1. PopulationMalaysia

   Malaysia: the DOSM 2016 projection expected a population of 36.45M for 2026; the outcome was 34.39M

   2 projections of DOSM (the Malaysian statistical office) checked against the facts at the latest common year: the outcome came in below the projection in all 2. The largest miss: DOSM 2016 expected 36.45M for 2026; the outcome was 34.39M (−5.7%). The office will revise the latest facts again.

   Source: National statistical offices: projections and actual dataOpen on the chart →

More findings

• Malaysia: in 2020–2023 net migration was higher than all 12 UN projections assumed
• Malaysia: eighth-graders scored 108 points lower in maths in 2023 than in 1999
• Malaysia: the UN's 2019 projection did not expect fertility this low even by 2100
• Malaysia: 415k babies were born in 2024, 6% fewer than the UN expected that same year
• Malaysia and Iraq: similar GDP per person in 1990, 2.9 times apart in 2025
• Malaysia and South Africa: similar GDP per person in 1990, 2.6 times apart in 2025

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