The population density in Malaysia saw no significant changes in 2021 in comparison to the previous year 2020 and remained at around 102.19 inhabitants per square kilometer. Nevertheless, 2021 still represents a peak in the population density in Malaysia. Population density refers to the average number of residents per square kilometer of land across a given country or region. It is calculated by dividing the total midyear population by the total land area.
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Population density of Malaysia from 2004 to 2021
(in people per square kilometer)
Population density is the midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship - except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
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World Bank. (May 30, 2024). Population density of Malaysia from 2004 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/778505/malaysia-population-density/
World Bank. "Population density of Malaysia from 2004 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer)." Chart. May 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/778505/malaysia-population-density/
World Bank. (2024). Population density of Malaysia from 2004 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/778505/malaysia-population-density/
World Bank. "Population Density of Malaysia from 2004 to 2021 (in People per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/778505/malaysia-population-density/
World Bank, Population density of Malaysia from 2004 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/778505/malaysia-population-density/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Population density of Malaysia from 2004 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer) [Graph], World Bank, May 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/778505/malaysia-population-density/