# Population growth rate: Malaysia

1.241% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.

Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/population-growth) · [All countries and regions](/population-growth).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2023 | 1.241 |
| 2022 | 1.227 |
| 2021 | 1.168 |
| 2020 | 1.137 |
| 2019 | 1.533 |
| 2018 | 1.661 |
| 2017 | 1.743 |
| 2016 | 1.786 |
| 2015 | 1.748 |
| 2014 | 1.718 |
| 2013 | 1.711 |
| 2012 | 1.708 |
| 2011 | 1.698 |
| 2010 | 1.806 |
| 2009 | 1.936 |
| 2008 | 2.049 |
| 2007 | 2.143 |
| 2006 | 2.205 |
| 2005 | 2.25 |
| 2004 | 2.286 |
| 2003 | 2.338 |
| 2002 | 2.395 |
| 2001 | 2.442 |
| 2000 | 2.364 |
| 1999 | 2.325 |
| 1998 | 2.447 |
| 1997 | 2.466 |
| 1996 | 2.51 |
| 1995 | 2.537 |
| 1994 | 2.546 |
| 1993 | 2.541 |
| 1992 | 2.576 |
| 1991 | 2.721 |
| 1990 | 2.914 |
| 1989 | 2.985 |
| 1988 | 3.096 |
| 1987 | 3.194 |
| 1986 | 3.254 |
| 1985 | 3.301 |
| 1984 | 3.273 |
| 1983 | 3.242 |
| 1982 | 3.203 |
| 1981 | 3.166 |
| 1980 | 3.139 |
| 1979 | 2.403 |
| 1978 | 2.401 |
| 1977 | 2.401 |
| 1976 | 2.403 |
| 1975 | 2.389 |
| 1974 | 2.392 |
| 1973 | 2.402 |
| 1972 | 2.388 |
| 1971 | 2.416 |
| 1970 | 2.333 |
| 1969 | 2.261 |
| 1968 | 2.259 |
| 1967 | 2.279 |
| 1966 | 2.458 |
| 1965 | 2.522 |
| 1964 | 2.578 |
| 1963 | 2.614 |
| 1962 | 2.615 |
| 1961 | 2.601 |
| 1960 | 2.566 |
| 1959 | 2.536 |
| 1958 | 2.501 |
| 1957 | 2.866 |
| 1956 | 2.815 |
| 1955 | 2.758 |
| 1954 | 2.706 |
| 1953 | 2.633 |
| 1952 | 2.625 |
| 1951 | 2.593 |
| 1950 | 2.558 |

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