What is urban population, per capita in Malaysia?

Urban population, per capita in Malaysia was 0.774 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 0.774 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2607 units per person in 1960.

How does Malaysia rank for urban population, per capita?

Malaysia ranks 68th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Malaysia data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per capita in Malaysia

Name: Urban population, per capita in Malaysia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Malaysia: Urban population, per capita was 0.774 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.774 units per person

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

68th

of 218 countries

All-time high

0.774 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.2607 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.774 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.774 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2607 units per person, in 1960.

That places Malaysia 68th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per capita in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Malaysia, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.2607 units per person	—
1961	0.2646 units per person	+1.5%
1962	0.2682 units per person	+1.4%
1963	0.2717 units per person	+1.3%
1964	0.275 units per person	+1.2%
1965	0.2783 units per person	+1.2%
1966	0.2814 units per person	+1.1%
1967	0.2846 units per person	+1.1%
1968	0.2877 units per person	+1.1%
1969	0.2909 units per person	+1.1%
1970	0.2943 units per person	+1.1%
1971	0.2977 units per person	+1.2%
1972	0.3014 units per person	+1.2%
1973	0.3053 units per person	+1.3%
1974	0.3094 units per person	+1.4%
1975	0.3139 units per person	+1.4%
1976	0.3187 units per person	+1.5%
1977	0.3239 units per person	+1.6%
1978	0.3296 units per person	+1.7%
1979	0.3357 units per person	+1.9%
1980	0.3424 units per person	+2.0%
1981	0.3509 units per person	+2.5%
1982	0.3619 units per person	+3.1%
1983	0.3751 units per person	+3.6%
1984	0.3899 units per person	+4.0%
1985	0.406 units per person	+4.1%
1986	0.4229 units per person	+4.2%
1987	0.4402 units per person	+4.1%
1988	0.4575 units per person	+3.9%
1989	0.4744 units per person	+3.7%
1990	0.4903 units per person	+3.4%
1991	0.5049 units per person	+3.0%
1992	0.5186 units per person	+2.7%
1993	0.5323 units per person	+2.6%
1994	0.5459 units per person	+2.5%
1995	0.5592 units per person	+2.5%
1996	0.5723 units per person	+2.3%
1997	0.585 units per person	+2.2%
1998	0.5972 units per person	+2.1%
1999	0.6088 units per person	+1.9%
2000	0.6197 units per person	+1.8%
2001	0.6302 units per person	+1.7%
2002	0.6406 units per person	+1.6%
2003	0.6508 units per person	+1.6%
2004	0.6606 units per person	+1.5%
2005	0.6702 units per person	+1.4%
2006	0.6792 units per person	+1.3%
2007	0.6876 units per person	+1.2%
2008	0.6954 units per person	+1.1%
2009	0.7025 units per person	+1.0%
2010	0.7086 units per person	+0.9%
2011	0.7142 units per person	+0.8%
2012	0.7197 units per person	+0.8%
2013	0.7249 units per person	+0.7%
2014	0.7298 units per person	+0.7%
2015	0.7344 units per person	+0.6%
2016	0.7386 units per person	+0.6%
2017	0.7424 units per person	+0.5%
2018	0.7456 units per person	+0.4%
2019	0.7484 units per person	+0.4%
2020	0.7505 units per person	+0.3%
2021	0.7551 units per person	+0.6%
2022	0.7597 units per person	+0.6%
2023	0.7644 units per person	+0.6%
2024	0.7692 units per person	+0.6%
2025	0.774 units per person	+0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2763 units per person	0.2607 units per person	0.2909 units per person	10
1970s	0.313 units per person	0.2943 units per person	0.3357 units per person	10
1980s	0.4021 units per person	0.3424 units per person	0.4744 units per person	10
1990s	0.5515 units per person	0.4903 units per person	0.6088 units per person	10
2000s	0.6637 units per person	0.6197 units per person	0.7025 units per person	10
2010s	0.7307 units per person	0.7086 units per person	0.7484 units per person	10
2020s	0.7621 units per person	0.7505 units per person	0.774 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

65 France 0.7884 units per person compare
66 Colombia 0.7878 units per person compare
67 Cape Verde 0.7763 units per person compare
69 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.7738 units per person compare
70 Cuba 0.7723 units per person compare
71 Algeria 0.7582 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More climate change data for Malaysia

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 621.79 million kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,551 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,936 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,616 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.31 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.41 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,214 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,641 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,573 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.74 kt (2050)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Malaysia?: Urban population, per capita in Malaysia was 0.774 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 0.774 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2607 units per person in 1960.
How does Malaysia rank for urban population, per capita?: Malaysia ranks 68th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.