What is population, age 20, male in Malaysia?

Population, age 20, male in Malaysia was 272,561 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 20, male recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 272,561 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 20, male recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 170,550 in 1990.

How does Malaysia rank for population, age 20, male?

Malaysia ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 20, male rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 20, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 20, male in Malaysia

Name: Population, age 20, male in Malaysia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malaysia: Population, age 20, male was 272,561 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

272,561

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

43rd

of 191 countries

All-time high

272,561

in 2015

All-time low

170,550

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 20, male in Malaysia, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 20, male in Malaysia is 272,561, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 20, male in Malaysia peaked at 272,561 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 170,550, in 1990.

Malaysia ranks 43rd of 191 countries on this measure, 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	189,499	170,550	213,850	10
2000s	244,213	220,188	261,529	10
2010s	268,511	263,745	272,561	6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

40 Peru 292,572 compare
41 Ghana 278,655 compare
42 Venezuela, RB 277,696 compare
44 Saudi Arabia 266,803 compare
45 Mozambique 256,036 compare
46 Ukraine 249,433 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 20, male in Malaysia?: Population, age 20, male in Malaysia was 272,561 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 20, male recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 272,561 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 20, male recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 170,550 in 1990.
How does Malaysia rank for population, age 20, male?: Malaysia ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 20, male rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 20, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 20, 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 20, male refers to the male population at the specified age.