Malaysia - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Malaysia. Strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
A highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
People and Society
In Malaysia, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Bumiputera 63.8% (Malay 52.8% and indigenous peoples, including Orang Asli, Dayak, Anak Negeri, 11%), Chinese 20.6%, Indian 6%, other 0.6%, non-citizens 9% (2023 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.97% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 14.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 2 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.73 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.83 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Malaysian | Malaysian(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 22.2% (male 3,947,914/female 3,730,319) |
| 15-64 years | 69.4% (male 12,308,938/female 11,666,947) |
| 65 years and over | 8.4% (2024 est.) (male 1,409,360/female 1,501,332) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 44.3 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 31.7 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 12.6 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 7.9 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 32.2 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 31.7 years |
| Female | 31.9 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 78.7% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.87% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 8.622 million KUALA LUMPUR (capital), 1.086 million Johor Bahru, 857,000 Ipoh (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.07 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.94 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1.05 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 6.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 6 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 76.6 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 75 years |
| Female | 78.4 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 90.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 97.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 9.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 2.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 99.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 0.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 0.64 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 0.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0.11 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 21.5% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 41.8% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 0.6% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
Demographic profile
No additional profile data available.
All Important Facts about Malaysia
Want to know more about Malaysia? Check all different factbooks for Malaysia below.
