Population, female, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population, female, per capita was 0.4769 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, female, per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 200 Faroe Islands 0.4838 units per person compare
- 201 Singapore 0.4835 units per person compare
- 202 Malta 0.4807 units per person compare
- 204 Greenland 0.4749 units per person compare
- 205 Equatorial Guinea 0.4731 units per person compare
- 206 Northern Mariana Islands 0.471 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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0803 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.