Population, age 5, female in Malaysia

Malaysia: Population, age 5, female was 264,644 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
264,644
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
49th
of 191 countries
All-time high
269,839
in 2011
All-time low
237,434
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 5, female in Malaysia, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200220151990: 237.4k1991: 242.0k1992: 243.5k1993: 243.2k1994: 242.9k1995: 243.9k1996: 246.6k1997: 250.6k1998: 255.0k1999: 258.8k2000: 261.1k2001: 261.8k2002: 261.1k2003: 259.8k2004: 258.9k2005: 259.0k2006: 260.5k2007: 263.0k2008: 265.9k2009: 268.3k2010: 269.7k2011: 269.8k2012: 268.9k2013: 267.3k2015: 264.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 264,644 for population, age 5, female in 2015.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 5, female in Malaysia peaked at 269,839 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 237,434, in 1990.

Malaysia ranks 49th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Population, age 5, female in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 5, female in Malaysia, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 237,434
1991 242,015 +1.9%
1992 243,541 +0.6%
1993 243,219 -0.1%
1994 242,896 -0.1%
1995 243,882 +0.4%
1996 246,604 +1.1%
1997 250,550 +1.6%
1998 254,979 +1.8%
1999 258,766 +1.5%
2000 261,132 +0.9%
2001 261,793 +0.3%
2002 261,131 -0.3%
2003 259,835 -0.5%
2004 258,899 -0.4%
2005 259,016 +0.0%
2006 260,469 +0.6%
2007 262,955 +1.0%
2008 265,874 +1.1%
2009 268,341 +0.9%
2010 269,737 +0.5%
2011 269,839 +0.0%
2012 268,900 -0.3%
2013 267,334 -0.6%
2015 264,644 -1.0%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 264,644 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53,038, 5.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 264,644 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29,386, 9.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 246,389 237,434 258,766 10
2000s 261,944 258,899 268,341 10
2010s 268,091 264,644 269,839 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 46 Peru 280,749 compare
  2. 47 Burkina Faso 280,289 compare
  3. 48 Cameroon 276,656 compare
  4. 50 Syria 262,821 compare
  5. 51 Italy 259,880 compare
  6. 52 Mali 257,705 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 5, female in Malaysia?
Population, age 5, female in Malaysia was 264,644 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 5, female recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 269,839 in 2011.
What is the lowest population, age 5, female recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 237,434 in 1990.
How does Malaysia rank for population, age 5, female?
Malaysia ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 5, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 5, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 5, female
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, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.