Rural population, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Rural population, per capita was 0.2261 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Malaysia, 1960β2025
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 150th of 217 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.
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.22 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.22 (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 150th out of 217 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 Γ· 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.