🇲🇾 Malaysia
MY / MYS #66
Nomad Score
63.0
Cities
23
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
34.6M
Density
98.1/km²
HDI
0.819
(Very High)
Gini Index (2015)
41.1
Life Expectancy (2023)
76.7 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
1.55
Urban Population (2024)
76.9%
Literacy Rate (2022)
95.8%
Labor Force (2025)
70.7%
Gender Wage Gap (2020)
0.0%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | - |
| Malay | - |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 63.5% |
| Buddhism | 18.7% |
| Christianity | 9.1% |
| Hinduism | 6.1% |
| Other | 0.9% |
| Unknown | 1.8% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Bumiputera | 70.5% |
| Chinese | 22.9% |
| Indian | 6.6% |
Demonym (male)
Malaysian
Demonym (female)
Malaysian
National Anthem
Negaraku
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 21.8% | |
| 15-64 Working | 70.5% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 7.7% |
Dependency Ratio
41.9%
Profile
Mature
Urban Pop. (2024)
76.9%
Birth Rate (2023)
12.4 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
5.2 /1000
Largest City (2025)
32.3%
Fertility Rate (2023)
1.55
Infant Mortality (2023)
6.8 /1000
Slum Pop. (2020)
0.2%
Tourism (2020)
4.3M
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
76.7 yrs
HALE (2021)
64.0 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
4.0% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
6.8/1000
UHC Index (2021)
76/100
Hospital Beds (2023)
2.0/1000
Physicians (2023)
2.34/1000
Nurses (2023)
4.05/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$450
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
37.1%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2022)
95.8%
Education Spending (2023)
3.5% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
446
Internet Users (2024)
98.0%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
142.7/100
Broadband (2023)
13.0/100
Secure Servers (2024)
7,475/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
13.0
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
330,803 km²
Capital
Kuala Lumpur
📍
Continent
Asia
Region
Asia
Subregion
South-Eastern Asia
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Left
Timezones
UTC+08:00
Calling Codes
+60
Postal Code
#####
TLD
.my
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇧🇳 Brunei,
🇮🇩 Indonesia,
🇹🇭 Thailand
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Malaysia is composed of fourteen equal horizontal bands of red alternating with white. A blue rectangle, bearing a fly-side facing yellow crescent and a fourteen-pointed yellow star placed just outside the crescent opening, is superimposed in the canton.
National Anthem
Negaraku
National Holiday
Hari Merdeka
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