This dataset shows Population by Age Group, Sex and Ethnic Group, Malaysia, 1970-2022
notes:
Value for year 1970 based on the adjusted data 1970 Population and Housing Census of Malaysia.
Value for year 1980 based on the adjusted data 1980 Population and Housing Census of Malaysia.
Value for year 1991 based on the adjusted data 1991 Population and Housing Census of Malaysia.
Value for year 2010 based on the adjusted data 2010 Population and Housing Census of Malaysia.
Value for year 1971-1979, 1981-1990, 1992-1999, 2001-2009, 2011-2022 base on Intercensal mid-year population estimates
The added total may differ due to rounding.
Population ethnic group only available from 1980 onward
Value for 2022 are preliminary
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia