Indicator	Waarde
Totale bevolking	35,600,000 mensenUN DESA WPP [2024] 35,560,000 mensen·World Bank WDI [2024] 35,560,000 mensen
Mediane leeftijd	30.5 jaarUN DESA WPP [2024]
Levensverwachting	76.7–76.8 jaarWorld Bank WDI [2024] 76.82 jaar·UNDP HDI [2023] 76.66 jaar
Etnische groepen	Bumiputera 63,8% (Maleis 52,8% en inheemse volkeren, inclusief Orang Asli, Dayak, Anak Negeri, 11%), Chinees 20,6%, Indiaas 6%, overig 0,6%, niet-burgers 9% (schatting 2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Talen	Bahasa Malaysia (officieel), Engels, Chinees (Kantonees, Mandarijn, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, ThaiCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religies	Moslim (officieel) 63,5%, Boeddhist 18,7%, Christen 9,1%, Hindoe 6,1%, overig (Confucianisme, Taoïsme, andere traditionele Chinese religies) 0,9%, geen/niet gespecificeerd 1,8% (schatting 2020)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Verstedelijking	78.7% van de totale bevolking (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Bevolkingsgroei	1.22 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Geboortecijfer	12.4 per 1.000World Bank WDI [2024]
Sterftecijfer	5.27 per 1.000World Bank WDI [2024]
Stedelijke bevolking	76.9 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Talen (gestructureerd)	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]