Indicator	Valoare
Populație totală	35,600,000 persoaneUN DESA WPP [2024] 35,560,000 persoane·World Bank WDI [2024] 35,560,000 persoane
Vârsta mediană	30.5 aniUN DESA WPP [2024]
Speranța de viață	76.7–76.8 aniWorld Bank WDI [2024] 76.82 ani·UNDP HDI [2023] 76.66 ani
Grupuri etnice	Bumiputera 63,8% (malese 52,8% și popoare indigene, inclusiv Orang Asli, Dayak, Anak Negeri, 11%), chinezi 20,6%, indieni 6%, alții 0,6%, non-cetățeni 9% (est. 2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Limbi	Bahasa Malaysia (oficială), engleză, chineze (cantoneză, mandarină, hokkien, hakka, hainan, foochow), tamilă, telugu, malayalam, panjabi, thailandezaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religii	musulmani (oficiali) 63,5%, budiști 18,7%, creștini 9,1%, hinduși 6,1%, alții (confucianism, taoism, alte religii tradiționale chinezești) 0,9%, niciună/nespecificat 1,8% (est. 2020)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanizare	78.7% din totalul populației (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Creșterea populației	1.22 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Rata natalității	12.4 la 1.000World Bank WDI [2024]
Rata mortalității	5.27 la 1.000World Bank WDI [2024]
Populație urbană	76.9 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Limbi (structurate)	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]