# Population density in Malaysia

Population density in Malaysia was 108.2 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `my`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/malaysia
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/malaysia.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=my

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 108.2 |
| 2023 | 106.9 |
| 2022 | 105.6 |
| 2021 | 104.3 |
| 2020 | 103.1 |
| 2019 | 101.8 |
| 2018 | 100.2 |
| 2017 | 98.5 |
| 2016 | 96.8 |
| 2015 | 95.1 |
| 2014 | 93.4 |
| 2013 | 91.8 |
| 2012 | 90.3 |
| 2011 | 88.8 |
| 2010 | 87.2 |
| 2009 | 85.6 |
| 2008 | 83.9 |
| 2007 | 82.2 |
| 2006 | 80.4 |
| 2005 | 78.6 |
| 2004 | 76.9 |
| 2003 | 75.1 |
| 2002 | 73.4 |
| 2001 | 71.6 |
| 2000 | 69.9 |
| 1999 | 68.3 |
| 1998 | 66.7 |
| 1997 | 65.1 |
| 1996 | 63.5 |
| 1995 | 61.9 |
| 1994 | 60.3 |
| 1993 | 58.8 |
| 1992 | 57.3 |
| 1991 | 55.8 |
| 1990 | 54.3 |
| 1989 | 52.7 |
| 1988 | 51.1 |
| 1987 | 49.5 |
| 1986 | 48 |
| 1985 | 46.4 |
| 1984 | 44.9 |
| 1983 | 43.5 |
| 1982 | 42.1 |
| 1981 | 40.8 |
| 1980 | 39.5 |
| 1979 | 38.4 |
| 1978 | 37.5 |
| 1977 | 36.6 |
| 1976 | 35.8 |
| 1975 | 34.9 |
| 1974 | 34.1 |
| 1973 | 33.3 |
| 1972 | 32.5 |
| 1971 | 31.7 |
| 1970 | 31 |
| 1969 | 30.3 |
| 1968 | 29.6 |
| 1967 | 28.9 |
| 1966 | 28.3 |
| 1965 | 27.6 |
| 1964 | 26.9 |
| 1963 | 26.2 |
| 1962 | 25.5 |
| 1961 | 24.8 |