Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 19,391 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Malaysia is 19,391, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Malaysia peaked at 19,391 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,453, in 1960.
That places Malaysia 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,453 | — |
| 1965 | 5,114 | +14.8% |
| 1970 | 6,013 | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 7,097 | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 8,352 | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 9,613 | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 11,330 | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 13,075 | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 15,236 | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 17,135 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 19,391 | +13.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 19,391 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,636, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 19,391 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,114, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,784 | 4,453 | 5,114 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6,555 | 6,013 | 7,097 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8,982 | 8,352 | 9,613 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12,202 | 11,330 | 13,075 | 2 |
| 2000s | 16,186 | 15,236 | 17,135 | 2 |
| 2010s | 19,391 | 19,391 | 19,391 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Malaysia was 19,391 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,391 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,453 in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Malaysia ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.