Malaysia, MY
Malaysia: This Southeast Asian nation, comprising Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia on Borneo, is known for its diverse culture and rich biodiversity.
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Malaysia at a glance
Malaysia currently has 112 quality-checked populated place pages and 16 state or regional pages linked on MapSof.
Mapped cities & towns
112
These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.
States & regions
16
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Kuala LumpurPopulation 7,590,000
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Quick Facts about Malaysia
| Population | 34,231,700 |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Different from | My, Malesia |
| Twitter username | TourismMalaysia |
| Plate code | MAL |
| Area | 330290 km2 |
| Official name | Malaisie, Malaysia |
| Continent | Asia |
| Easternmost point | Point(119.2691 5.2329) |
| Northernmost point | Point(117.23 7.37) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 2.5000,112.5000 |
| Legislative body | Parliament of Malaysia |
| Associated foods | nasi lemak |
| Official language | Malay |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur |
| Establishment | January 01, 1957 (69 years ago) |
| Time Zone | UTC+08:00 |
| Local time | 09:10:59 (20th April 2026) |
Geography
Malaysia is located at 2°30'0"N 112°30'0"E (2.5000000, 112.5000000). It has 5 neighbors: Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei and Singapore.
Malaysia map
The largest city of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur with a population of 7,590,000. Other cities include, Johor Bahru population 802,489, Petaling Jaya population 520,698, Sandakan population 392,288 and George Town population 300,000. See all Malaysia cities & populated places.
Compare Malaysia with
- Kedah
- Selangor
- Johor
- Negeri Sembilan
- Sabah
- Perlis
- Sarawak
- Melaka
- Kelantan
- Perak
- Pahang
- Penang
- Terengganu
- Kuala Lumpur
- Labuan
- Putrajaya
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,160,975 | - | census |
| 1961 | 8,429,369 | 3.18% | 11676830 |
| 1962 | 8,710,678 | 3.23% | estimation process |
| 1963 | 8,999,247 | 3.21% | 11676830 |
| 1964 | 9,287,442 | 3.1% | estimation process |
| 1965 | 9,569,784 | 2.95% | census |
| 1966 | 9,844,116 | 2.79% | estimation process |
| 1967 | 10,111,920 | 2.65% | 11676830 |
| 1968 | 10,375,877 | 2.54% | 11676830 |
| 1969 | 10,640,347 | 2.49% | estimation process |
| 1970 | 10,908,634 | 2.46% | census |
| 1971 | 11,182,078 | 2.45% | census |
| 1972 | 11,460,080 | 2.43% | estimation process |
| 1973 | 11,741,849 | 2.4% | census |
| 1974 | 12,025,930 | 2.36% | estimation process |
| 1975 | 12,311,782 | 2.32% | estimation process |
| 1976 | 12,599,655 | 2.28% | census |
| 1977 | 12,891,715 | 2.27% | estimation process |
| 1978 | 13,191,699 | 2.27% | estimation process |
| 1979 | 13,504,433 | 2.32% | estimation process |
| 1980 | 13,833,739 | 2.38% | estimation process |
| 1981 | 14,180,093 | 2.44% | census |
| 1982 | 14,543,585 | 2.5% | census |
| 1983 | 14,926,976 | 2.57% | estimation process |
| 1984 | 15,333,369 | 2.65% | census |
| 1985 | 15,764,340 | 2.73% | estimation process |
| 1986 | 16,221,767 | 2.82% | census |
| 1987 | 16,703,500 | 2.88% | 11676830 |
| 1988 | 17,202,032 | 2.9% | estimation process |
| 1989 | 17,707,064 | 2.85% | 11676830 |
| 1990 | 18,211,097 | 2.77% | estimation process |
| 1991 | 18,709,963 | 2.67% | census |
| 1992 | 19,205,112 | 2.58% | estimation process |
| 1993 | 19,701,410 | 2.52% | estimation process |
| 1994 | 20,206,546 | 2.5% | 11676830 |
| 1995 | 20,725,374 | 2.5% | 11676830 |
| 1996 | 21,259,831 | 2.51% | 11676830 |
| 1997 | 21,805,835 | 2.5% | 11676830 |
| 1998 | 22,355,057 | 2.46% | 11676830 |
| 1999 | 22,896,048 | 2.36% | census |
| 2000 | 23,420,751 | 2.24% | census |
| 2001 | 23,925,742 | 2.11% | 11676830 |
| 2002 | 24,413,795 | 2% | estimation process |
| 2003 | 24,890,654 | 1.92% | 11676830 |
| 2004 | 25,365,089 | 1.87% | estimation process |
| 2005 | 25,843,466 | 1.85% | estimation process |
| 2006 | 26,327,098 | 1.84% | estimation process |
| 2007 | 26,813,819 | 1.82% | 11676830 |
| 2008 | 27,302,348 | 1.79% | census |
| 2009 | 27,790,324 | 1.76% | estimation process |
| 2010 | 28,334,135 | 1.92% | census |
| 2011 | 28,758,968 | 1.48% | census |
| 2012 | 29,239,927 | 1.64% | 11676830 |
| 2013 | 29,716,965 | 1.61% | census |
| 2014 | 30,018,242 | 1% | estimation process |
| 2015 | 30,331,007 | 1.03% | 11676830 |
| 2016 | 30,684,804 | 1.15% | (Worldbank) |
| 2017 | 31,624,264 | 2.97% | estimation process |
| 2018 | 31,528,585 | -0.3% | (Worldbank) |
| 2019 | 31,949,777 | 1.32% | (Worldbank) |
| 2026 | 34,231,700 | 6.67% |