Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.2131 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.2131 units per person for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.4659 units per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2131 units per person, in 2025.
That places Malaysia 111th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4545 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4591 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4626 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4648 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4659 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4651 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4623 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4588 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4547 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4501 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4451 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4397 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4339 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4282 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4225 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4168 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4112 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4058 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4006 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3957 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3916 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3882 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3857 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3836 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.382 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3807 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3797 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3785 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.377 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3749 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3722 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3691 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3657 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3626 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3599 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3575 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.355 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3525 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3497 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3462 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3417 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3367 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3315 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.326 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.32 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3135 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.307 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3004 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2936 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2863 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2794 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2741 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2697 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2656 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2617 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2582 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.255 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.252 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2488 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2447 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2396 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2339 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2283 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2229 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2179 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2131 units per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4598 units per person | 0.4501 units per person | 0.4659 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.42 units per person | 0.3957 units per person | 0.4451 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3822 units per person | 0.3749 units per person | 0.3916 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.359 units per person | 0.3462 units per person | 0.3722 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3157 units per person | 0.2863 units per person | 0.3417 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2609 units per person | 0.2447 units per person | 0.2794 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.226 units per person | 0.2131 units per person | 0.2396 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 108 Viet Nam 0.2286 units per person compare
- 109 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.2202 units per person compare
- 110 Sri Lanka 0.217 units per person compare
- 112 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2123 units per person compare
- 113 Azerbaijan 0.212 units per person compare
- 114 New Caledonia 0.2109 units per person compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Malaysia?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Malaysia was 0.2131 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4659 units per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2131 units per person in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 111th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.