Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Malaysia

Malaysia: Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people was 119.33 publications per million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
119.33 publications per million people
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
37th
of 165 countries
All-time high
119.33 publications per million people
in 2024
All-time low
48.6 publications per million people
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Malaysia, 2016–2024

02550751001252016202020242016: 48.6 publications per million people2017: 50.8 publications per million people2018: 60.6 publications per million people2019: 66.3 publications per million people2020: 67.8 publications per million people2021: 95.4 publications per million people2022: 96.6 publications per million people2023: 111.4 publications per million people2024: 119.3 publications per million people

Source: Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in publications per million people.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 119.33 publications per million people for scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 145.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Malaysia peaked at 119.33 publications per million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.6 publications per million people, in 2016.

That places Malaysia 37th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Malaysia, 2016 to 2024.
Year publications per million people Change
2016 48.6 publications per million people
2017 50.81 publications per million people +4.5%
2018 60.59 publications per million people +19.2%
2019 66.27 publications per million people +9.4%
2020 67.84 publications per million people +2.4%
2021 95.36 publications per million people +40.6%
2022 96.64 publications per million people +1.3%
2023 111.43 publications per million people +15.3%
2024 119.33 publications per million people +7.1%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 119.33 publications per million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.51 publications per million people, 5.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 119.33 publications per million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.55 publications per million people, 4.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 56.57 publications per million people 48.6 publications per million people 66.27 publications per million people 4
2020s 98.12 publications per million people 67.84 publications per million people 119.33 publications per million people 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 34 Italy 153.73 publications per million people compare
  2. 35 Germany 151.3 publications per million people compare
  3. 36 United States 147.09 publications per million people compare
  4. 38 Spain 115.88 publications per million people compare
  5. 39 France 115.42 publications per million people compare
  6. 40 Oman 112.66 publications per million people compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Malaysia?
Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Malaysia was 119.33 publications per million people in 2024, according to Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 119.33 publications per million people in 2024.
What is the lowest scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 48.6 publications per million people in 2016.
How does Malaysia rank for scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people?
Malaysia ranks 37th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 145.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people
Unit
publications per million people
Source
Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 1,421 data points, 2016–2024
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Scholarly publications on AI per million people, including journal articles, conference papers, working papers, and preprints. The data only covers articles with an English-language title or abstract.