What is population, age 16, male in Malaysia?

Population, age 16, male in Malaysia was 272,907 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 273,845 in 2011.

What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 184,664 in 1990.

How does Malaysia rank for population, age 16, male?

Malaysia ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Malaysia data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 16, male in Malaysia

Name: Population, age 16, male in Malaysia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malaysia: Population, age 16, male was 272,907 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

272,907

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

44th

of 191 countries

All-time high

273,845

in 2011

All-time low

184,664

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 16, male in Malaysia, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 272,907 for population, age 16, male in 2015.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Malaysia peaked at 273,845 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 184,664, in 1990.

That places Malaysia 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	207,984	184,664	238,862	10
2000s	258,326	244,959	271,395	10
2010s	273,108	272,392	273,845	6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

41 Peru 282,634 compare
42 Italy 278,351 compare
43 Madagascar 273,666 compare
45 Uzbekistan 269,832 compare
46 Saudi Arabia 264,053 compare
47 Cote d'Ivoire 250,373 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Malaysia

Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 273,792 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.54 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (2024)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, male in Malaysia?: Population, age 16, male in Malaysia was 272,907 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 273,845 in 2011.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 184,664 in 1990.
How does Malaysia rank for population, age 16, male?: Malaysia ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 16, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.