Population ages 20-24, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population ages 20-24, male was 8.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 20-24, male in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 20-24, male in Malaysia is 8.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, male in Malaysia peaked at 10.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1966.
That places Malaysia 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 9.3% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.8% | 9.2% | 6 |
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More health data for Malaysia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 284,157 (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)
- Population, male 18.82 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 298,610 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 288,648 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 275,895 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.50 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 278,435 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, male in Malaysia?
- Population ages 20-24, male in Malaysia was 8.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1966.
- How does Malaysia rank for population ages 20-24, male?
- Malaysia ranks 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 20-24, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.