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Population: Malaysia, 2024

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

Malaysia had a population of 34,052,100 in 2024, according to DOSM Population at national level 1970-2026. Basis: estimate.

Comparability A Confidence high

Cite this

Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) via data.gov.my / OpenDOSM. (2026). Population: Malaysia, as of 2024-07-01 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/my/population/2024/

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Record

Value
34,052,100 persons
Unit conversion
Stored value = quoted number × 1000 (thousand persons to persons). Declared by the data desk.
Unit
persons
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
high
Method
reported
Basis
estimate
Scope
estimate
Comparability
Comparability A A: same definition as the metric
Status
Current revision

Source quote

"date": "2024-01-01", "ethnicity": "overall", "population": 34052.1

Locator: data.gov.my catalogue population_malaysia, API row date=2024-01-01, age=overall, sex=both, ethnicity=overall (unit: thousands)

Local definition

Intercensal mid-year population estimate, total incl. non-citizens

Source

Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) via data.gov.my / OpenDOSM: Population at national level 1970-2026 (population_malaysia). Registry entry: my-dosm-population.

Notes

Kept as denominator for 2024 dentist ratio. Value in thousands (34,052.1k).

Metric definition

Resident population (total) at the stated date All markets for this metric.

History

Population in Malaysia: current records by yearPopulation in Malaysia: current records by year. persons; same basis only (estimate); a dashed line crosses a series break. Source: DOSM Population at national level 1970-2026. Dental Market Radar.Population in Malaysia: current records by yearpersons; same basis only (estimate); a dashed line crosses a series break2024: 34,052,10034,052,1002026: 34,389,40034,389,40020242026Source: DOSM Population at national level 1970-2026. Dental Market Radar.
Current records on the same basis (estimate). A dashed line crosses a documented series break. The table below lists every record.
Current records for Population, Malaysia, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
202634,389,400 personsestimateComparability APopulation at national level 1970-2026 (population_malaysia)
202434,052,100 personsestimateComparability APopulation at national level 1970-2026 (population_malaysia)

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