Key demographics
- Population
- 34.6M
- Density
- 98.1/km²
- HDI
- 0.819 (Very High)
- Gini index (2015)
- 41.1
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.8 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.54
- Urban population (2025)
- 77.4%
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 95.8%
- Labor force (2025)
- 70.7%
- Gender wage gap (2020)
- 0.0%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 41.5%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 77.4%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 12.4 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.3 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 32.3%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.54
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 7.0 /1000
- Slum population (2020)
- 0.2%
- Tourism (2020)
- 4.3M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | - |
| Malay | - |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 63.5% |
| Buddhism | 18.7% |
| Christianity | 9.1% |
| Hinduism | 6.1% |
| Other | 0.9% |
| Unknown | 1.8% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Bumiputera | 70.5% |
| Chinese | 22.9% |
| Indian | 6.6% |
- Demonym (male)
- Malaysian
- Demonym (female)
- Malaysian
- National anthem
- Negaraku
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.8 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 64.0 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.0% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 7.0/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 80/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 2.0/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 2.34/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 4.05/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $450
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 37.1%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 95.8%
- Education spending (2023)
- 3.5% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 446
- Internet users (2024)
- 98.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 139.7/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 13.6/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 7,475/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 13.6
Geography and practical
- Area
- 330,803 km²
- 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
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