Population, age 2, total in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population, age 2, total was 544,293 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 2, total in Malaysia, 1990–2015
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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)
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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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.