Population, age 21, total in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population, age 21, total was 537,246 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, total in Malaysia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 21, total in Malaysia stood at 537,246. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Malaysia peaked at 537,246 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 332,514, 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 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 368,312 | 332,514 | 409,201 | 10 |
| 2000s | 475,981 | 421,244 | 508,040 | 10 |
| 2010s | 523,336 | 511,491 | 537,246 | 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 21, total in Malaysia?
- Population, age 21, total in Malaysia was 537,246 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 537,246 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 332,514 in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for population, age 21, total?
- Malaysia ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total 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 21, 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.