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Population in Estonia compared to Malaysia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 27.3 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Estonia vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Malaysia
2100 831,394 44,353,615
2099 836,965 44,467,475
2098 842,414 44,579,971
2097 847,873 44,695,979
2096 853,472 44,814,885
2095 859,044 44,932,404
2094 864,547 45,047,479
2093 870,136 45,165,126
2092 875,676 45,278,674
2091 881,282 45,390,002
2090 887,028 45,501,495
2089 892,857 45,610,046
2088 898,736 45,717,882
2087 904,914 45,823,085
2086 911,254 45,926,712
2085 917,722 46,020,742
2084 924,458 46,111,490
2083 931,259 46,202,286
2082 938,110 46,284,929
2081 944,978 46,359,700
2080 952,018 46,435,482
2079 959,194 46,496,102
2078 966,496 46,549,167
2077 973,883 46,594,188
2076 981,283 46,619,045
2075 988,735 46,643,115
2074 996,352 46,658,350
2073 1,004,078 46,670,848
2072 1,011,873 46,670,426
2071 1,019,779 46,660,436
2070 1,027,821 46,645,623
2069 1,035,828 46,623,238
2068 1,043,819 46,600,060
2067 1,051,892 46,569,264
2066 1,059,940 46,530,377
2065 1,068,064 46,481,890
2064 1,076,199 46,417,369
2063 1,084,303 46,350,674
2062 1,092,418 46,272,105
2061 1,100,514 46,178,092
2060 1,108,650 46,075,877
2059 1,116,534 45,958,718
2058 1,124,375 45,837,407
2057 1,132,033 45,707,213
2056 1,139,610 45,566,357
2055 1,147,117 45,418,953
2054 1,154,317 45,252,995
2053 1,161,452 45,069,089
2052 1,168,381 44,873,927
2051 1,175,291 44,668,767
2050 1,182,029 44,445,677
2049 1,188,633 44,217,593
2048 1,194,960 43,974,925
2047 1,201,294 43,712,325
2046 1,207,577 43,438,283
2045 1,213,815 43,157,909
2044 1,220,042 42,866,716
2043 1,226,162 42,557,941
2042 1,232,282 42,239,980
2041 1,238,386 41,922,379
2040 1,244,441 41,598,231
2039 1,250,581 41,270,953
2038 1,256,780 40,929,067
2037 1,263,149 40,584,773
2036 1,269,700 40,234,128
2035 1,276,331 39,876,375
2034 1,283,159 39,515,857
2033 1,290,037 39,152,086
2032 1,297,036 38,772,414
2031 1,304,102 38,386,293
2030 1,311,189 37,995,617
2029 1,318,225 37,606,753
2028 1,325,354 37,207,852
2027 1,332,492 36,806,585
2026 1,339,590 36,403,076
2025 1,358,931 35,987,113
2024 1,372,341 35,557,673
2023 1,370,286 35,126,298
2022 1,348,840 34,695,493
2021 1,330,932 34,282,399
2020 1,329,522 33,889,558
2019 1,326,898 33,440,596
2018 1,321,977 32,910,967
2017 1,317,384 32,355,644
2016 1,315,790 31,789,685
2015 1,315,407 31,232,798
2014 1,314,545 30,696,137
2013 1,317,997 30,174,265
2012 1,322,696 29,662,831
2011 1,327,439 29,162,039
2010 1,331,475 28,655,776
2009 1,334,515 28,124,778
2008 1,337,090 27,570,059
2007 1,340,680 26,998,389
2006 1,346,810 26,417,909
2005 1,354,775 25,836,071
2004 1,362,550 25,256,772
2003 1,370,720 24,679,602
2002 1,379,350 24,102,477
2001 1,388,115 23,526,538
2000 1,396,985 22,967,816
1999 1,390,244 22,435,531
1998 1,386,156 21,906,713
1997 1,399,535 21,375,218
1996 1,415,594 20,850,087
1995 1,436,634 20,330,599
1994 1,462,514 19,820,446
1993 1,494,128 19,322,664
1992 1,533,091 18,834,572
1991 1,561,314 18,342,464
1990 1,569,174 17,833,171
1989 1,568,131 17,314,997
1988 1,561,900 16,796,605
1987 1,552,221 16,276,737
1986 1,540,190 15,760,419
1985 1,528,781 15,252,258
1984 1,518,617 14,759,009
1983 1,508,745 14,285,907
1982 1,498,414 13,832,798
1981 1,487,666 13,399,203
1980 1,477,219 12,983,363
1979 1,468,333 12,627,862
1978 1,460,188 12,328,157
1977 1,450,211 12,035,713
1976 1,439,576 11,750,097
1975 1,429,352 11,471,914
1974 1,418,169 11,200,906
1973 1,405,951 10,935,621
1972 1,392,518 10,676,835
1971 1,376,955 10,423,453
1970 1,360,076 10,178,802
1969 1,345,249 9,947,597
1968 1,331,214 9,725,281
1967 1,318,946 9,507,099
1966 1,308,597 9,284,688
1965 1,294,566 9,056,408
1964 1,277,086 8,828,406
1963 1,258,857 8,602,160
1962 1,241,623 8,380,172
1961 1,225,077 8,164,443
1960 1,211,537 7,956,197

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/malaysia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 831K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Malaysia
2100 -0.67% -0.26%
2099 -0.65% -0.25%
2098 -0.64% -0.26%
2097 -0.66% -0.27%
2096 -0.65% -0.26%
2095 -0.64% -0.26%
2094 -0.64% -0.26%
2093 -0.63% -0.25%
2092 -0.64% -0.25%
2091 -0.65% -0.25%
2090 -0.65% -0.24%
2089 -0.65% -0.24%
2088 -0.68% -0.23%
2087 -0.7% -0.23%
2086 -0.7% -0.2%
2085 -0.73% -0.2%
2084 -0.73% -0.2%
2083 -0.73% -0.18%
2082 -0.73% -0.16%
2081 -0.74% -0.16%
2080 -0.75% -0.13%
2079 -0.76% -0.11%
2078 -0.76% -0.1%
2077 -0.75% -0.05%
2076 -0.75% -0.05%
2075 -0.76% -0.03%
2074 -0.77% -0.03%
2073 -0.77% 0.001%
2072 -0.78% 0.02%
2071 -0.78% 0.03%
2070 -0.77% 0.05%
2069 -0.77% 0.05%
2068 -0.77% 0.07%
2067 -0.76% 0.08%
2066 -0.76% 0.1%
2065 -0.76% 0.14%
2064 -0.75% 0.14%
2063 -0.74% 0.17%
2062 -0.74% 0.2%
2061 -0.73% 0.22%
2060 -0.71% 0.25%
2059 -0.7% 0.26%
2058 -0.68% 0.28%
2057 -0.66% 0.31%
2056 -0.65% 0.32%
2055 -0.62% 0.37%
2054 -0.61% 0.41%
2053 -0.59% 0.43%
2052 -0.59% 0.46%
2051 -0.57% 0.5%
2050 -0.56% 0.52%
2049 -0.53% 0.55%
2048 -0.53% 0.6%
2047 -0.52% 0.63%
2046 -0.51% 0.65%
2045 -0.51% 0.68%
2044 -0.5% 0.73%
2043 -0.5% 0.75%
2042 -0.49% 0.76%
2041 -0.49% 0.78%
2040 -0.49% 0.79%
2039 -0.49% 0.84%
2038 -0.5% 0.85%
2037 -0.52% 0.87%
2036 -0.52% 0.9%
2035 -0.53% 0.91%
2034 -0.53% 0.93%
2033 -0.54% 0.98%
2032 -0.54% 1.01%
2031 -0.54% 1.03%
2030 -0.53% 1.03%
2029 -0.54% 1.07%
2028 -0.54% 1.09%
2027 -0.53% 1.11%
2026 -1.42% 1.16%
2025 -0.98% 1.21%
2024 0.15% 1.23%
2023 1.59% 1.24%
2022 1.35% 1.2%
2021 0.11% 1.16%
2020 0.2% 1.34%
2019 0.37% 1.61%
2018 0.35% 1.72%
2017 0.12% 1.78%
2016 0.03% 1.78%
2015 0.07% 1.75%
2014 -0.26% 1.73%
2013 -0.36% 1.72%
2012 -0.36% 1.72%
2011 -0.3% 1.77%
2010 -0.23% 1.89%
2009 -0.19% 2.01%
2008 -0.27% 2.12%
2007 -0.46% 2.2%
2006 -0.59% 2.25%
2005 -0.57% 2.29%
2004 -0.6% 2.34%
2003 -0.63% 2.39%
2002 -0.63% 2.45%
2001 -0.63% 2.43%
2000 0.48% 2.37%
1999 0.29% 2.41%
1998 -0.96% 2.49%
1997 -1.13% 2.52%
1996 -1.46% 2.56%
1995 -1.77% 2.57%
1994 -2.12% 2.58%
1993 -2.54% 2.59%
1992 -1.81% 2.68%
1991 -0.5% 2.86%
1990 0.07% 2.99%
1989 0.4% 3.09%
1988 0.62% 3.19%
1987 0.78% 3.28%
1986 0.75% 3.33%
1985 0.67% 3.34%
1984 0.65% 3.31%
1983 0.69% 3.28%
1982 0.72% 3.24%
1981 0.71% 3.2%
1980 0.61% 2.82%
1979 0.56% 2.43%
1978 0.69% 2.43%
1977 0.74% 2.43%
1976 0.72% 2.42%
1975 0.79% 2.42%
1974 0.87% 2.43%
1973 0.96% 2.42%
1972 1.13% 2.43%
1971 1.24% 2.4%
1970 1.1% 2.32%
1969 1.05% 2.29%
1968 0.93% 2.29%
1967 0.79% 2.4%
1966 1.08% 2.52%
1965 1.37% 2.58%
1964 1.45% 2.63%
1963 1.39% 2.65%
1962 1.35% 2.64%
1961 1.12% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Estonia Malaysia
Current population
1339590
36512221
Population rank 155/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.44%
One net population change
4.26 hours
1.22 minutes
One birth every
47.9 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
32.8 minutes
2.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6 +1,182
Annual growth/decline +2,055 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 89/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 +166,615
Net migration rank 141/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - 166,615
2024 - -7,742 - 174,770
2023 -5,070 5,717 254,806 181,071
2022 -5,665 39,754 237,560 188,154
2021 -5,324 7,043 212,002 188,506
2020 -2,659 3,694 283,282 101,907
2019 -1,327 5,386 309,426 203,284
2018 -1,322 7,089 324,568 221,965
2017 -1,713 5,202 336,434 227,677
2016 -1,316 1,081 345,681 222,141
2015 -1,315 4,261 358,302 187,663
2014 -1,972 -674 367,587 159,791
2013 -1,713 -2,688 366,738 149,637
2012 -1,455 -3,674 371,497 134,975
2011 -531 -3,941 372,836 122,269
2010 0 -3,781 360,260 157,164
2009 -400 -2,089 366,157 178,410
2008 -668 -2,034 362,380 202,481
2007 -1,608 -2,941 348,711 229,784
2006 -2,559 -5,351 349,509 232,971
2005 -2,981 -5,208 355,324 225,864
2004 -3,679 -3,681 365,138 212,278
2003 -5,072 -3,705 377,425 199,510
2002 -5,380 -2,889 381,084 196,227
2001 -5,830 -3,280 400,939 173,613
2000 -5,309 -3,083 417,371 125,499
1999 -6,117 1,419 432,355 89,335
1998 -7,208 -3,296 436,316 99,639
1997 -6,018 -4,066 447,768 79,266
1996 -5,662 -10,540 450,174 73,040
1995 -7,327 -12,655 443,349 72,393
1994 -8,044 -17,984 437,873 66,685
1993 -5,976 -25,501 429,910 61,079
1992 -1,993 -38,391 418,900 66,286
1991 -312 -9,712 401,938 97,111
1990 2,825 -2,660 384,518 135,020
1989 5,803 -368 373,277 143,544
1988 6,404 5,256 386,507 133,478
1987 6,829 5,389 381,999 137,759
1986 6,160 5,260 385,799 127,081
1985 4,281 5,097 383,243 120,215
1984 5,163 5,006 376,797 106,248
1983 5,884 4,986 365,290 97,862
1982 5,244 4,832 353,138 89,942
1981 4,612 4,789 339,991 84,142
1980 3,989 4,619 326,947 80,617
1979 3,818 4,521 317,439 -13,980
1978 4,088 7,234 311,027 -15,059
1977 4,931 7,189 305,515 -16,601
1976 4,319 6,942 300,615 -18,316
1975 4,717 6,737 294,541 -20,480
1974 5,956 6,594 289,880 -21,919
1973 5,623 6,488 284,611 -21,995
1972 6,267 6,432 276,263 -21,305
1971 7,160 6,392 272,323 -20,535
1970 6,257 6,158 269,341 -31,839
1969 5,515 8,650 264,327 -39,420
1968 5,592 9,403 260,705 -40,996
1967 5,012 9,115 258,764 -42,108
1966 4,842 8,998 262,162 -33,993
1965 5,437 8,851 264,836 -36,456
1964 6,897 8,734 266,406 -38,785
1963 6,043 8,410 265,815 -40,952
1962 6,457 8,248 262,140 -43,033
1961 7,228 7,991 257,270 -44,916
1960 7,511 7,762 251,090 -46,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 26.1% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people). In Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
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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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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