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

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The latest officially reported population of Malaysia was 35,977,838 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malaysia's population is 36,600,906 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 3.65 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • Malaysia is ranked the 45th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 2.05% of the world: 0.44% for Malaysia vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Malaysia has had an average growth rate of +1.45% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malaysia has increased from 26.4M people to 36.6M (38.5% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Malaysia vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malaysia Mexico
2100 44,342,183 131,158,772
2099 44,456,013 131,919,278
2098 44,568,480 132,676,226
2097 44,684,459 133,430,730
2096 44,803,334 134,179,811
2095 44,920,823 134,924,667
2094 45,035,868 135,662,399
2093 45,153,485 136,390,414
2092 45,267,003 137,102,695
2091 45,378,303 137,808,909
2090 45,489,767 138,501,995
2089 45,598,290 139,183,536
2088 45,706,098 139,849,476
2087 45,811,274 140,504,916
2086 45,914,874 141,148,688
2085 46,008,880 141,779,696
2084 46,099,604 142,390,038
2083 46,190,377 142,983,168
2082 46,272,999 143,553,646
2081 46,347,751 144,112,618
2080 46,423,514 144,651,130
2079 46,484,118 145,168,756
2078 46,537,169 145,664,735
2077 46,582,178 146,138,472
2076 46,607,029 146,589,999
2075 46,631,092 147,020,176
2074 46,646,324 147,428,934
2073 46,658,819 147,814,398
2072 46,658,396 148,174,180
2071 46,648,409 148,507,034
2070 46,633,600 148,821,087
2069 46,611,221 149,107,578
2068 46,588,049 149,368,537
2067 46,557,261 149,603,163
2066 46,518,384 149,814,864
2065 46,469,909 150,001,973
2064 46,405,405 150,160,667
2063 46,338,727 150,292,498
2062 46,260,178 150,396,857
2061 46,166,190 150,474,868
2060 46,064,001 150,528,257
2059 45,946,872 150,549,825
2058 45,825,593 150,541,650
2057 45,695,432 150,507,950
2056 45,554,612 150,447,865
2055 45,407,246 150,356,976
2054 45,241,331 150,235,899
2053 45,057,472 150,083,305
2052 44,862,361 149,896,641
2051 44,657,253 149,677,830
2050 44,434,221 149,423,583
2049 44,206,196 149,138,900
2048 43,963,591 148,809,771
2047 43,701,058 148,451,951
2046 43,427,087 148,054,747
2045 43,146,785 147,620,456
2044 42,855,667 147,146,325
2043 42,546,972 146,641,077
2042 42,229,093 146,096,981
2041 41,911,573 145,517,171
2040 41,587,509 144,905,265
2039 41,260,315 144,260,027
2038 40,918,517 143,575,746
2037 40,574,312 142,857,009
2036 40,223,758 142,113,069
2035 39,866,097 141,334,167
2034 39,505,672 140,529,082
2033 39,141,994 139,687,630
2032 38,762,420 138,818,384
2031 38,376,399 137,922,237
2030 37,985,824 136,998,375
2029 37,597,060 136,046,964
2028 37,198,261 135,066,178
2027 36,797,098 134,056,943
2026 36,393,693 133,017,798
2025 35,977,838 131,946,900
2024 35,557,673 130,861,007
2023 35,126,298 129,739,759
2022 34,695,493 128,613,117
2021 34,282,399 127,648,148
2020 33,889,558 126,799,054
2019 33,440,596 125,762,982
2018 32,910,967 124,573,711
2017 32,355,644 123,400,057
2016 31,789,685 122,251,351
2015 31,232,798 121,072,306
2014 30,696,137 119,784,261
2013 30,174,265 118,343,573
2012 29,662,831 116,818,208
2011 29,162,039 115,243,504
2010 28,655,776 113,623,895
2009 28,124,778 111,999,721
2008 27,570,059 110,374,288
2007 26,998,389 108,774,360
2006 26,417,909 107,253,666
2005 25,836,071 105,811,504
2004 25,256,772 104,394,131
2003 24,679,602 102,978,515
2002 24,102,477 101,548,624
2001 23,526,538 100,099,099
2000 22,967,816 98,625,552
1999 22,435,531 97,115,707
1998 21,906,713 95,575,245
1997 21,375,218 94,021,207
1996 20,850,087 92,452,702
1995 20,330,599 90,862,455
1994 19,820,446 89,259,205
1993 19,322,664 87,653,807
1992 18,834,572 86,044,809
1991 18,342,464 84,430,572
1990 17,833,171 82,820,170
1989 17,314,997 81,247,182
1988 16,796,605 79,695,531
1987 16,276,737 78,136,651
1986 15,760,419 76,585,637
1985 15,252,258 75,043,414
1984 14,759,009 73,506,846
1983 14,285,907 71,971,240
1982 13,832,798 70,433,260
1981 13,399,203 68,892,108
1980 12,983,363 67,300,334
1979 12,627,862 65,648,865
1978 12,328,157 63,979,046
1977 12,035,713 62,308,493
1976 11,750,097 60,645,512
1975 11,471,914 58,982,400
1974 11,200,906 57,320,149
1973 10,935,621 55,667,284
1972 10,676,835 54,030,168
1971 10,423,453 52,412,558
1970 10,178,802 50,814,953
1969 9,947,597 49,233,194
1968 9,725,281 47,668,303
1967 9,507,099 46,129,608
1966 9,284,688 44,629,106
1965 9,056,408 43,174,477
1964 8,828,406 41,772,049
1963 8,602,160 40,424,065
1962 8,380,172 39,129,200
1961 8,164,443 37,890,118
1960 7,956,197 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malaysia increased by 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malaysia gained 4,811,221 people (a 15.1% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Malaysia was ranked 44th most populous country in 2006 and is 45th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Malaysia's population will grow by 21.4% to 44,434,221 people with a rank change from 45th to 49th. The population of Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malaysia Mexico
2100 -0.26% -0.58%
2099 -0.25% -0.57%
2098 -0.26% -0.57%
2097 -0.27% -0.56%
2096 -0.26% -0.55%
2095 -0.26% -0.54%
2094 -0.26% -0.53%
2093 -0.25% -0.52%
2092 -0.25% -0.51%
2091 -0.25% -0.5%
2090 -0.24% -0.49%
2089 -0.24% -0.48%
2088 -0.23% -0.47%
2087 -0.23% -0.46%
2086 -0.2% -0.45%
2085 -0.2% -0.43%
2084 -0.2% -0.41%
2083 -0.18% -0.4%
2082 -0.16% -0.39%
2081 -0.16% -0.37%
2080 -0.13% -0.36%
2079 -0.11% -0.34%
2078 -0.1% -0.32%
2077 -0.05% -0.31%
2076 -0.05% -0.29%
2075 -0.03% -0.28%
2074 -0.03% -0.26%
2073 0.001% -0.24%
2072 0.02% -0.22%
2071 0.03% -0.21%
2070 0.05% -0.19%
2069 0.05% -0.17%
2068 0.07% -0.16%
2067 0.08% -0.14%
2066 0.1% -0.12%
2065 0.14% -0.11%
2064 0.14% -0.09%
2063 0.17% -0.07%
2062 0.2% -0.05%
2061 0.22% -0.04%
2060 0.25% -0.01%
2059 0.26% 0.005%
2058 0.28% 0.02%
2057 0.31% 0.04%
2056 0.32% 0.06%
2055 0.37% 0.08%
2054 0.41% 0.1%
2053 0.43% 0.12%
2052 0.46% 0.15%
2051 0.5% 0.17%
2050 0.52% 0.19%
2049 0.55% 0.22%
2048 0.6% 0.24%
2047 0.63% 0.27%
2046 0.65% 0.29%
2045 0.68% 0.32%
2044 0.73% 0.34%
2043 0.75% 0.37%
2042 0.76% 0.4%
2041 0.78% 0.42%
2040 0.79% 0.45%
2039 0.84% 0.48%
2038 0.85% 0.5%
2037 0.87% 0.52%
2036 0.9% 0.55%
2035 0.91% 0.57%
2034 0.93% 0.6%
2033 0.98% 0.63%
2032 1.01% 0.65%
2031 1.03% 0.67%
2030 1.03% 0.7%
2029 1.07% 0.73%
2028 1.09% 0.75%
2027 1.11% 0.78%
2026 1.16% 0.81%
2025 1.18% 0.83%
2024 1.23% 0.86%
2023 1.24% 0.88%
2022 1.2% 0.76%
2021 1.16% 0.67%
2020 1.34% 0.82%
2019 1.61% 0.95%
2018 1.72% 0.95%
2017 1.78% 0.94%
2016 1.78% 0.97%
2015 1.75% 1.08%
2014 1.73% 1.22%
2013 1.72% 1.31%
2012 1.72% 1.37%
2011 1.77% 1.43%
2010 1.89% 1.45%
2009 2.01% 1.47%
2008 2.12% 1.47%
2007 2.2% 1.42%
2006 2.25% 1.36%
2005 2.29% 1.36%
2004 2.34% 1.37%
2003 2.39% 1.41%
2002 2.45% 1.45%
2001 2.43% 1.49%
2000 2.37% 1.55%
1999 2.41% 1.61%
1998 2.49% 1.65%
1997 2.52% 1.7%
1996 2.56% 1.75%
1995 2.57% 1.8%
1994 2.58% 1.83%
1993 2.59% 1.87%
1992 2.68% 1.91%
1991 2.86% 1.94%
1990 2.99% 1.94%
1989 3.09% 1.95%
1988 3.19% 2%
1987 3.28% 2.03%
1986 3.33% 2.06%
1985 3.34% 2.09%
1984 3.31% 2.13%
1983 3.28% 2.18%
1982 3.24% 2.24%
1981 3.2% 2.37%
1980 2.82% 2.52%
1979 2.43% 2.61%
1978 2.43% 2.68%
1977 2.43% 2.74%
1976 2.42% 2.82%
1975 2.42% 2.9%
1974 2.43% 2.97%
1973 2.42% 3.03%
1972 2.43% 3.09%
1971 2.4% 3.14%
1970 2.32% 3.21%
1969 2.29% 3.28%
1968 2.29% 3.34%
1967 2.4% 3.36%
1966 2.52% 3.37%
1965 2.58% 3.36%
1964 2.63% 3.33%
1963 2.65% 3.31%
1962 2.64% 3.27%
1961 2.62% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Malaysia grew by 1.18%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Malaysia Mexico
Current population
36600906
133551566
Population rank 45/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.44% 1.61%
One net population change
1.25 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
1.2 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
2.8 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,151 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +420,165 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 89/197 109/197
One migration net change every
3.16 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change +166,615 -108,037
Net migration rank 7/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 3,806,514 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 18/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.7% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 62/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malaysia
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malaysia Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 166,615 - -108,037
2024 252,068 174,770 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 254,806 181,071 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 237,560 188,154 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 212,002 188,506 936,682 -122,791
2020 283,282 101,907 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 309,426 203,284 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 324,568 221,965 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 336,434 227,677 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 345,681 222,141 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 358,302 187,663 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 367,587 159,791 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 366,738 149,637 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 371,497 134,975 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 372,836 122,269 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 360,260 157,164 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 366,157 178,410 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 362,380 202,481 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 348,711 229,784 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 349,509 232,971 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 355,324 225,864 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 365,138 212,278 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 377,425 199,510 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 381,084 196,227 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 400,939 173,613 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 417,371 125,499 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 432,355 89,335 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 436,316 99,639 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 447,768 79,266 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 450,174 73,040 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 443,349 72,393 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 437,873 66,685 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 429,910 61,079 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 418,900 66,286 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 401,938 97,111 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 384,518 135,020 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 373,277 143,544 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 386,507 133,478 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 381,999 137,759 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 385,799 127,081 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 383,243 120,215 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 376,797 106,248 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 365,290 97,862 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 353,138 89,942 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 339,991 84,142 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 326,947 80,617 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 317,439 -13,980 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 311,027 -15,059 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 305,515 -16,601 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 300,615 -18,316 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 294,541 -20,480 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 289,880 -21,919 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 284,611 -21,995 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 276,263 -21,305 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 272,323 -20,535 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 269,341 -31,839 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 264,327 -39,420 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 260,705 -40,996 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 258,764 -42,108 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 262,162 -33,993 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 264,836 -36,456 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 266,406 -38,785 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 265,815 -40,952 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 262,140 -43,033 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 257,270 -44,916 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 251,090 -46,948 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 60.6% of the population change in Malaysia is from natural causes (a gain of 2,914,129 people) and 39.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,897,138 people). In Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 3,806,514 residents or 10.7% of the population were not native-born in Malaysia, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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