PUTRAJAYA, July 31 – Malaysia’s total population in 2024 is estimated at 34.1 million as compared to 33.4 million in 2023 with a growth of 1.9 per cent, according to the Current Population Estimates, Malaysia, 2024, released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) on Wednesday.

Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the citizens population increased from 30.4 million in 2023 to 30.7 million in 2024 with a slower growth rate 0.7 per cent from 0.8 per cent in the preceding year.

He said the three states with the highest population percentage in 2024 are Selangor (21.6 per cent), followed by Johor (12.3 per cent) and Sabah (11.0 per cent), while Labuan and Putrajaya recorded the lowest population percentage at 0.3 per cent and 0.4 per cent respectively, he said in a statement.

“Bumiputera accounted for 70.4 per cent out of 30.7 million citizens in 2024 (2023: 70.1 per cent), but the composition of the Chinese and Indians decreased to 22.4 per cent (2023: 22.6 per cent) and 6.5 per cent (2023: 6.6 per cent) respectively,” he said.

In terms of gender, males outnumbered females at 17.9 million and 16.2 million respectively this year, with the sex ratio for the overall population being 111 males for every 100 females.