Population, male (% of total population) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population, male (% of total population) was 52.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
52.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 218 countries
All-time high
52.6%
in 2019
All-time low
50.3%
in 1979
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Malaysia is 52.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Malaysia peaked at 52.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 1979.
That places Malaysia 15th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Population, male (% of total population) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.9% | — |
| 1961 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 50.5% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 52.3% | -0.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 52.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 52.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.2%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.6% | 50.3% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 50.3% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 51.0% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 51.4% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 52.0% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 52.3% | 52.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 12 Northern Mariana Islands 52.9% compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 52.7% compare
- 14 Greenland 52.5% compare
- 16 Malta 51.9% compare
- 17 Singapore 51.7% compare
- 18 Faroe Islands 51.6% 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 in Malaysia?
- Population, male in Malaysia was 52.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 1979.
- How does Malaysia rank for population, male?
- Malaysia ranks 15th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.