Malaysia Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Malaysia rural population for 2023 was 7,302,226, a 1.24% decline from 2022.
  • Malaysia rural population for 2022 was 7,393,781, a 1.26% decline from 2021.
  • Malaysia rural population for 2021 was 7,488,317, a 1.25% decline from 2020.
  • Malaysia rural population for 2020 was 7,582,878, a 1.19% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
China 499,814,553
Russia 35,480,468
Thailand 33,310,049
Brazil 26,429,509
Mexico 23,658,946
Iran 20,280,562
Turkey 19,229,921
South Africa 18,837,844
Iraq 12,923,750
Algeria 11,279,395
Colombia 9,190,949
Romania 8,637,756
Kazakhstan 8,322,453
Guatemala 8,255,892
Malaysia 7,302,226
Peru 7,240,866
Ecuador 6,404,506
Azerbaijan 4,290,049
Venezuela 3,334,307
Turkmenistan 2,997,211
Serbia 2,838,273
Paraguay 2,528,540
Cuba 2,516,176
Belarus 1,768,566
Dominican Republic 1,762,730
Bosnia 1,596,786
Bulgaria 1,498,212
Libya 1,267,050
Jamaica 1,204,303
Namibia 1,174,846
Armenia 1,007,320
Albania 971,992
Costa Rica 905,771
Jordan 904,697
Mauritius 745,691
North Macedonia 734,232
Botswana 725,903
Guyana 592,780
Lebanon 565,803
Equatorial Guinea 438,133
Fiji 386,601
Maldives 302,343
Belize 219,348
Gabon 218,584
Suriname 209,339
Montenegro 194,083
Samoa 186,169
St. Lucia 145,693
Tonga 82,813
Grenada 79,421
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47,391
Dominica 20,447
Marshall Islands 8,875
American Samoa 5,606
Tuvalu 3,847
Malaysia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 7,302,226 21.28 -1.25%
2022 7,393,781 21.79 -1.27%
2021 7,488,317 22.30 -1.25%
2020 7,582,878 22.84 -1.19%
2019 7,673,844 23.39 -1.17%
2018 7,764,161 23.96 -1.11%
2017 7,851,020 24.55 -1.03%
2016 7,932,047 25.16 -1.00%
2015 8,011,720 25.79 -0.94%
2014 8,087,145 26.42 -0.87%
2013 8,157,492 27.07 -0.80%
2012 8,223,294 27.73 -0.76%
2011 8,285,667 28.39 -0.81%
2010 8,353,414 29.09 -1.08%
2009 8,443,998 29.93 -0.82%
2008 8,513,687 30.78 -0.68%
2007 8,572,100 31.64 -0.56%
2006 8,620,066 32.52 -0.46%
2005 8,660,016 33.41 -0.36%
2004 8,690,824 34.31 -0.26%
2003 8,713,221 35.22 -0.15%
2002 8,726,045 36.14 -0.03%
2001 8,729,094 37.08 0.05%
2000 8,724,434 38.02 -0.65%
1999 8,781,487 39.26 -0.60%
1998 8,834,142 40.50 -0.45%
1997 8,874,294 41.76 -0.32%
1996 8,902,706 43.03 -0.23%
1995 8,923,058 44.31 -0.10%
1994 8,932,057 45.60 -0.01%
1993 8,932,772 46.89 0.06%
1992 8,927,280 48.19 0.25%
1991 8,904,951 49.42 1.25%
1990 8,794,612 50.21 1.33%
1989 8,678,231 50.99 1.44%
1988 8,554,463 51.77 1.52%
1987 8,425,396 52.55 1.53%
1986 8,297,320 53.33 1.49%
1985 8,174,559 54.11 1.41%
1984 8,060,073 54.88 1.32%
1983 7,954,692 55.66 1.26%
1982 7,855,080 56.43 1.24%
1981 7,757,998 57.19 1.28%
1980 7,659,295 57.96 1.09%
1979 7,575,914 58.84 1.11%
1978 7,492,341 59.73 1.16%
1977 7,405,768 60.61 1.13%
1976 7,322,437 61.48 1.08%
1975 7,243,558 62.35 1.10%
1974 7,164,518 63.21 1.10%
1973 7,086,300 64.06 1.09%
1972 7,009,819 64.90 1.06%
1971 6,936,090 65.73 1.12%
1970 6,858,569 66.55 1.32%
1969 6,768,595 67.27 1.36%
1968 6,677,213 67.99 1.43%
1967 6,582,510 68.70 1.54%
1966 6,481,753 69.40 1.71%
1965 6,371,620 70.09 1.88%
1964 6,253,007 70.77 2.00%
1963 6,129,259 71.44 2.10%
1962 6,002,177 72.11 2.14%
1961 5,875,147 72.76 2.15%
1960 5,750,153 73.40 %