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The population of Malaysia is estimated to be 33.6 million in 2023 using United Nations estimates.
Malaysia's grew at 1.2% in the last year and is ranked the 18th most populated country in Asia-Pacific, ahead of Nepal.
Malaysia last conducted a national census in 2020 and 100% of births are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Malaysia compares to other countries around the globe and in Asia-Pacific.