Share of the population that is female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of the population that is female was 47.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that is female in Malaysia, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Malaysia stood at 47.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Malaysia peaked at 49.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 2019.
Malaysia ranks 201st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.4% | 49.1% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 49.1% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 48.1% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 47.4% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 47.4% | 47.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 198 Faroe Islands 48.4% compare
- 199 Singapore 48.3% compare
- 202 Greenland 47.5% compare
- 203 Equatorial Guinea 47.3% compare
- 204 Northern Mariana Islands 47.1% compare
More gender data for Malaysia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 226,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 211,196 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 224,575 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 217,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 231,097 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Malaysia?
- Share of the population that is female in Malaysia was 47.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 2019.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of the population that is female?
- Malaysia ranks 201st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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