In 2021, the population density in Malaysia remained nearly unchanged at around 102.19 inhabitants per square kilometer. Nevertheless, 2021 still represents a peak in the population density in Malaysia. Population density is calculated by dividing the total population by the total land area, to show the average number of people living there per square kilometer of land.
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Population density of Malaysia from 2004 to 2021
(in people per square kilometer)
Population density is the midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship - except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). Population density of Malaysia from 2004 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/778505/malaysia-population-density/
World Bank. "Population density of Malaysia from 2004 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer)." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/778505/malaysia-population-density/
World Bank. (2024). Population density of Malaysia from 2004 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/778505/malaysia-population-density/
World Bank. "Population Density of Malaysia from 2004 to 2021 (in People per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/778505/malaysia-population-density/
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Population density of Malaysia from 2004 to 2021 (in people per square kilometer) [Graph], World Bank, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/778505/malaysia-population-density/