What is population, age 18, male in Malaysia?

Population, age 18, male in Malaysia was 270,761 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 18, male recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 271,504 in 2011.

What is the lowest population, age 18, male recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 177,676 in 1990.

How does Malaysia rank for population, age 18, male?

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

Is population, age 18, male rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 18, male in Malaysia

Name: Population, age 18, male in Malaysia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malaysia: Population, age 18, male was 270,761 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

270,761

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

44th

of 191 countries

All-time high

271,504

in 2011

All-time low

177,676

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 18, male in Malaysia, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 18, male in Malaysia is 270,761, measured in 2015.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 18, male in Malaysia peaked at 271,504 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 177,676, 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	197,880	177,676	228,237	10
2000s	252,022	235,008	268,365	10
2010s	270,852	270,270	271,504	6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

41 Venezuela 280,128 compare
42 Uzbekistan 279,891 compare
43 Mozambique 271,001 compare
45 Saudi Arabia 261,746 compare
46 Madagascar 259,751 compare
47 Cote d'Ivoire 243,888 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 18, male in Malaysia?: Population, age 18, male in Malaysia was 270,761 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 18, male recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 271,504 in 2011.
What is the lowest population, age 18, male recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 177,676 in 1990.
How does Malaysia rank for population, age 18, male?: Malaysia ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 18, male rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 18, 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 18, male refers to the male population at the specified age.