Male population — all countries

Male population — Malaysia

Male population in Malaysia in 2025 — 18,821,069 people. Ranked 42 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 364.5%.

2025 18.82M people +1.09% vs 2024
World rank 42of 217
Period maximum 18.82M people2025
Period minimum 4.05M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — Malaysia, 1960–202505M10M15M20M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4,051,975 people1962: 4,253,232 people1964: 4,468,389 people1966: 4,688,887 people1968: 4,900,615 people1970: 5,119,362 people1972: 5,367,443 people1974: 5,630,390 people1976: 5,906,193 people1978: 6,195,870 people1980: 6,529,066 people1982: 6,976,479 people1984: 7,466,095 people1986: 7,995,646 people1988: 8,544,315 people1990: 9,094,580 people1992: 9,623,283 people1994: 10,142,178 people1996: 10,682,563 people1998: 11,239,164 people2000: 11,798,278 people2002: 12,411,547 people2004: 13,038,566 people2006: 13,669,747 people2008: 14,295,941 people2010: 14,889,269 people2012: 15,459,565 people2014: 16,047,483 people2016: 16,664,108 people2018: 17,290,823 people2020: 17,821,824 people2022: 18,204,478 people2024: 18,617,794 people2025: 18,821,069 people
Change over the period: +14.77M (+364.49%) Average annual rate: 2.39 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 18.82M people
World 4.13B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.21B people
South-Eastern Asia computed 349M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.36B people
Male population — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 18.82M +203,275 +1.09%
2024 18.62M +207,725 +1.13%
2023 18.41M +205,591 +1.13%
2022 18.2M +195,809 +1.09%
2021 18.01M +186,845 +1.05%
2020 17.82M +235,822 +1.34%
2019 17.59M +295,179 +1.71%
2018 17.29M +309,201 +1.82%
2017 16.98M +317,514 +1.91%
2016 16.66M +313,631 +1.92%
2015 16.35M +302,994 +1.89%
2014 16.05M +296,439 +1.88%
2013 15.75M +291,479 +1.89%
2012 15.46M +285,602 +1.88%
2011 15.17M +284,694 +1.91%
2010 14.89M +291,640 +2%
2009 14.6M +301,688 +2.11%
2008 14.3M +310,709 +2.22%
2007 13.99M +315,485 +2.31%
2006 13.67M +316,276 +2.37%
2005 13.35M +314,905 +2.42%
2004 13.04M +313,587 +2.46%
2003 12.72M +313,432 +2.53%
2002 12.41M +312,676 +2.58%
2001 12.1M +300,593 +2.55%
2000 11.8M +281,286 +2.44%
1999 11.52M +277,828 +2.47%
1998 11.24M +280,133 +2.56%
1997 10.96M +276,468 +2.59%
1996 10.68M +272,734 +2.62%
1995 10.41M +267,651 +2.64%
1994 10.14M +261,667 +2.65%
1993 9.88M +257,228 +2.67%
1992 9.62M +259,468 +2.77%
1991 9.36M +269,235 +2.96%
1990 9.09M +275,093 +3.12%
1989 8.82M +275,172 +3.22%
1988 8.54M +275,509 +3.33%
1987 8.27M +273,160 +3.42%
1986 8M +268,649 +3.48%
1985 7.73M +260,902 +3.49%
1984 7.47M +250,280 +3.47%
1983 7.22M +239,336 +3.43%
1982 6.98M +228,529 +3.39%
1981 6.75M +218,884 +3.35%
1980 6.53M +183,194 +2.89%
1979 6.35M +150,002 +2.42%
1978 6.2M +146,416 +2.42%
1977 6.05M +143,261 +2.43%
1976 5.91M +139,711 +2.42%
1975 5.77M +136,092 +2.42%
1974 5.63M +133,130 +2.42%
1973 5.5M +129,817 +2.42%
1972 5.37M +127,090 +2.43%
1971 5.24M +120,991 +2.36%
1970 5.12M +111,941 +2.24%
1969 5.01M +106,806 +2.18%
1968 4.9M +104,562 +2.18%
1967 4.8M +107,166 +2.29%
1966 4.69M +110,488 +2.41%
1965 4.58M +110,010 +2.46%
1964 4.47M +108,825 +2.5%
1963 4.36M +106,332 +2.5%
1962 4.25M +102,742 +2.48%
1961 4.15M +98,515 +2.43%
1960 4.05M

About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.