Population ages 15-64 in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population ages 15-64 was 70.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Malaysia stood at 70.7%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Malaysia peaked at 70.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 1964.
That places Malaysia 21st out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.7% | — |
| 1961 | 51.3% | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 51.0% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 50.8% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 51.4% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 51.8% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 52.3% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 52.7% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 53.2% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 54.2% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 56.1% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 58.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 58.4% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 58.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 58.7% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 58.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 59.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 59.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 59.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 60.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 60.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 60.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 60.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 61.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 61.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 61.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 50.7% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.9% | 52.7% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.3% | 57.4% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 59.2% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 62.0% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 67.1% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 69.3% | 70.7% | 6 |
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More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936,008 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191,898 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 81,894 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 660,174 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Malaysia?
- Population ages 15-64 in Malaysia was 70.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 1964.
- How does Malaysia rank for population ages 15-64?
- Malaysia ranks 21st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.