Malaysia Population Pyramid 2045
Malaysia in 2045
By 2045, the population of Malaysia is expected to reach 43,038,205. That would be 8.1% more than in 2035 (39,814,825).
The median age is projected at 39.6 years, with 24.1 children under 15 and 20.7 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Malaysia was 1.55 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 76.7 years in 2023: 79.4 for women and 74.3 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
3,566,509 immigrants live in Malaysia, 10.0% of the population.
| Indonesia | 1,761,502 |
| Nepal | 502,596 |
| Myanmar | 308,095 |
| Bangladesh | 282,437 |
| Philippines | 255,520 |
2,433,805 people born in Malaysia live in other countries.
| Singapore | 1,553,249 |
| Bangladesh | 274,253 |
| Australia | 181,202 |
| Indonesia | 161,013 |
| United Kingdom | 66,932 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 43,038,205 | 39.6 | |
| Myanmar | 58,558,172 | 36.4 | |
| Cambodia | 21,286,238 | 31.9 | |
| Thailand | 68,150,153 | 48.4 | |
| Laos | 9,492,503 | 32.4 |





