Population, female, per capita in Malaysia

Malaysia: Population, female, per capita was 0.4769 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.4769 units per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
203rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.4975 units per person
in 1979
All-time low
0.4741 units per person
in 2019
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female, per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2025

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.4769 units per person for population, female, per capita in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.4975 units per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.4741 units per person, in 2019.

That places Malaysia 203rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.494 units per person 0.4907 units per person 0.4966 units per person 10
1970s 0.4973 units per person 0.4971 units per person 0.4975 units per person 10
1980s 0.4938 units per person 0.4906 units per person 0.4971 units per person 10
1990s 0.4882 units per person 0.4867 units per person 0.49 units per person 10
2000s 0.4835 units per person 0.481 units per person 0.4863 units per person 10
2010s 0.477 units per person 0.4741 units per person 0.4804 units per person 10
2020s 0.4755 units per person 0.4741 units per person 0.4769 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 200 Faroe Islands 0.4838 units per person compare
  2. 201 Singapore 0.4835 units per person compare
  3. 202 Malta 0.4807 units per person compare
  4. 204 Greenland 0.4749 units per person compare
  5. 205 Equatorial Guinea 0.4731 units per person compare
  6. 206 Northern Mariana Islands 0.471 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, female, per capita in Malaysia?
Population, female, per capita in Malaysia was 0.4769 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4975 units per person in 1979.
What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4741 units per person in 2019.
How does Malaysia rank for population, female, per capita?
Malaysia ranks 203rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population, female ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Population, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.