Country profile · Asia · MYS
Malaysia: area, population and density
Malaysia has 328,550 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 35,977,838; calculated population density is 110 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Malaysia ranks 65th of 196 by land area, 45th by population and 84th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 328,550 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 35,977,838World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 110 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Malaysia in the country comparison set
Malaysia has 328,550 sq km of land area and a population value of 35,977,838 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 65th by land area, 45th by population, and 84th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Malaysia first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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