Malaysia’s population reaches 34.4 million amid slower growth rate, says DOSM

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s total population was estimated at 34.4 million in the first quarter of this year (1Q26) compared with the 34.2 million recorded in the same period last year, with a slower growth of 0.5%, according to the Demographic Statistics for 1Q 2026 released by the Statistics Department of Malaysia (DOSM) Thursday (May 14).