Malaysia Urban Population 1960-2025
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Malaysia urban population for 2023 was 27,006,299, a 1.74% increase from 2022.
- Malaysia urban population for 2022 was 26,544,440, a 1.76% increase from 2021.
- Malaysia urban population for 2021 was 26,085,557, a 1.83% increase from 2020.
- Malaysia urban population for 2020 was 25,617,115, a 1.94% increase from 2019.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| China |
910,895,447 |
| Brazil |
189,992,937 |
| Russia |
108,345,662 |
| Mexico |
104,796,621 |
| Iran |
68,892,205 |
| Turkey |
66,096,079 |
| Colombia |
42,894,219 |
| South Africa |
41,576,651 |
| Thailand |
38,491,230 |
| Algeria |
34,327,085 |
| Iraq |
32,580,810 |
| Peru |
27,111,853 |
| Malaysia |
27,006,299 |
| Venezuela |
25,504,192 |
| Ecuador |
11,785,978 |
| Kazakhstan |
11,577,724 |
| Jordan |
10,432,355 |
| Romania |
10,418,360 |
| Dominican Republic |
9,570,242 |
| Guatemala |
9,346,539 |
| Cuba |
8,678,273 |
| Belarus |
7,409,732 |
| Azerbaijan |
5,822,506 |
| Libya |
5,621,338 |
| Bulgaria |
4,932,158 |
| Lebanon |
4,788,127 |
| Paraguay |
4,332,984 |
| Costa Rica |
4,306,402 |
| Serbia |
3,779,753 |
| Turkmenistan |
3,518,889 |
| Gabon |
2,217,982 |
| Botswana |
1,949,449 |
| Albania |
1,773,980 |
| Armenia |
1,770,650 |
| Jamaica |
1,621,241 |
| Bosnia |
1,614,061 |
| Namibia |
1,429,326 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,276,538 |
| North Macedonia |
1,077,748 |
| Fiji |
549,774 |
| Mauritius |
515,350 |
| Montenegro |
422,094 |
| Suriname |
413,897 |
| Guyana |
221,054 |
| Maldives |
218,678 |
| Belize |
191,477 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
56,307 |
| Dominica |
52,593 |
| Grenada |
46,762 |
| Samoa |
39,512 |
| American Samoa |
38,308 |
| St. Lucia |
34,558 |
| Marshall Islands |
33,121 |
| Tonga |
24,960 |
| Nauru |
12,780 |
| Tuvalu |
7,549 |
| Malaysia Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2023 |
27,006,299 |
78.72 |
1.73% |
| 2022 |
26,544,440 |
78.21 |
1.74% |
| 2021 |
26,085,557 |
77.70 |
1.81% |
| 2020 |
25,617,115 |
77.16 |
1.92% |
| 2019 |
25,130,176 |
76.61 |
1.99% |
| 2018 |
24,635,110 |
76.04 |
2.09% |
| 2017 |
24,124,786 |
75.45 |
2.22% |
| 2016 |
23,594,371 |
74.84 |
2.30% |
| 2015 |
23,057,113 |
74.21 |
2.36% |
| 2014 |
22,519,314 |
73.58 |
2.44% |
| 2013 |
21,977,315 |
72.93 |
2.49% |
| 2012 |
21,436,918 |
72.28 |
2.54% |
| 2011 |
20,898,466 |
71.61 |
2.59% |
| 2010 |
20,364,317 |
70.91 |
2.95% |
| 2009 |
19,773,206 |
70.08 |
3.20% |
| 2008 |
19,150,609 |
69.23 |
3.35% |
| 2007 |
18,520,504 |
68.36 |
3.47% |
| 2006 |
17,889,347 |
67.48 |
3.56% |
| 2005 |
17,263,520 |
66.59 |
3.66% |
| 2004 |
16,642,423 |
65.69 |
3.77% |
| 2003 |
16,026,190 |
64.78 |
3.88% |
| 2002 |
15,416,400 |
63.86 |
3.99% |
| 2001 |
14,813,423 |
62.92 |
4.08% |
| 2000 |
14,220,716 |
61.98 |
4.56% |
| 1999 |
13,587,168 |
60.74 |
4.60% |
| 1998 |
12,976,400 |
59.50 |
4.75% |
| 1997 |
12,374,884 |
58.24 |
4.87% |
| 1996 |
11,786,345 |
56.97 |
4.98% |
| 1995 |
11,213,830 |
55.69 |
5.10% |
| 1994 |
10,656,646 |
54.40 |
5.19% |
| 1993 |
10,117,305 |
53.11 |
5.25% |
| 1992 |
9,599,428 |
51.81 |
5.21% |
| 1991 |
9,112,513 |
50.58 |
4.37% |
| 1990 |
8,722,442 |
49.79 |
4.46% |
| 1989 |
8,341,912 |
49.01 |
4.56% |
| 1988 |
7,970,153 |
48.23 |
4.65% |
| 1987 |
7,607,707 |
47.45 |
4.66% |
| 1986 |
7,261,420 |
46.67 |
4.62% |
| 1985 |
6,933,576 |
45.89 |
4.53% |
| 1984 |
6,626,381 |
45.12 |
4.45% |
| 1983 |
6,338,170 |
44.35 |
4.39% |
| 1982 |
6,065,949 |
43.57 |
4.37% |
| 1981 |
5,806,596 |
42.81 |
4.40% |
| 1980 |
5,556,412 |
42.04 |
4.74% |
| 1979 |
5,299,097 |
41.16 |
4.78% |
| 1978 |
5,051,551 |
40.27 |
4.83% |
| 1977 |
4,813,156 |
39.39 |
4.80% |
| 1976 |
4,587,644 |
38.52 |
4.76% |
| 1975 |
4,374,389 |
37.65 |
4.77% |
| 1974 |
4,170,669 |
36.79 |
4.77% |
| 1973 |
3,976,364 |
35.94 |
4.75% |
| 1972 |
3,791,800 |
35.10 |
4.73% |
| 1971 |
3,616,467 |
34.27 |
4.77% |
| 1970 |
3,447,939 |
33.45 |
4.60% |
| 1969 |
3,293,089 |
32.73 |
4.63% |
| 1968 |
3,144,095 |
32.01 |
4.71% |
| 1967 |
2,999,576 |
31.30 |
4.82% |
| 1966 |
2,858,487 |
30.60 |
4.99% |
| 1965 |
2,719,396 |
29.91 |
5.15% |
| 1964 |
2,582,918 |
29.23 |
5.28% |
| 1963 |
2,450,091 |
28.56 |
5.37% |
| 1962 |
2,322,041 |
27.90 |
5.41% |
| 1961 |
2,199,658 |
27.24 |
5.42% |
| 1960 |
2,083,629 |
26.60 |
% |
