Malaysia Forecast: Population

1980 - 2028 | Yearly | Person mn | International Monetary Fund

Key information about Malaysia Population Forecast

  • Malaysia Population is forecasted to be 33.809 Person mn in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund
  • It records an increase from the last reported number of 33.404 Person mn in Dec 2023
  • Looking ahead, Malaysia Population is projected to stand at 35.333 Person mn in Dec 2028
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: Population

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What is Malaysia's Forecast: Population in 2028?

Malaysia Population is forecasted to be 33.809 Person mn in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
35.333 2028 34.967 2027 13.885 1980 35.333 2028 Person mn yearly 1980 - 2028

Forecast: Population by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (Person mn) 43.373 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Albania (Person mn) 2.810 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Algeria (Person mn) 48.985 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Andorra (Person mn) 0.100 2030 yearly 2010 - 2030
Angola (Person mn) 42.641 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Antigua and Barbuda (Person mn) 0.109 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Argentina (Person mn) 49.149 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Armenia (Person mn) 2.964 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Aruba (Person mn) 0.109 2030 yearly 1986 - 2030
Australia (Person mn) 29.462 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Austria (Person mn) 9.302 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Azerbaijan (Person mn) 11.000 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Bahamas (Person mn) 0.421 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bahrain (Person mn) 1.789 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bangladesh (Person mn) 178.681 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Barbados (Person mn) 0.294 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Belarus (Person mn) 9.028 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Belgium (Person mn) 11.886 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Belize (Person mn) 0.498 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Benin (Person mn) 16.018 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bhutan (Person mn) 0.805 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bolivia (Person mn) 13.014 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person mn) 3.416 2028 yearly 1996 - 2028
Botswana (Person mn) 2.953 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Brazil (Person mn) 227.549 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Brunei (Person mn) 0.443 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Bulgaria (Person mn) 6.557 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Burkina Faso (Person mn) 26.880 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Burundi (Person mn) 15.043 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Cambodia (Person mn) 16.977 2028 yearly 1986 - 2028
Cameroon (Person mn) 32.244 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Canada (Person mn) 42.190 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Cape Verde (Person mn) 0.612 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Central African Republic (Person mn) 5.694 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Chad (Person mn) 20.576 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Chile (Person mn) 21.050 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
China (Person mn) 1,401.069 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Colombia (Person mn) 54.779 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Comoros (Person mn) 1.193 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Congo (Person mn) 5.704 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Costa Rica (Person mn) 5.535 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Croatia (Person mn) 3.871 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Cyprus (Person mn) 0.958 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Czech Republic (Person mn) 10.738 2030 yearly 1995 - 2030
Democratic Republic of Congo (Person mn) 117.314 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Denmark (Person mn) 5.996 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Djibouti (Person mn) 1.093 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Dominica (Person mn) 0.076 2028 yearly 1981 - 2028
Dominican Republic (Person mn) 11.203 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ecuador (Person mn) 19.579 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Egypt (Person mn) 122.026 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
El Salvador (Person mn) 6.471 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Equatorial Guinea (Person mn) 1.777 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Eritrea (Person mn) 4.084 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Estonia (Person mn) 1.325 2028 yearly 1993 - 2028
Swaziland (Person mn) 1.227 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ethiopia (Person mn) 119.246 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Fiji (Person mn) 0.940 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Finland (Person mn) 5.603 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
France (Person mn) 69.596 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Gabon (Person mn) 2.314 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Gambia (Person mn) 3.066 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Georgia (Person mn) 3.626 2028 yearly 1994 - 2028
Germany (Person mn) 83.711 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ghana (Person mn) 37.328 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Greece (Person mn) 10.302 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Grenada (Person mn) 0.118 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Guatemala (Person mn) 21.117 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Guinea (Person mn) 17.018 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Guinea-Bissau (Person mn) 2.145 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Guyana (Person mn) 0.806 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Haiti (Person mn) 13.421 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Honduras (Person mn) 11.428 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) 7.479 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Hungary (Person mn) 9.707 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Iceland (Person mn) 0.433 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
India (Person mn) 1,525.139 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Indonesia (Person mn) 289.620 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Iran (Person mn) 92.007 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Iraq (Person mn) 49.280 2028 yearly 2003 - 2028
Ireland (Person mn) 5.449 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Israel (Person mn) 11.144 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Italy (Person mn) 58.820 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ivory Coast (Person mn) 33.103 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Jamaica (Person mn) 2.762 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Japan (Person mn) 119.898 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Jordan (Person mn) 10.655 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Kazakhstan (Person mn) 21.024 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Kenya (Person mn) 57.977 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Kiribati (Person mn) 0.134 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
South Korea (Person mn) 51.305 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Kosovo (Person mn) 1.566 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Kuwait (Person mn) 5.318 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Kyrgyzstan (Person mn) 7.686 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Laos (Person mn) 8.086 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Latvia (Person mn) 1.867 2028 yearly 1992 - 2028
Lebanon (Person mn) 6.825 2020 yearly 1980 - 2020
Lesotho (Person mn) 2.270 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Liberia (Person mn) 6.095 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
Libya (Person mn) 7.194 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028

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Malaysia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -27,060.208 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 18,019.868 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 14.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 312,770.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 65.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn) 599.224 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn) 1,935.614 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn) 500.265 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn) 410,656.680 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,740.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 35,067.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,687,998.656 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 380,264.526 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 233,913.571 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 32,327.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 10.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,906,698.415 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 665,132.470 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 6,893.466 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,734.151 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 4,567.497 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1976 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 8,631.178 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 73,645.377 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 6,143.118 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 7,202.349 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 3,283.282 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 11,744.210 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 51,496.822 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 177.400 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 187.500 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 242.300 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 245.300 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 123.600 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 11,202.803 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Import Value Index (2015=100) 135.238 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 149.550 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 2,192.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 493.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 8,209.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 3,381.831 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -452.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -3,266.665 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 343,887.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.9 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 146,770.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 13.619 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -2,365.222 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 2,046.905 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) 12,279.538 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) -12,322.202 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 14,237.900 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -1,112.311 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) 1,454.189 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) 5,046.915 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 305,750.272 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 74,611.248 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -1,833.812 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 69,564.333 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -15,875.174 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (MYR mn) 11,116.744 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 34,086.111 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -3,121.156 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 282,105.425 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -23,523.701 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 24,981.363 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) 44.404 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) -13,258.536 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 46,321.880 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 14,041.362 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 23,644.847 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -9,104.748 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 22,798.179 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 129,353.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 21,402.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,961.599 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 179,071.762 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 637,030.527 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 4.2 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 113,800.0 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 2000 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 1.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,900.000 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 652,991.070 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 731,808.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.500 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 326.350 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 737.520 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1964 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 363,620.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 581,262.092 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.82 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 117.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,591,321.819 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 2025
Banking System: Demand Deposits (MYR mn) 329,103.228 Oct 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 74.602 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 25.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024

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