Indicator	Value
Total population	35,600,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 35,560,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 35,560,000 people
Median age	30.5 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	76.7–76.8 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 76.82 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 76.66 years
Ethnic groups	Bumiputera 63.8% (Malay 52.8% and indigenous peoples, including Orang Asli, Dayak, Anak Negeri, 11%), Chinese 20.6%, Indian 6%, other 0.6%, non-citizens 9% (2023 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, ThaiCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Muslim (official) 63.5%, Buddhist 18.7%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.1%, other (Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions) 0.9%, none/unspecified 1.8% (2020 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	78.7% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	1.22 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	12.4 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	5.27 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	76.9 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Abai Sungai Baba Malay Balangingi Balau Banjar Baram Kayan Batek Bau-Jagoi Bidayuh Besisi Biatah Bidayuh Bintulu Bonggi Bookan Brunei Brunei Bisaya-Dusun Bukar-Sadung Bidayuh Bukat Bukitan Central Berawan Central Malay Central Melanau Chewong Chinese Sign Language Cocos Islands Malay Daro-Matu Melanau Duano Dumpas East Berawan Eastern Penan Gana Iban Ida'an Iranun Jah Hut Jakun Javanese Jedek Jehai Kadazan Dusun Kajaman Kalabakan Kanowit-Tanjong Melanau Kedah-Perak Malay Kelabit Kelantan-Pattani Malay Kenaboi Kendayan-Belangin Keningau Murut Kensiu Kimaragang Kintaq Kiput Klias River Kadazan Kota Marudu Talantang Kuijau Labuk-Kinabatangan Kadazan Lahanan Lanas Lobu Lanoh Lelak Lemeting Lotud Lundayeh Malacca-Batavia Portuguese Creole Malaccan Creole Malay Malaysian Sign Language Maniq Mapun Mateq Minokok Minriq Mintil Molbog Murik (Malaysia) Narom Negeri Sembilan Malay Northern Tidung Okolod Orang Kanaq Orang Seletar Paluan Papar Penang Sign Language Punan Bah-Biau Punan Batu 1 Rara Bakati' Rejang Kayan Remun Rungus Sa'ban Sabah Bisaya Sabah Malay Sabüm Sebop Sekapan Selangor Sign Language Selungai Murut Semai Semaq Beri Sembakung Murut Semelai Semnam Seru Serudung Murut Sibu Melanau Sihan Southern Sama Southern Thai Standard Malay Sugut Dusun Tagal Murut Tampias Lobu Tatana Tausug Temiar Temoq Temuan Timugon Murut Tobilung Tombonuo Tring Tringgus-Sembaan Bidayuh Ukit Uma' Lasan Upper Kinabatangan Urak Lawoi' Usun Apau Kenyah West Berawan West Coast Bajau Western Lowland Kenyah Western Penan Glottolog [2026]