Years colonized in Malaysia

Malaysia: Years colonized was 207 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
207
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 159 countries
All-time high
207
in 1963
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Malaysia, 1462–2022

050100150200146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 207 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Malaysia peaked at 207 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Malaysia 43rd out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Malaysia, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 1 —
1512 2 +100.0%
1513 3 +50.0%
1514 4 +33.3%
1515 5 +25.0%
1516 6 +20.0%
1517 7 +16.7%
1518 8 +14.3%
1519 9 +12.5%
1520 10 +11.1%
1521 11 +10.0%
1522 12 +9.1%
1523 13 +8.3%
1524 14 +7.7%
1525 15 +7.1%
1526 16 +6.7%
1527 17 +6.2%
1528 18 +5.9%
1529 19 +5.6%
1530 20 +5.3%
1531 21 +5.0%
1532 22 +4.8%
1533 23 +4.5%
1534 24 +4.3%
1535 25 +4.2%
1536 26 +4.0%
1537 27 +3.8%
1538 28 +3.7%
1539 29 +3.6%
1540 30 +3.4%
1541 31 +3.3%
1542 32 +3.2%
1543 33 +3.1%
1544 34 +3.0%
1545 35 +2.9%
1546 36 +2.9%
1547 37 +2.8%
1548 38 +2.7%
1549 39 +2.6%
1550 40 +2.6%
1551 41 +2.5%
1552 42 +2.4%
1553 43 +2.4%
1554 44 +2.3%
1555 45 +2.3%
1556 46 +2.2%
1557 47 +2.2%
1558 48 +2.1%
1559 49 +2.1%
1560 50 +2.0%
1561 51 +2.0%
1562 52 +2.0%
1563 53 +1.9%
1564 54 +1.9%
1565 55 +1.9%
1566 56 +1.8%
1567 57 +1.8%
1568 58 +1.8%
1569 59 +1.7%
1570 60 +1.7%
1571 61 +1.7%
1572 62 +1.6%
1573 63 +1.6%
1574 64 +1.6%
1575 65 +1.6%
1576 66 +1.5%
1577 67 +1.5%
1578 68 +1.5%
1579 69 +1.5%
1580 70 +1.4%
1581 71 +1.4%
1582 72 +1.4%
1583 73 +1.4%
1584 74 +1.4%
1585 75 +1.4%
1586 76 +1.3%
1587 77 +1.3%
1588 78 +1.3%
1589 79 +1.3%
1590 80 +1.3%
1591 81 +1.2%
1592 82 +1.2%
1593 83 +1.2%
1594 84 +1.2%
1595 85 +1.2%
1596 86 +1.2%
1597 87 +1.2%
1598 88 +1.1%
1599 89 +1.1%
1600 90 +1.1%
1601 91 +1.1%
1602 92 +1.1%
1603 93 +1.1%
1604 94 +1.1%
1605 95 +1.1%
1606 96 +1.1%
1607 97 +1.0%
1608 98 +1.0%
1609 99 +1.0%
1610 100 +1.0%
1611 101 +1.0%
1612 102 +1.0%
1613 103 +1.0%
1614 104 +1.0%
1615 105 +1.0%
1616 106 +1.0%
1617 107 +0.9%
1618 108 +0.9%
1619 109 +0.9%
1620 110 +0.9%
1621 111 +0.9%
1622 112 +0.9%
1623 113 +0.9%
1624 114 +0.9%
1625 115 +0.9%
1626 116 +0.9%
1627 117 +0.9%
1628 118 +0.9%
1629 119 +0.8%
1630 120 +0.8%
1631 121 +0.8%
1632 122 +0.8%
1633 123 +0.8%
1634 124 +0.8%
1635 125 +0.8%
1636 126 +0.8%
1637 127 +0.8%
1638 128 +0.8%
1639 129 +0.8%
1640 130 +0.8%
1641 131 +0.8%
1642 131 +0.0%
1643 131 +0.0%
1644 131 +0.0%
1645 131 +0.0%
1646 131 +0.0%
1647 131 +0.0%
1648 131 +0.0%
1649 131 +0.0%
1650 131 +0.0%
1651 131 +0.0%
1652 131 +0.0%
1653 131 +0.0%
1654 131 +0.0%
1655 131 +0.0%
1656 131 +0.0%
1657 131 +0.0%
1658 131 +0.0%
1659 131 +0.0%
1660 131 +0.0%
1661 131 +0.0%
1662 131 +0.0%
1663 131 +0.0%
1664 131 +0.0%
1665 131 +0.0%
1666 131 +0.0%
1667 131 +0.0%
1668 131 +0.0%
1669 131 +0.0%
1670 131 +0.0%
1671 131 +0.0%
1672 131 +0.0%
1673 131 +0.0%
1674 131 +0.0%
1675 131 +0.0%
1676 131 +0.0%
1677 131 +0.0%
1678 131 +0.0%
1679 131 +0.0%
1680 131 +0.0%
1681 131 +0.0%
1682 131 +0.0%
1683 131 +0.0%
1684 131 +0.0%
1685 131 +0.0%
1686 131 +0.0%
1687 131 +0.0%
1688 131 +0.0%
1689 131 +0.0%
1690 131 +0.0%
1691 131 +0.0%
1692 131 +0.0%
1693 131 +0.0%
1694 131 +0.0%
1695 131 +0.0%
1696 131 +0.0%
1697 131 +0.0%
1698 131 +0.0%
1699 131 +0.0%
1700 131 +0.0%
1701 131 +0.0%
1702 131 +0.0%
1703 131 +0.0%
1704 131 +0.0%
1705 131 +0.0%
1706 131 +0.0%
1707 131 +0.0%
1708 131 +0.0%
1709 131 +0.0%
1710 131 +0.0%
1711 131 +0.0%
1712 131 +0.0%
1713 131 +0.0%
1714 131 +0.0%
1715 131 +0.0%
1716 131 +0.0%
1717 131 +0.0%
1718 131 +0.0%
1719 131 +0.0%
1720 131 +0.0%
1721 131 +0.0%
1722 131 +0.0%
1723 131 +0.0%
1724 131 +0.0%
1725 131 +0.0%
1726 131 +0.0%
1727 131 +0.0%
1728 131 +0.0%
1729 131 +0.0%
1730 131 +0.0%
1731 131 +0.0%
1732 131 +0.0%
1733 131 +0.0%
1734 131 +0.0%
1735 131 +0.0%
1736 131 +0.0%
1737 131 +0.0%
1738 131 +0.0%
1739 131 +0.0%
1740 131 +0.0%
1741 131 +0.0%
1742 131 +0.0%
1743 131 +0.0%
1744 131 +0.0%
1745 131 +0.0%
1746 131 +0.0%
1747 131 +0.0%
1748 131 +0.0%
1749 131 +0.0%
1750 131 +0.0%
1751 131 +0.0%
1752 131 +0.0%
1753 131 +0.0%
1754 131 +0.0%
1755 131 +0.0%
1756 131 +0.0%
1757 131 +0.0%
1758 131 +0.0%
1759 131 +0.0%
1760 131 +0.0%
1761 131 +0.0%
1762 131 +0.0%
1763 131 +0.0%
1764 131 +0.0%
1765 131 +0.0%
1766 131 +0.0%
1767 131 +0.0%
1768 131 +0.0%
1769 131 +0.0%
1770 131 +0.0%
1771 131 +0.0%
1772 131 +0.0%
1773 131 +0.0%
1774 131 +0.0%
1775 131 +0.0%
1776 131 +0.0%
1777 131 +0.0%
1778 131 +0.0%
1779 131 +0.0%
1780 131 +0.0%
1781 131 +0.0%
1782 131 +0.0%
1783 131 +0.0%
1784 131 +0.0%
1785 131 +0.0%
1786 131 +0.0%
1787 131 +0.0%
1788 131 +0.0%
1789 131 +0.0%
1790 131 +0.0%
1791 131 +0.0%
1792 131 +0.0%
1793 131 +0.0%
1794 131 +0.0%
1795 131 +0.0%
1796 131 +0.0%
1797 131 +0.0%
1798 131 +0.0%
1799 131 +0.0%
1800 131 +0.0%
1801 131 +0.0%
1802 131 +0.0%
1803 131 +0.0%
1804 131 +0.0%
1805 131 +0.0%
1806 131 +0.0%
1807 131 +0.0%
1808 131 +0.0%
1809 131 +0.0%
1810 131 +0.0%
1811 131 +0.0%
1812 131 +0.0%
1813 131 +0.0%
1814 131 +0.0%
1815 131 +0.0%
1816 131 +0.0%
1817 131 +0.0%
1818 131 +0.0%
1819 131 +0.0%
1820 131 +0.0%
1821 131 +0.0%
1822 131 +0.0%
1823 131 +0.0%
1824 131 +0.0%
1825 131 +0.0%
1826 131 +0.0%
1827 131 +0.0%
1828 131 +0.0%
1829 131 +0.0%
1830 131 +0.0%
1831 131 +0.0%
1832 131 +0.0%
1833 131 +0.0%
1834 131 +0.0%
1835 131 +0.0%
1836 131 +0.0%
1837 131 +0.0%
1838 131 +0.0%
1839 131 +0.0%
1840 131 +0.0%
1841 131 +0.0%
1842 131 +0.0%
1843 131 +0.0%
1844 131 +0.0%
1845 131 +0.0%
1846 131 +0.0%
1847 131 +0.0%
1848 131 +0.0%
1849 131 +0.0%
1850 131 +0.0%
1851 131 +0.0%
1852 131 +0.0%
1853 131 +0.0%
1854 131 +0.0%
1855 131 +0.0%
1856 131 +0.0%
1857 131 +0.0%
1858 131 +0.0%
1859 131 +0.0%
1860 131 +0.0%
1861 131 +0.0%
1862 131 +0.0%
1863 131 +0.0%
1864 131 +0.0%
1865 131 +0.0%
1866 131 +0.0%
1867 131 +0.0%
1868 131 +0.0%
1869 131 +0.0%
1870 131 +0.0%
1871 131 +0.0%
1872 131 +0.0%
1873 131 +0.0%
1874 131 +0.0%
1875 131 +0.0%
1876 131 +0.0%
1877 131 +0.0%
1878 131 +0.0%
1879 131 +0.0%
1880 131 +0.0%
1881 131 +0.0%
1882 131 +0.0%
1883 131 +0.0%
1884 131 +0.0%
1885 131 +0.0%
1886 131 +0.0%
1887 131 +0.0%
1888 132 +0.8%
1889 133 +0.8%
1890 134 +0.8%
1891 135 +0.7%
1892 136 +0.7%
1893 137 +0.7%
1894 138 +0.7%
1895 139 +0.7%
1896 140 +0.7%
1897 141 +0.7%
1898 142 +0.7%
1899 143 +0.7%
1900 144 +0.7%
1901 145 +0.7%
1902 146 +0.7%
1903 147 +0.7%
1904 148 +0.7%
1905 149 +0.7%
1906 150 +0.7%
1907 151 +0.7%
1908 152 +0.7%
1909 153 +0.7%
1910 154 +0.7%
1911 155 +0.6%
1912 156 +0.6%
1913 157 +0.6%
1914 158 +0.6%
1915 159 +0.6%
1916 160 +0.6%
1917 161 +0.6%
1918 162 +0.6%
1919 163 +0.6%
1920 164 +0.6%
1921 165 +0.6%
1922 166 +0.6%
1923 167 +0.6%
1924 168 +0.6%
1925 169 +0.6%
1926 170 +0.6%
1927 171 +0.6%
1928 172 +0.6%
1929 173 +0.6%
1930 174 +0.6%
1931 175 +0.6%
1932 176 +0.6%
1933 177 +0.6%
1934 178 +0.6%
1935 179 +0.6%
1936 180 +0.6%
1937 181 +0.6%
1938 182 +0.6%
1939 183 +0.5%
1940 184 +0.5%
1941 185 +0.5%
1942 186 +0.5%
1943 187 +0.5%
1944 188 +0.5%
1945 189 +0.5%
1946 190 +0.5%
1947 191 +0.5%
1948 192 +0.5%
1949 193 +0.5%
1950 194 +0.5%
1951 195 +0.5%
1952 196 +0.5%
1953 197 +0.5%
1954 198 +0.5%
1955 199 +0.5%
1956 200 +0.5%
1957 201 +0.5%
1958 202 +0.5%
1959 203 +0.5%
1960 204 +0.5%
1961 205 +0.5%
1962 206 +0.5%
1963 207 +0.5%
1964 207 +0.0%
1965 207 +0.0%
1966 207 +0.0%
1967 207 +0.0%
1968 207 +0.0%
1969 207 +0.0%
1970 207 +0.0%
1971 207 +0.0%
1972 207 +0.0%
1973 207 +0.0%
1974 207 +0.0%
1975 207 +0.0%
1976 207 +0.0%
1977 207 +0.0%
1978 207 +0.0%
1979 207 +0.0%
1980 207 +0.0%
1981 207 +0.0%
1982 207 +0.0%
1983 207 +0.0%
1984 207 +0.0%
1985 207 +0.0%
1986 207 +0.0%
1987 207 +0.0%
1988 207 +0.0%
1989 207 +0.0%
1990 207 +0.0%
1991 207 +0.0%
1992 207 +0.0%
1993 207 +0.0%
1994 207 +0.0%
1995 207 +0.0%
1996 207 +0.0%
1997 207 +0.0%
1998 207 +0.0%
1999 207 +0.0%
2000 207 +0.0%
2001 207 +0.0%
2002 207 +0.0%
2003 207 +0.0%
2004 207 +0.0%
2005 207 +0.0%
2006 207 +0.0%
2007 207 +0.0%
2008 207 +0.0%
2009 207 +0.0%
2010 207 +0.0%
2011 207 +0.0%
2012 207 +0.0%
2013 207 +0.0%
2014 207 +0.0%
2015 207 +0.0%
2016 207 +0.0%
2017 207 +0.0%
2018 207 +0.0%
2019 207 +0.0%
2020 207 +0.0%
2021 207 +0.0%
2022 207 +0.0%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 207 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 207 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76, 2.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 4.5 0 9 10
1520s 14.5 10 19 10
1530s 24.5 20 29 10
1540s 34.5 30 39 10
1550s 44.5 40 49 10
1560s 54.5 50 59 10
1570s 64.5 60 69 10
1580s 74.5 70 79 10
1590s 84.5 80 89 10
1600s 94.5 90 99 10
1610s 104.5 100 109 10
1620s 114.5 110 119 10
1630s 124.5 120 129 10
1640s 130.9 130 131 10
1650s 131 131 131 10
1660s 131 131 131 10
1670s 131 131 131 10
1680s 131 131 131 10
1690s 131 131 131 10
1700s 131 131 131 10
1710s 131 131 131 10
1720s 131 131 131 10
1730s 131 131 131 10
1740s 131 131 131 10
1750s 131 131 131 10
1760s 131 131 131 10
1770s 131 131 131 10
1780s 131 131 131 10
1790s 131 131 131 10
1800s 131 131 131 10
1810s 131 131 131 10
1820s 131 131 131 10
1830s 131 131 131 10
1840s 131 131 131 10
1850s 131 131 131 10
1860s 131 131 131 10
1870s 131 131 131 10
1880s 131.3 131 133 10
1890s 138.5 134 143 10
1900s 148.5 144 153 10
1910s 158.5 154 163 10
1920s 168.5 164 173 10
1930s 178.5 174 183 10
1940s 188.5 184 193 10
1950s 198.5 194 203 10
1960s 206.4 204 207 10
1970s 207 207 207 10
1980s 207 207 207 10
1990s 207 207 207 10
2000s 207 207 207 10
2010s 207 207 207 10
2020s 207 207 207 3

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 40 Argentina 240 compare
  2. 41 Senegal 232 compare
  3. 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 218 compare
  4. 44 Uruguay 204 compare
  5. 45 Seychelles 202 compare
  6. 46 Bahamas 191 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Malaysia?
Years colonized in Malaysia was 207 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 207 in 1963.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Malaysia rank for years colonized?
Malaysia ranks 43rd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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