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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 40.5 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 18.3% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

India vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Malaysia
2100 1,515,897,176 44,353,615
2099 1,523,583,618 44,467,475
2098 1,531,281,096 44,579,971
2097 1,538,914,978 44,695,979
2096 1,546,515,506 44,814,885
2095 1,554,100,337 44,932,404
2094 1,561,632,624 45,047,479
2093 1,569,112,481 45,165,126
2092 1,576,470,228 45,278,674
2091 1,583,793,450 45,390,002
2090 1,591,038,578 45,501,495
2089 1,598,165,996 45,610,046
2088 1,605,169,643 45,717,882
2087 1,612,023,916 45,823,085
2086 1,618,795,931 45,926,712
2085 1,625,424,591 46,020,742
2084 1,631,854,605 46,111,490
2083 1,638,132,423 46,202,286
2082 1,644,206,476 46,284,929
2081 1,650,106,942 46,359,700
2080 1,655,799,569 46,435,482
2079 1,661,261,962 46,496,102
2078 1,666,477,951 46,549,167
2077 1,671,444,317 46,594,188
2076 1,676,151,275 46,619,045
2075 1,680,606,119 46,643,115
2074 1,684,743,082 46,658,350
2073 1,688,579,113 46,670,848
2072 1,692,138,648 46,670,426
2071 1,695,351,098 46,660,436
2070 1,698,255,829 46,645,623
2069 1,700,813,392 46,623,238
2068 1,703,025,450 46,600,060
2067 1,704,872,725 46,569,264
2066 1,706,347,017 46,530,377
2065 1,707,540,131 46,481,890
2064 1,708,362,011 46,417,369
2063 1,708,845,280 46,350,674
2062 1,709,011,618 46,272,105
2061 1,708,866,368 46,178,092
2060 1,708,344,645 46,075,877
2059 1,707,488,768 45,958,718
2058 1,706,314,224 45,837,407
2057 1,704,805,210 45,707,213
2056 1,703,013,988 45,566,357
2055 1,700,890,479 45,418,953
2054 1,698,473,703 45,252,995
2053 1,695,661,388 45,069,089
2052 1,692,531,993 44,873,927
2051 1,689,057,795 44,668,767
2050 1,685,236,057 44,445,677
2049 1,681,083,344 44,217,593
2048 1,676,576,931 43,974,925
2047 1,671,678,054 43,712,325
2046 1,666,371,707 43,438,283
2045 1,660,667,112 43,157,909
2044 1,654,556,840 42,866,716
2043 1,648,067,988 42,557,941
2042 1,641,136,901 42,239,980
2041 1,633,771,970 41,922,379
2040 1,625,990,392 41,598,231
2039 1,617,818,911 41,270,953
2038 1,609,238,166 40,929,067
2037 1,600,212,760 40,584,773
2036 1,590,731,970 40,234,128
2035 1,580,864,963 39,876,375
2034 1,570,629,033 39,515,857
2033 1,560,043,145 39,152,086
2032 1,549,098,676 38,772,414
2031 1,537,810,507 38,386,293
2030 1,526,192,552 37,995,617
2029 1,514,274,850 37,606,753
2028 1,502,102,657 37,207,852
2027 1,489,628,314 36,806,585
2026 1,476,911,618 36,403,076
2025 1,463,993,377 35,987,113
2024 1,450,935,791 35,557,673
2023 1,438,069,596 35,126,298
2022 1,425,423,212 34,695,493
2021 1,414,203,896 34,282,399
2020 1,402,617,695 33,889,558
2019 1,389,030,312 33,440,596
2018 1,374,659,064 32,910,967
2017 1,359,657,400 32,355,644
2016 1,343,944,296 31,789,685
2015 1,328,024,498 31,232,798
2014 1,312,277,191 30,696,137
2013 1,295,829,511 30,174,265
2012 1,278,674,502 29,662,831
2011 1,261,224,954 29,162,039
2010 1,243,481,564 28,655,776
2009 1,225,524,753 28,124,778
2008 1,207,930,964 27,570,059
2007 1,190,676,021 26,998,389
2006 1,172,878,890 26,417,909
2005 1,154,676,322 25,836,071
2004 1,135,991,513 25,256,772
2003 1,116,803,006 24,679,602
2002 1,097,600,380 24,102,477
2001 1,077,898,575 23,526,538
2000 1,057,922,733 22,967,816
1999 1,038,225,823 22,435,531
1998 1,018,665,080 21,906,713
1997 999,133,762 21,375,218
1996 979,678,458 20,850,087
1995 960,301,044 20,330,599
1994 941,163,767 19,820,446
1993 922,118,387 19,322,664
1992 902,957,070 18,834,572
1991 883,927,600 18,342,464
1990 864,972,221 17,833,171
1989 846,039,529 17,314,997
1988 827,342,990 16,796,605
1987 808,931,270 16,276,737
1986 790,689,978 15,760,419
1985 772,647,793 15,252,258
1984 754,875,449 14,759,009
1983 737,372,681 14,285,907
1982 720,313,473 13,832,798
1981 703,696,250 13,399,203
1980 687,354,025 12,983,363
1979 671,155,747 12,627,862
1978 655,728,229 12,328,157
1977 640,801,103 12,035,713
1976 625,861,883 11,750,097
1975 611,309,535 11,471,914
1974 597,041,391 11,200,906
1973 583,465,598 10,935,621
1972 570,482,142 10,676,835
1971 558,096,387 10,423,453
1970 545,864,268 10,178,802
1969 533,880,544 9,947,597
1968 522,716,889 9,725,281
1967 511,606,372 9,507,099
1966 500,740,247 9,284,688
1965 490,140,146 9,056,408
1964 479,229,598 8,828,406
1963 468,138,575 8,602,160
1962 457,283,090 8,380,172
1961 446,564,729 8,164,443
1960 435,990,338 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).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st 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) India's population will grow by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Malaysia
2100 -0.5% -0.26%
2099 -0.5% -0.25%
2098 -0.5% -0.26%
2097 -0.49% -0.27%
2096 -0.49% -0.26%
2095 -0.48% -0.26%
2094 -0.48% -0.26%
2093 -0.47% -0.25%
2092 -0.46% -0.25%
2091 -0.46% -0.25%
2090 -0.45% -0.24%
2089 -0.44% -0.24%
2088 -0.43% -0.23%
2087 -0.42% -0.23%
2086 -0.41% -0.2%
2085 -0.39% -0.2%
2084 -0.38% -0.2%
2083 -0.37% -0.18%
2082 -0.36% -0.16%
2081 -0.34% -0.16%
2080 -0.33% -0.13%
2079 -0.31% -0.11%
2078 -0.3% -0.1%
2077 -0.28% -0.05%
2076 -0.27% -0.05%
2075 -0.25% -0.03%
2074 -0.23% -0.03%
2073 -0.21% 0.001%
2072 -0.19% 0.02%
2071 -0.17% 0.03%
2070 -0.15% 0.05%
2069 -0.13% 0.05%
2068 -0.11% 0.07%
2067 -0.09% 0.08%
2066 -0.07% 0.1%
2065 -0.05% 0.14%
2064 -0.03% 0.14%
2063 -0.01% 0.17%
2062 0.008% 0.2%
2061 0.03% 0.22%
2060 0.05% 0.25%
2059 0.07% 0.26%
2058 0.09% 0.28%
2057 0.11% 0.31%
2056 0.12% 0.32%
2055 0.14% 0.37%
2054 0.17% 0.41%
2053 0.18% 0.43%
2052 0.21% 0.46%
2051 0.23% 0.5%
2050 0.25% 0.52%
2049 0.27% 0.55%
2048 0.29% 0.6%
2047 0.32% 0.63%
2046 0.34% 0.65%
2045 0.37% 0.68%
2044 0.39% 0.73%
2043 0.42% 0.75%
2042 0.45% 0.76%
2041 0.48% 0.78%
2040 0.51% 0.79%
2039 0.53% 0.84%
2038 0.56% 0.85%
2037 0.6% 0.87%
2036 0.62% 0.9%
2035 0.65% 0.91%
2034 0.68% 0.93%
2033 0.71% 0.98%
2032 0.73% 1.01%
2031 0.76% 1.03%
2030 0.79% 1.03%
2029 0.81% 1.07%
2028 0.84% 1.09%
2027 0.86% 1.11%
2026 0.88% 1.16%
2025 0.9% 1.21%
2024 0.89% 1.23%
2023 0.89% 1.24%
2022 0.79% 1.2%
2021 0.83% 1.16%
2020 0.98% 1.34%
2019 1.05% 1.61%
2018 1.1% 1.72%
2017 1.17% 1.78%
2016 1.2% 1.78%
2015 1.2% 1.75%
2014 1.27% 1.73%
2013 1.34% 1.72%
2012 1.38% 1.72%
2011 1.43% 1.77%
2010 1.47% 1.89%
2009 1.46% 2.01%
2008 1.45% 2.12%
2007 1.52% 2.2%
2006 1.58% 2.25%
2005 1.64% 2.29%
2004 1.72% 2.34%
2003 1.75% 2.39%
2002 1.83% 2.45%
2001 1.89% 2.43%
2000 1.9% 2.37%
1999 1.92% 2.41%
1998 1.95% 2.49%
1997 1.99% 2.52%
1996 2.02% 2.56%
1995 2.03% 2.57%
1994 2.07% 2.58%
1993 2.12% 2.59%
1992 2.15% 2.68%
1991 2.19% 2.86%
1990 2.24% 2.99%
1989 2.26% 3.09%
1988 2.28% 3.19%
1987 2.31% 3.28%
1986 2.34% 3.33%
1985 2.35% 3.34%
1984 2.37% 3.31%
1983 2.37% 3.28%
1982 2.36% 3.24%
1981 2.38% 3.2%
1980 2.41% 2.82%
1979 2.35% 2.43%
1978 2.33% 2.43%
1977 2.39% 2.43%
1976 2.38% 2.42%
1975 2.39% 2.42%
1974 2.33% 2.43%
1973 2.28% 2.42%
1972 2.22% 2.43%
1971 2.24% 2.4%
1970 2.24% 2.32%
1969 2.14% 2.29%
1968 2.17% 2.29%
1967 2.17% 2.4%
1966 2.16% 2.52%
1965 2.28% 2.58%
1964 2.37% 2.63%
1963 2.37% 2.65%
1962 2.4% 2.64%
1961 2.43% 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 India grew by 0.89%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

India Malaysia
Current population
1480351380
36512221
Population rank 1/197 45/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.44%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
1.22 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
1.21 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
2.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +1,182
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 89/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 +166,615
Net migration rank 195/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 166,615
2024 - -630,830 - 174,770
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 254,806 181,071
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 237,560 188,154
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 212,002 188,506
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 283,282 101,907
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 309,426 203,284
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 324,568 221,965
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 336,434 227,677
2016 16,202,593 81,248 345,681 222,141
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 358,302 187,663
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 367,587 159,791
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 366,738 149,637
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 371,497 134,975
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 372,836 122,269
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 360,260 157,164
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 366,157 178,410
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 362,380 202,481
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 348,711 229,784
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 349,509 232,971
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 355,324 225,864
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 365,138 212,278
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 377,425 199,510
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 381,084 196,227
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 400,939 173,613
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 417,371 125,499
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 432,355 89,335
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 436,316 99,639
1997 19,494,098 880 447,768 79,266
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 450,174 73,040
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 443,349 72,393
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 437,873 66,685
1993 19,152,399 2,364 429,910 61,079
1992 19,132,757 35,155 418,900 66,286
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 401,938 97,111
1990 18,893,588 125,514 384,518 135,020
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 373,277 143,544
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 386,507 133,478
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 381,999 137,759
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 385,799 127,081
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 383,243 120,215
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 376,797 106,248
1983 17,219,127 119,694 365,290 97,862
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 353,138 89,942
1981 16,422,159 33,243 339,991 84,142
1980 16,018,786 210,914 326,947 80,617
1979 15,392,957 774,094 317,439 -13,980
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 311,027 -15,059
1977 14,575,662 590,626 305,515 -16,601
1976 14,435,504 275,984 300,615 -18,316
1975 13,958,642 434,205 294,541 -20,480
1974 13,795,836 347,869 289,880 -21,919
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 284,611 -21,995
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 276,263 -21,305
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 272,323 -20,535
1970 12,417,866 233,782 269,341 -31,839
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 264,327 -39,420
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 260,705 -40,996
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 258,764 -42,108
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 262,162 -33,993
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 264,836 -36,456
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 266,406 -38,785
1963 11,016,705 21,640 265,815 -40,952
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 262,140 -43,033
1961 10,468,816 295,177 257,270 -44,916
1960 10,237,489 146,955 251,090 -46,948

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

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Over the last 10 years, 96.4% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 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, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
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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