Table

Population at state level from 1970 to 2025, by sex, age group and ethnicity. The preview table shows data for the latest year only, but you may download the data in full.

state

[Date] The date in YYYY-MM-DD format, with MM-DD set to 01-01 as this is annual data

date

Date

State

[Categorical] Either both sexes ('both'), male ('male') or female ('female')

[Categorical] Either all age groups ('overall') or five-year age groups e.g. 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, etc. 85+ is the oldest category.

Age Group

[Categorical] All ethnic groups ('overall'), Malay ('bumi_malay'), other Bumiputera ('bumi_other'), Chinese ('chinese'), Indian ('indian'), other citizens ('other_citizen'), or non-citizen residents ('other_noncitizen').

Population Table: States