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The population of Malaysia is estimated by the United Nations to be 0.0 million in 2021.
The population of Malaysia grew at N/A% in the last year and is ranked the 17th most populated country in Asia-Pacific, ahead of Saudi Arabia.
Population data for Malaysia has been rated as Grade B - Use With Caution. The primary reasons being that Malaysia last conducted a national census in 2020 and 100% of births in Malaysia are recorded.
Malaysia last conducted a national census in 2020 and 100% of births are recorded.
Malaysia's data quality ranks 32nd out of 150 countries in the World Economics Global Population Data Quality Ratings. In the Asia-Pacific region, Malaysia ranks 19th for the region.
It is important to have good quality population data as this impacts other key indicators such as GDP per capita. See the World Economics Wealth Indicators for re-estimated wealth levels for Malaysia.