Population ages 0-14, total in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population ages 0-14, total was 7.67 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 7.67 million for population ages 0-14, total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Malaysia peaked at 8.19 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.62 million, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 53rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.11 million | 3.62 million | 4.48 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.76 million | 4.53 million | 5.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.75 million | 5.08 million | 6.49 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.21 million | 6.64 million | 7.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.04 million | 7.85 million | 8.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.07 million | 7.99 million | 8.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.88 million | 7.67 million | 8.12 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 284,157 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.50 million (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 299,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 318,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 290,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 294,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 275,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 298,610 (2025)
- Population, male 18.82 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 278,435 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Malaysia?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Malaysia was 7.67 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.19 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 million in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Malaysia ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.