Population, age 2, total in Malaysia

Malaysia: Population, age 2, total was 544,293 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
544,293
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
51st
of 191 countries
All-time high
550,704
in 2008
All-time low
499,588
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 2, total in Malaysia, 1990–2015

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200220151990: 499.6k1991: 505.0k1992: 511.1k1993: 517.3k1994: 522.8k1995: 526.8k1996: 529.3k1997: 530.7k1998: 531.4k1999: 532.2k2000: 533.7k2001: 536.1k2002: 539.2k2003: 542.6k2004: 545.7k2005: 548.0k2006: 549.6k2007: 550.4k2008: 550.7k2009: 550.6k2010: 550.2k2011: 549.5k2012: 548.4k2013: 547.2k2015: 544.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 544,293 for population, age 2, total in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 2, total in Malaysia peaked at 550,704 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 499,588, in 1990.

That places Malaysia 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Population, age 2, total in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 2, total in Malaysia, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 499,588
1991 505,030 +1.1%
1992 511,129 +1.2%
1993 517,335 +1.2%
1994 522,769 +1.1%
1995 526,831 +0.8%
1996 529,348 +0.5%
1997 530,676 +0.3%
1998 531,365 +0.1%
1999 532,193 +0.2%
2000 533,706 +0.3%
2001 536,111 +0.5%
2002 539,196 +0.6%
2003 542,572 +0.6%
2004 545,657 +0.6%
2005 548,023 +0.4%
2006 549,569 +0.3%
2007 550,431 +0.2%
2008 550,704 +0.0%
2009 550,568 -0.0%
2010 550,157 -0.1%
2011 549,461 -0.1%
2012 548,439 -0.2%
2013 547,175 -0.2%
2015 544,293 -0.5%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 544,293 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109,067, 5.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 544,293 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57,270, 9.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 520,626 499,588 532,193 10
2000s 544,654 533,706 550,704 10
2010s 547,905 544,293 550,157 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 48 Cameroon 576,587 compare
  2. 49 Mali 567,842 compare
  3. 50 Malawi 558,163 compare
  4. 52 Syria 538,528 compare
  5. 53 Italy 498,791 compare
  6. 54 Spain 475,722 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 2, total in Malaysia?
Population, age 2, total in Malaysia was 544,293 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 2, total recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 550,704 in 2008.
What is the lowest population, age 2, total recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 499,588 in 1990.
How does Malaysia rank for population, age 2, total?
Malaysia ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 2, total rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 2, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, age 2, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.