Rural population in Malaysia in 2025 — 8,132,833 people. Ranked 67 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 38.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.13M | −74,934 | −0.91% |
| 2024 | 8.21M | −66,768 | −0.81% |
| 2023 | 8.27M | −61,357 | −0.74% |
| 2022 | 8.34M | −60,257 | −0.72% |
| 2021 | 8.4M | −58,893 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.46M | +40,643 | +0.48% |
| 2019 | 8.41M | +42,989 | +0.51% |
| 2018 | 8.37M | +35,134 | +0.42% |
| 2017 | 8.34M | +26,102 | +0.31% |
| 2016 | 8.31M | +14,364 | +0.17% |
| 2015 | 8.3M | +1,782 | +0.02% |
| 2014 | 8.29M | −7,434 | −0.09% |
| 2013 | 8.3M | −13,619 | −0.16% |
| 2012 | 8.32M | −18,113 | −0.22% |
| 2011 | 8.33M | −16,374 | −0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.35M | −18,605 | −0.22% |
| 2009 | 8.37M | −28,616 | −0.34% |
| 2008 | 8.4M | −36,167 | −0.43% |
| 2007 | 8.43M | −42,121 | −0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.48M | −46,697 | −0.55% |
| 2005 | 8.52M | −49,165 | −0.57% |
| 2004 | 8.57M | −48,389 | −0.56% |
| 2003 | 8.62M | −43,978 | −0.51% |
| 2002 | 8.66M | −37,258 | −0.43% |
| 2001 | 8.7M | −34,221 | −0.39% |
| 2000 | 8.73M | −42,006 | −0.48% |
| 1999 | 8.78M | −47,176 | −0.53% |
| 1998 | 8.82M | −46,574 | −0.53% |
| 1997 | 8.87M | −46,672 | −0.52% |
| 1996 | 8.92M | −43,846 | −0.49% |
| 1995 | 8.96M | −40,290 | −0.45% |
| 1994 | 9M | −36,117 | −0.4% |
| 1993 | 9.04M | −28,959 | −0.32% |
| 1992 | 9.07M | −14,499 | −0.16% |
| 1991 | 9.08M | −8,096 | −0.09% |
| 1990 | 9.09M | −12,132 | −0.13% |
| 1989 | 9.1M | −10,372 | −0.11% |
| 1988 | 9.11M | +467 | +0.01% |
| 1987 | 9.11M | +15,955 | +0.18% |
| 1986 | 9.1M | +35,108 | +0.39% |
| 1985 | 9.06M | +55,445 | +0.62% |
| 1984 | 9M | +76,689 | +0.86% |
| 1983 | 8.93M | +101,283 | +1.15% |
| 1982 | 8.83M | +128,855 | +1.48% |
| 1981 | 8.7M | +160,093 | +1.88% |
| 1980 | 8.54M | +149,301 | +1.78% |
| 1979 | 8.39M | +123,420 | +1.49% |
| 1978 | 8.26M | +127,962 | +1.57% |
| 1977 | 8.14M | +131,764 | +1.65% |
| 1976 | 8.01M | +134,188 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 7.87M | +135,886 | +1.76% |
| 1974 | 7.74M | +137,749 | +1.81% |
| 1973 | 7.6M | +138,304 | +1.85% |
| 1972 | 7.46M | +138,907 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 7.32M | +136,502 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 7.18M | +130,111 | +1.84% |
| 1969 | 7.05M | +126,323 | +1.82% |
| 1968 | 6.93M | +125,386 | +1.84% |
| 1967 | 6.8M | +129,989 | +1.95% |
| 1966 | 6.67M | +135,424 | +2.07% |
| 1965 | 6.54M | +136,104 | +2.13% |
| 1964 | 6.4M | +135,389 | +2.16% |
| 1963 | 6.26M | +132,547 | +2.16% |
| 1962 | 6.13M | +127,946 | +2.13% |
| 1961 | 6M | +122,161 | +2.08% |
| 1960 | 5.88M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
