Rural population, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Rural population, per capita was 0.2261 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Malaysia is 0.2261 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.7393 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2261 units per person, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 149th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7393 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7354 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.7318 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7283 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.725 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7217 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7186 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7154 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7123 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7091 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7057 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7023 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6986 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6947 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6906 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6861 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6813 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6761 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6704 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6643 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6576 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6491 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6381 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6249 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6101 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.594 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5771 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5598 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5425 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5256 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5097 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4951 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4814 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4677 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4541 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4408 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4277 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.415 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4028 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3912 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3803 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3698 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3594 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3492 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3394 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3298 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3208 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3124 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3046 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2975 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2914 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2858 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2803 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2751 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2702 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2656 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2614 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2576 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2544 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2516 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2495 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2449 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2403 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2356 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2308 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2261 units per person | -2.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.2261 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3456 units per person, 65% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.2261 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3456 units per person, 65% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7237 units per person | 0.7091 units per person | 0.7393 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.687 units per person | 0.6643 units per person | 0.7057 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5979 units per person | 0.5256 units per person | 0.6576 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4485 units per person | 0.3912 units per person | 0.5097 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3363 units per person | 0.2975 units per person | 0.3803 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2693 units per person | 0.2516 units per person | 0.2914 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2379 units per person | 0.2261 units per person | 0.2495 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 22.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Malaysia?
- Rural population, per capita in Malaysia was 0.2261 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7393 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2261 units per person in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for rural population, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 149th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.