Population, male, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population, male, per capita was 0.5231 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.5231 units per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.5259 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.5025 units per person
in 1979
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male, per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.5231 units per person.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.5259 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5025 units per person, in 1979.
Malaysia ranks 15th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population, male, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5093 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5084 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5075 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5068 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5061 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5055 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.505 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5045 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5039 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5034 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5029 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5027 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5027 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5027 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5027 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5027 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5027 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5026 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5026 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5025 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5029 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5036 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5043 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5051 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5059 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5066 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5073 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.508 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5087 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5094 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.51 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5105 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5109 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5113 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5117 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.512 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5124 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5127 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.513 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5133 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5137 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5143 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5149 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5156 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5162 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5169 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5174 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.518 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5185 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.519 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5196 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5203 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5212 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.522 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5228 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5235 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5242 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5248 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5254 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5259 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5259 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5253 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5247 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5241 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5236 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5231 units per person | -0.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.5231 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4966 units per person, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.5231 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5023 units per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.506 units per person | 0.5034 units per person | 0.5093 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5027 units per person | 0.5025 units per person | 0.5029 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5062 units per person | 0.5029 units per person | 0.5094 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5118 units per person | 0.51 units per person | 0.5133 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5165 units per person | 0.5137 units per person | 0.519 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.523 units per person | 0.5196 units per person | 0.5259 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5245 units per person | 0.5231 units per person | 0.5259 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 12 Northern Mariana Islands 0.529 units per person compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 0.5269 units per person compare
- 14 Greenland 0.5251 units per person compare
- 16 Malta 0.5193 units per person compare
- 17 Singapore 0.5165 units per person compare
- 18 Faroe Islands 0.5162 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male, per capita in Malaysia?
- Population, male, per capita in Malaysia was 0.5231 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5259 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5025 units per person in 1979.
- How does Malaysia rank for population, male, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 15th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.