Population ages 55-59, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population ages 55-59, male was 4.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, male in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 55-59, male in Malaysia stood at 4.3%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male in Malaysia peaked at 4.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 125th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 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 55-59, male in Malaysia?
- Population ages 55-59, male in Malaysia was 4.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for population ages 55-59, male?
- Malaysia ranks 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 55-59, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total male population.