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Malaysia

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Capital
Kuala Lumpur
Currency
Malaysian ringgit
Continent
Asia
Area
330,803 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q833 ↗ · Official languages: Malay
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
35.98M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
472.19B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
13.12K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
1.38 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
3.76 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.54 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
76.82 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Malaysia: 35.98M
Malaysia · Population25.46M28.33M31.2M34.07M36.93M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malaysia · Population · people
YearMalaysia
202535,977,838
202435,557,673
202335,126,298
202234,695,493
202134,282,399
202033,889,558
201933,440,596
201832,910,967
201732,355,644
201631,789,685
201531,232,798
201430,696,137
201330,174,265
201229,662,831
201129,162,039
201028,655,776
200928,124,778
200827,570,059
200726,998,389
200626,417,909

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Malaysia: 472.19B
Malaysia · GDP131.74B224.59B317.44B410.29B503.14B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malaysia · GDP · current US$
YearMalaysia
2025472,193,128,644.6
2024422,227,005,428.69
2023399,949,418,752.66
2022407,830,525,989.55
2021373,784,553,029.98
2020337,456,163,961.21
2019365,177,721,021.52
2018358,788,845,712.53
2017319,109,094,160.34
2016301,256,033,870.33
2015301,355,266,964.95
2014338,066,095,097.25
2013323,276,235,524.42
2012314,443,047,642.11
2011297,951,668,674.84
2010255,017,638,455.59
2009202,257,453,036.64
2008230,811,614,370.38
2007193,549,569,477.73
2006162,692,258,307.06

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Malaysia: 13.12K
Malaysia · GDP per capita5,461.797,551.649,641.4811.73K13.82K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malaysia · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearMalaysia
202513,124.56
202411,874.43
202311,386.04
202211,754.57
202110,903.1
20209,957.53
201910,920.19
201810,901.8
20179,862.55
20169,476.53
20159,648.68
201411,013.31
201310,713.64
201210,600.57
201110,217.11
20108,899.35
20097,191.43
20088,371.82
20077,168.93
20066,158.41

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Malaysia: 1.38
Malaysia · Inflation-1.80.182.154.126.12006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malaysia · Inflation · %
YearMalaysia
20251.38
20241.83
20232.49
20223.38
20212.48
2020-1.14
20190.66
20180.88
20173.87
20162.09
20152.1
20143.14
20132.11
20121.66
20113.17
20101.62
20090.58
20085.44
20072.03
20063.61

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Malaysia: 3.76
Malaysia · Unemployment2.73.233.764.294.822006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malaysia · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearMalaysia
20253.76
20243.85
20233.86
20223.93
20214.64
20204.54
20193.33
20183.3
20173.41
20163.44
20153.1
20142.88
20133.14
20123.04
20113.05
20103.32
20093.62
20083.34
20073.31
20063.32

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Malaysia: —
Malaysia · Fertility rate1.471.71.932.162.382006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malaysia · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearMalaysia
2025No data available
20241.54
20231.55
20221.55
20211.56
20201.68
20191.78
20181.84
20171.89
20161.94
20152.01
20142.06
20132.07
20122.12
20112.15
20102.14
20092.22
20082.26
20072.25
20062.31

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Malaysia: —
Malaysia · Life expectancy73.6374.575.3776.2477.112006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malaysia · Life expectancy · years
YearMalaysia
2025No data available
202476.82
202376.66
202275.44
202173.92
202076.06
201975.9
201875.73
201775.54
201675.37
201575.29
201475.35
201375.46
201275.55
201175.49
201075.38
200975.27
200875.15
200774.96
200674.7
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology ↗

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