Population, age 23, total in Malaysia

Malaysia: Population, age 23, total was 532,915 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
532,915
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
44th
of 191 countries
All-time high
532,915
in 2015
All-time low
326,250
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 23, total in Malaysia, 1990–2015

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200220151990: 326.2k1991: 331.9k1992: 338.4k1993: 345.6k1994: 353.0k1995: 360.4k1996: 367.5k1997: 374.5k1998: 382.0k1999: 391.0k2000: 402.0k2001: 415.2k2002: 430.4k2003: 446.1k2004: 460.6k2005: 472.6k2006: 481.5k2007: 487.7k2008: 492.2k2009: 496.6k2010: 501.8k2011: 508.3k2012: 515.7k2013: 523.0k2015: 532.9k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 532,915 for population, age 23, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 23, total in Malaysia peaked at 532,915 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 326,250, in 1990.

Malaysia ranks 44th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 357,058 326,250 391,006 10
2000s 458,478 401,952 496,571 10
2010s 516,333 501,786 532,915 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 41 Yemen 556,020 compare
  2. 42 Venezuela 541,750 compare
  3. 43 Saudi Arabia 534,251 compare
  4. 45 Ghana 526,680 compare
  5. 46 Poland 503,929 compare
  6. 47 Canada 479,380 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 23, total in Malaysia?
Population, age 23, total in Malaysia was 532,915 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 23, total recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 532,915 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 23, total recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 326,250 in 1990.
How does Malaysia rank for population, age 23, total?
Malaysia ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 23, total rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 23, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, age 23, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.