Malaysia: population density 2021

In 2021, the population density in Malaysia remained nearly unchanged at around 102.19 inhabitants per square kilometer. Still, the population density reached its highest value in the observed period in 2021.
Population density is calculated by dividing the total population by the total land area, to show the average number of people living there per square kilometer of land.

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Population density of Malaysia from 2004 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer)

Characteristic	Population density in people per square kilometer
2021	102.19
2020	101.05
2019	99.84
2018	98.61
2017	97.32
2016	95.96
2015	94.56
2014	93.16
2013	91.72
2012	90.28
2011	88.83
2010	87.41
2009	85.88
2008	84.2
2007	82.46
2006	80.69
2005	78.9
2004	77.11

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Release date

October 2024

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Region

Asia, Malaysia

Survey time period

2004 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

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.

Date provided is date of last update.

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