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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Location of Malaysia

Country Snapshot

Malaysia at a glance

Malaysia currently has 28 quality-checked populated place pages and 16 state or regional pages linked on MapSof.

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Mapped cities & towns

28

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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 08:30:48 (18th October 2026)
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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.

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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.

Official website of Malaysia

Official Website Twitter
  • 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 3.29% 11676830
1962 8,710,678 3.34% estimation process
1963 8,999,247 3.31% 11676830
1964 9,287,442 3.2% estimation process
1965 9,569,784 3.04% census
1966 9,844,116 2.87% estimation process
1967 10,111,920 2.72% 11676830
1968 10,375,877 2.61% 11676830
1969 10,640,347 2.55% estimation process
1970 10,908,634 2.52% census
1971 11,182,078 2.51% census
1972 11,460,080 2.49% estimation process
1973 11,741,849 2.46% census
1974 12,025,930 2.42% estimation process
1975 12,311,782 2.38% estimation process
1976 12,599,655 2.34% census
1977 12,891,715 2.32% estimation process
1978 13,191,699 2.33% estimation process
1979 13,504,433 2.37% estimation process
1980 13,833,739 2.44% estimation process
1981 14,180,093 2.5% census
1982 14,543,585 2.56% census
1983 14,926,976 2.64% estimation process
1984 15,333,369 2.72% census
1985 15,764,340 2.81% estimation process
1986 16,221,767 2.9% census
1987 16,703,500 2.97% 11676830
1988 17,202,032 2.98% estimation process
1989 17,707,064 2.94% 11676830
1990 18,211,097 2.85% estimation process
1991 18,709,963 2.74% census
1992 19,205,112 2.65% estimation process
1993 19,701,410 2.58% estimation process
1994 20,206,546 2.56% 11676830
1995 20,725,374 2.57% 11676830
1996 21,259,831 2.58% 11676830
1997 21,805,835 2.57% 11676830
1998 22,355,057 2.52% 11676830
1999 22,896,048 2.42% census
2000 23,420,751 2.29% census
2001 23,925,742 2.16% 11676830
2002 24,413,795 2.04% estimation process
2003 24,890,654 1.95% 11676830
2004 25,365,089 1.91% estimation process
2005 25,843,466 1.89% estimation process
2006 26,327,098 1.87% estimation process
2007 26,813,819 1.85% 11676830
2008 27,302,348 1.82% census
2009 27,790,324 1.79% estimation process
2010 28,334,135 1.96% census
2011 28,758,968 1.5% census
2012 29,239,927 1.67% 11676830
2013 29,716,965 1.63% census
2014 30,018,242 1.01% estimation process
2015 30,331,007 1.04% 11676830
2016 30,684,804 1.17% (Worldbank)
2017 31,624,264 3.06% estimation process
2018 31,528,585 -0.3% (Worldbank)
2019 31,949,777 1.34% (Worldbank)
2026 34,231,700 7.14%
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