Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita was 0.7066 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.7066 units per person for population ages 15-64, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.7066 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5067 units per person, in 1964.
Malaysia ranks 21st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5174 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5133 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.5101 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5079 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5067 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5077 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5104 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.514 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5182 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5226 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5272 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.532 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5368 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5416 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5464 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5513 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5563 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5613 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5662 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5706 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5744 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5775 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5798 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5815 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5829 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.584 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5849 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5859 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5874 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5895 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5921 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5952 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5984 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6012 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6035 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6056 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6077 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6099 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6123 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6155 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6196 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6238 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6281 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6327 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6377 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6431 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6487 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6541 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6598 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6657 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6711 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.675 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6779 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6805 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6828 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6847 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6862 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6873 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6886 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6904 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6931 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6965 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6998 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7026 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7048 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7066 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5128 units per person | 0.5067 units per person | 0.5226 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.549 units per person | 0.5272 units per person | 0.5706 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5828 units per person | 0.5744 units per person | 0.5895 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6041 units per person | 0.5921 units per person | 0.6155 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6413 units per person | 0.6196 units per person | 0.6657 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6825 units per person | 0.6711 units per person | 0.6904 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7006 units per person | 0.6931 units per person | 0.7066 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 18 Mauritius 0.7135 units per person compare
- 19 Macau, China 0.712 units per person compare
- 20 Sint Maarten 0.7071 units per person compare
- 22 Bahamas 0.7036 units per person compare
- 23 Palau 0.7023 units per person compare
- 24 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7019 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3747 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Malaysia?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Malaysia was 0.7066 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7066 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5067 units per person in 1964.
- How does Malaysia rank for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 21st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.