Population ages 20-24, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population ages 20-24, male was 1.65 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.65 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
36th
of 217 countries
All-time high
1.65 million
in 2025
All-time low
333,060
in 1965
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 20-24, male in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.65 million for population ages 20-24, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, male in Malaysia peaked at 1.65 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 333,060, in 1965.
Malaysia ranks 36th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 20-24, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 346,827 | — |
| 1961 | 348,373 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 344,821 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 338,619 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 333,913 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 333,060 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 336,528 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 345,187 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 359,387 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 378,373 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 405,251 | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 437,529 | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 467,996 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 496,338 | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 523,503 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 545,780 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 563,882 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 582,644 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 601,702 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 620,735 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 644,209 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 672,376 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 700,553 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 727,738 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 752,268 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 772,745 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 788,593 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 800,324 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 809,936 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 819,788 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 831,492 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 846,504 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 866,704 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 889,280 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 910,272 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 928,301 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 941,953 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 951,672 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 959,371 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 968,137 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 988,123 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 1.22 million | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.36 million | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.42 million | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.46 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.49 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.52 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.53 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.55 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.56 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.59 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.61 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.62 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.64 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.64 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.63 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.63 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.63 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.64 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.65 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 346,509 | 333,060 | 378,373 | 10 |
| 1970s | 524,536 | 405,251 | 620,735 | 10 |
| 1980s | 748,853 | 644,209 | 819,788 | 10 |
| 1990s | 909,369 | 831,492 | 968,137 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million | 988,123 | 1.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million | 1.52 million | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million | 1.63 million | 1.65 million | 6 |
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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 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, male in Malaysia?
- Population ages 20-24, male in Malaysia was 1.65 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 333,060 in 1965.
- How does Malaysia rank for population ages 20-24, male?
- Malaysia ranks 36th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 20-24, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 20 to 24.