia represents 0.42 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 242 people on the planet is a resident of Malaysia. This page provides - Malaysia Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Malaysia Population - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2019.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	32.05	31.70	32.05	8.20	1960 - 2017	Million	Yearly

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Country	Last		Previous	Range
China	1390.08	Dec/17	1383	1390 : 552	Million
India	1283.60	Dec/17	1269	1284 : 359	Million
Euro Area	340.72	Dec/17	340	341 : 260	Million
United States	325.72	Dec/17	323	326 : 76.09	Million
Indonesia	261.90	Dec/17	259	262 : 88.69	Million
Brazil	207.66	Dec/17	206	208 : 72.74	Million
Russia	146.90	Dec/18	147	149 : 120	Million
Japan	126.71	Dec/17	127	128 : 83.2	Million
Mexico	123.52	Dec/17	122	124 : 38.68	Million
Germany	82.85	Dec/18	82.52	82.85 : 72.54	Million
Turkey	80.81	Dec/17	79.81	80.81 : 28.23	Million
France	67.19	Dec/18	66.95	67.19 : 45.46	Million
United Kingdom	66.19	Dec/18	65.81	66.19 : 52.2	Million
Italy	60.48	Dec/18	60.59	60.8 : 50.03	Million
South Africa	57.73	Jun/18	56.84	57.73 : 17.46	Million
South Korea	51.45	Dec/17	51.25	51.45 : 25.01	Million
Spain	46.66	Dec/18	46.53	46.82 : 30.33	Million
Argentina	44.05	Dec/17	43.59	44.05 : 20.68	Million
Canada	36.96	Dec/17	36.89	36.96 : 17.91	Million
Saudi Arabia	32.61	Dec/17	31.74	32.61 : 4.04	Million
Australia	24.70	Dec/17	24.13	24.7 : 10.39	Million
Netherlands	17.12	Dec/18	17.08	17.12 : 11.42	Million
Switzerland	8.48	Dec/18	8.42	8.48 : 5.3	Million
Singapore	5.61	Dec/17	5.6	5.61 : 1.65	Million