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How many people live in Malaysia?

Citizens and non-citizen residents, counted together. A bigger picture of the place we call home.

Data-Lah · Source data checked: 28 Sep 2026

34.39mpeople · population estimate

2026 · DOSM

The short answer

Malaysia’s 2026 population estimate is 34,389,400 people. We round that to 34.39 million for the headline.

What it means

This is the total resident population across all ages, both sexes and all ethnic groups. It includes non-citizen residents.

How the number is read

Published population in thousands × 1,000 = people.