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Population in Malaysia
32 763 726
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Malaysia is 32 763 726 people, including children under the age of 6 - 3 292 754 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 3 849 738 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 3 948 029 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 14 072 020 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 6 159 580 people, and the centenarians in Malaysia over 80 years old - 1 441 604 people.
Population size in Malaysia by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 3 292 754 / 10.05% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 3 849 738 / 11.75% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 3 948 029 / 12.05% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 14 072 020 / 42.95% |
| Elderly over 60 | 6 159 580 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 1 441 604 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Malaysia
Total in Malaysia permanent residents 15 644 679 men (47.75%) and 17 119 047 women (52.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 1 022 228 / 6.1% | 817 783 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 1 022 228 / 6.1% | 802 056 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 912 142 / 5.4% | 723 423 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 770 602 / 4.5% | 629 064 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 912 142 / 5.4% | 754 877 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 1 352 486 / 8.2% | 1 132 315 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 1 321 033 / 8% | 1 132 315 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 1 210 947 / 7.3% | 1 100 862 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 1 116 587 / 6.7% | 1 037 955 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 1 022 228 / 6.1% | 959 322 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 1 163 767 / 7% | 1 163 768 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 1 226 674 / 7.4% | 1 336 760 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 1 022 228 / 6.1% | 1 195 221 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 707 696 / 4.1% | 943 596 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 298 805 / 1.5% | 503 251 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 377 438 / 2% | 786 330 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 267 352 / 1.3% | 707 697 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Malaysia: have higher education 22.7% (7 437 366 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (950 148 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (11 696 650 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (5 143 905 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (2 850 444 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (2 686 626 people), have no education — 0.4% (131 055 people), illiterate — 0.6% (196 582 people).
| Higher education | 7 437 366 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 950 148 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 11 696 650 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 5 143 905 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 2 850 444 / 8.7% |
| High school | 2 686 626 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 131 055 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 196 582 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Malaysia
Total in Malaysia the number of officially employed population is 21 460 241 people (65.5%), pensioners 8 846 206 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 474 368 people (4.5%).
| Employed population | 21 460 241 / 65.5% |
| Unemployed | 1 474 368 / 4.5% |
| Pensioners | 8 846 206 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Malaysia have a disability 3 122 383 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 481 627 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 1 218 811 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 1 169 665 (3.57.%), disabled children 252 281 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 3 122 383 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 481 627 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 1 218 811 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 1 169 665 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 252 281 / 0.77% |