What is median age in Malaysia?

Median age in Malaysia was 30.06 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 30.06 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 15.63 years in 1965.

How does Malaysia rank for median age?

Malaysia ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Malaysia data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Malaysia

Name: Median age in Malaysia
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malaysia: Median age was 30.06 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

30.06 years

Change on year

up 1.6%

World rank

127th

of 236 countries

All-time high

30.06 years

in 2023

All-time low

15.63 years

in 1965

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Malaysia, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 30.06 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Malaysia peaked at 30.06 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.63 years, in 1965.

Malaysia ranks 127th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.64 years	16.74 years	18.83 years	10
1960s	15.92 years	15.63 years	16.49 years	10
1970s	17.37 years	16.3 years	18.48 years	10
1980s	19.55 years	18.71 years	20.27 years	10
1990s	21.37 years	20.44 years	22.32 years	10
2000s	23.26 years	22.49 years	24.54 years	10
2010s	26.6 years	24.96 years	28.18 years	10
2020s	29.34 years	28.61 years	30.06 years	4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

124 United Arab Emirates 31.23 years compare
125 Maldives 31.12 years compare
126 Guam 31.12 years compare
128 Indonesia 29.83 years compare
129 Panama 29.6 years compare
130 Myanmar 29.53 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Malaysia

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0159 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.55 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.55 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.55 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.819 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.3451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 62.9 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.1267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 54.63 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.3848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Malaysia?: Median age in Malaysia was 30.06 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 30.06 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 15.63 years in 1965.
How does Malaysia rank for median age?: Malaysia ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.