Malaysia has a population density of 280.3 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Malaysia has 100,140 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Malaysia and the Vatican are ranked 85th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Malaysia has 0.44% of the world's population and 0.22% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Malaysia is 95.2% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Malaysia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 280.3 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 85/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
36304998
|
949
|
| Land area | 126,854 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 99,458 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 20.8% | n/a |
| Urban population | 79.2% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 5.57% | 0% |
Malaysia vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Malaysia increased by 45.6%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Malaysia ranked 95th for population density and is in 90th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Malaysia
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 280.3 | - |
| 2023 | 276.9 | - |
| 2022 | 273.5 | - |
| 2021 | 270.3 | - |
| 2020 | 267.2 | - |
| 2019 | 263.6 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 259.4 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 255.1 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 250.6 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 246.2 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 242 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 237.9 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 233.8 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 229.9 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 225.9 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 221.7 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 217.3 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 212.8 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 208.3 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 203.7 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 199.1 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 194.6 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 190 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 185.5 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 181.1 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 176.9 | - |
| 1998 | 172.7 | - |
| 1997 | 168.5 | - |
| 1996 | 164.4 | - |
| 1995 | 160.3 | - |
| 1994 | 156.2 | - |
| 1993 | 152.3 | - |
| 1992 | 148.5 | - |
| 1991 | 144.6 | - |
| 1990 | 140.6 | - |
| 1989 | 136.5 | - |
| 1988 | 132.4 | - |
| 1987 | 128.3 | - |
| 1986 | 124.2 | - |
| 1985 | 120.2 | - |
| 1984 | 116.3 | - |
| 1983 | 112.6 | - |
| 1982 | 109 | - |
| 1981 | 105.6 | - |
| 1980 | 102.3 | - |
| 1979 | 99.5 | - |
| 1978 | 97.2 | - |
| 1977 | 94.9 | - |
| 1976 | 92.6 | - |
| 1975 | 90.4 | - |
| 1974 | 88.3 | - |
| 1973 | 86.2 | - |
| 1972 | 84.2 | - |
| 1971 | 82.2 | - |
| 1970 | 80.2 | - |
| 1969 | 78.4 | - |
| 1968 | 76.7 | - |
| 1967 | 74.9 | - |
| 1966 | 73.2 | - |
| 1965 | 71.4 | - |
| 1964 | 69.6 | - |
| 1963 | 67.8 | - |
| 1962 | 66.1 | - |
| 1961 | 64.4 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Malaysia
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Kuala Lumpur | 1.98M |
| Klang | 878K |
| Ipoh | 867K |
| Johor Bahru | 798K |
| George Town | 794K |
| Shah Alam | 741K |
| Subang Jaya | 708K |
| Petaling Jaya | 639K |
| Kuantan | 608K |
| Sungai Petani | 545K |
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