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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Malaysia was 35,557,673 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malaysia's population is 36,512,221 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 1.01 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • Malaysia is ranked the 45th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.89% of the world: 0.44% for Malaysia vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Malaysia has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malaysia has increased from 26.4M people to 36.5M (38.2% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Malaysia vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malaysia Mozambique
2100 44,353,615 105,684,658
2099 44,467,475 105,291,198
2098 44,579,971 104,859,475
2097 44,695,979 104,428,679
2096 44,814,885 103,962,668
2095 44,932,404 103,480,514
2094 45,047,479 102,989,197
2093 45,165,126 102,464,565
2092 45,278,674 101,929,545
2091 45,390,002 101,410,418
2090 45,501,495 100,829,728
2089 45,610,046 100,211,758
2088 45,717,882 99,594,130
2087 45,823,085 98,943,096
2086 45,926,712 98,288,529
2085 46,020,742 97,609,760
2084 46,111,490 96,926,143
2083 46,202,286 96,193,441
2082 46,284,929 95,449,095
2081 46,359,700 94,708,064
2080 46,435,482 93,957,824
2079 46,496,102 93,171,561
2078 46,549,167 92,350,666
2077 46,594,188 91,530,198
2076 46,619,045 90,699,125
2075 46,643,115 89,848,943
2074 46,658,350 88,999,187
2073 46,670,848 88,113,398
2072 46,670,426 87,210,961
2071 46,660,436 86,283,286
2070 46,645,623 85,349,704
2069 46,623,238 84,361,565
2068 46,600,060 83,400,997
2067 46,569,264 82,437,397
2066 46,530,377 81,437,030
2065 46,481,890 80,446,244
2064 46,417,369 79,433,801
2063 46,350,674 78,430,632
2062 46,272,105 77,376,597
2061 46,178,092 76,274,806
2060 46,075,877 75,197,384
2059 45,958,718 74,082,771
2058 45,837,407 72,958,774
2057 45,707,213 71,828,186
2056 45,566,357 70,677,889
2055 45,418,953 69,542,373
2054 45,252,995 68,419,331
2053 45,069,089 67,306,817
2052 44,873,927 66,163,407
2051 44,668,767 65,032,770
2050 44,445,677 63,898,302
2049 44,217,593 62,731,532
2048 43,974,925 61,579,833
2047 43,712,325 60,424,101
2046 43,438,283 59,273,421
2045 43,157,909 58,132,244
2044 42,866,716 56,969,604
2043 42,557,941 55,814,906
2042 42,239,980 54,633,120
2041 41,922,379 53,476,191
2040 41,598,231 52,305,805
2039 41,270,953 51,136,087
2038 40,929,067 49,973,820
2037 40,584,773 48,827,661
2036 40,234,128 47,668,628
2035 39,876,375 46,520,419
2034 39,515,857 45,358,645
2033 39,152,086 44,229,218
2032 38,772,414 43,102,655
2031 38,386,293 41,993,535
2030 37,995,617 40,901,742
2029 37,606,753 39,818,379
2028 37,207,852 38,748,841
2027 36,806,585 37,696,739
2026 36,403,076 36,660,958
2025 35,987,113 35,650,681
2024 35,557,673 34,631,766
2023 35,126,298 33,635,160
2022 34,695,493 32,656,246
2021 34,282,399 31,707,800
2020 33,889,558 30,783,688
2019 33,440,596 29,884,380
2018 32,910,967 29,018,644
2017 32,355,644 28,166,393
2016 31,789,685 27,337,105
2015 31,232,798 26,547,572
2014 30,696,137 25,788,475
2013 30,174,265 25,051,611
2012 29,662,831 24,337,846
2011 29,162,039 23,649,039
2010 28,655,776 22,999,235
2009 28,124,778 22,391,745
2008 27,570,059 21,819,036
2007 26,998,389 21,287,635
2006 26,417,909 20,787,087
2005 25,836,071 20,304,569
2004 25,256,772 19,840,313
2003 24,679,602 19,392,475
2002 24,102,477 18,958,338
2001 23,526,538 18,537,729
2000 22,967,816 18,129,653
1999 22,435,531 17,734,506
1998 21,906,713 17,340,464
1997 21,375,218 16,949,982
1996 20,850,087 16,492,480
1995 20,330,599 15,960,530
1994 19,820,446 15,033,853
1993 19,322,664 14,051,192
1992 18,834,572 13,613,316
1991 18,342,464 13,352,090
1990 17,833,171 13,094,537
1989 17,314,997 12,906,842
1988 16,796,605 12,800,558
1987 16,276,737 12,822,574
1986 15,760,419 12,770,578
1985 15,252,258 12,548,949
1984 14,759,009 12,315,954
1983 14,285,907 12,073,822
1982 13,832,798 11,824,370
1981 13,399,203 11,568,127
1980 12,983,363 11,336,221
1979 12,627,862 11,028,809
1978 12,328,157 10,618,250
1977 12,035,713 10,224,975
1976 11,750,097 9,867,209
1975 11,471,914 9,540,817
1974 11,200,906 9,236,093
1973 10,935,621 8,954,242
1972 10,676,835 8,692,935
1971 10,423,453 8,456,317
1970 10,178,802 8,250,506
1969 9,947,597 8,066,951
1968 9,725,281 7,892,613
1967 9,507,099 7,724,550
1966 9,284,688 7,562,990
1965 9,056,408 7,406,421
1964 8,828,406 7,255,061
1963 8,602,160 7,109,828
1962 8,380,172 6,969,364
1961 8,164,443 6,834,936
1960 7,956,197 6,713,695

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/malaysia/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malaysia increased by 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malaysia gained 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Malaysia was ranked 44th most populous country in 2006 and is 45th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Malaysia's population will grow by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people with a rank change from 45th to 49th. The population of Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malaysia Mozambique
2100 -0.26% 0.37%
2099 -0.25% 0.41%
2098 -0.26% 0.41%
2097 -0.27% 0.45%
2096 -0.26% 0.47%
2095 -0.26% 0.48%
2094 -0.26% 0.51%
2093 -0.25% 0.52%
2092 -0.25% 0.51%
2091 -0.25% 0.58%
2090 -0.24% 0.62%
2089 -0.24% 0.62%
2088 -0.23% 0.66%
2087 -0.23% 0.67%
2086 -0.2% 0.7%
2085 -0.2% 0.71%
2084 -0.2% 0.76%
2083 -0.18% 0.78%
2082 -0.16% 0.78%
2081 -0.16% 0.8%
2080 -0.13% 0.84%
2079 -0.11% 0.89%
2078 -0.1% 0.9%
2077 -0.05% 0.92%
2076 -0.05% 0.95%
2075 -0.03% 0.95%
2074 -0.03% 1.01%
2073 0.001% 1.03%
2072 0.02% 1.08%
2071 0.03% 1.09%
2070 0.05% 1.17%
2069 0.05% 1.15%
2068 0.07% 1.17%
2067 0.08% 1.23%
2066 0.1% 1.23%
2065 0.14% 1.27%
2064 0.14% 1.28%
2063 0.17% 1.36%
2062 0.2% 1.44%
2061 0.22% 1.43%
2060 0.25% 1.5%
2059 0.26% 1.54%
2058 0.28% 1.57%
2057 0.31% 1.63%
2056 0.32% 1.63%
2055 0.37% 1.64%
2054 0.41% 1.65%
2053 0.43% 1.73%
2052 0.46% 1.74%
2051 0.5% 1.78%
2050 0.52% 1.86%
2049 0.55% 1.87%
2048 0.6% 1.91%
2047 0.63% 1.94%
2046 0.65% 1.96%
2045 0.68% 2.04%
2044 0.73% 2.07%
2043 0.75% 2.16%
2042 0.76% 2.16%
2041 0.78% 2.24%
2040 0.79% 2.29%
2039 0.84% 2.33%
2038 0.85% 2.35%
2037 0.87% 2.43%
2036 0.9% 2.47%
2035 0.91% 2.56%
2034 0.93% 2.55%
2033 0.98% 2.61%
2032 1.01% 2.64%
2031 1.03% 2.67%
2030 1.03% 2.72%
2029 1.07% 2.76%
2028 1.09% 2.79%
2027 1.11% 2.83%
2026 1.16% 2.83%
2025 1.21% 2.94%
2024 1.23% 2.96%
2023 1.24% 3%
2022 1.2% 2.99%
2021 1.16% 3%
2020 1.34% 3.01%
2019 1.61% 2.98%
2018 1.72% 3.03%
2017 1.78% 3.03%
2016 1.78% 2.97%
2015 1.75% 2.94%
2014 1.73% 2.94%
2013 1.72% 2.93%
2012 1.72% 2.91%
2011 1.77% 2.83%
2010 1.89% 2.71%
2009 2.01% 2.62%
2008 2.12% 2.5%
2007 2.2% 2.41%
2006 2.25% 2.38%
2005 2.29% 2.34%
2004 2.34% 2.31%
2003 2.39% 2.29%
2002 2.45% 2.27%
2001 2.43% 2.25%
2000 2.37% 2.23%
1999 2.41% 2.27%
1998 2.49% 2.3%
1997 2.52% 2.77%
1996 2.56% 3.33%
1995 2.57% 6.16%
1994 2.58% 6.99%
1993 2.59% 3.22%
1992 2.68% 1.96%
1991 2.86% 1.97%
1990 2.99% 1.45%
1989 3.09% 0.83%
1988 3.19% -0.17%
1987 3.28% 0.41%
1986 3.33% 1.77%
1985 3.34% 1.89%
1984 3.31% 2.01%
1983 3.28% 2.11%
1982 3.24% 2.22%
1981 3.2% 2.05%
1980 2.82% 2.79%
1979 2.43% 3.87%
1978 2.43% 3.85%
1977 2.43% 3.63%
1976 2.42% 3.42%
1975 2.42% 3.3%
1974 2.43% 3.15%
1973 2.42% 3.01%
1972 2.43% 2.8%
1971 2.4% 2.49%
1970 2.32% 2.28%
1969 2.29% 2.21%
1968 2.29% 2.18%
1967 2.4% 2.14%
1966 2.52% 2.11%
1965 2.58% 2.09%
1964 2.63% 2.04%
1963 2.65% 2.02%
1962 2.64% 1.97%
1961 2.62% 1.81%

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 Malaysia grew by 1.23%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Malaysia Mozambique
Current population
36512221
36941128
Population rank 45/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.44% 0.45%
One net population change
1.22 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
1.21 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
2.9 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,182 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +431,375 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 89/197 16/197
One migration net change every
3.16 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change +166,615 -65,573
Net migration rank 7/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 3,806,514 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 18/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 62/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malaysia
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malaysia Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 166,615 - -65,573
2024 - 174,770 - -38,940
2023 254,806 181,071 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 237,560 188,154 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 212,002 188,506 951,234 -23,103
2020 283,282 101,907 945,952 -25,864
2019 309,426 203,284 927,581 -49,080
2018 324,568 221,965 903,176 -50,224
2017 336,434 227,677 876,594 -25,043
2016 345,681 222,141 850,430 -43,398
2015 358,302 187,663 824,435 -52,374
2014 367,587 159,791 799,778 -53,625
2013 366,738 149,637 784,641 -57,067
2012 371,497 134,975 763,088 -63,131
2011 372,836 122,269 741,303 -63,638
2010 360,260 157,164 719,025 -97,079
2009 366,157 178,410 693,673 -100,625
2008 362,380 202,481 654,920 -102,534
2007 348,711 229,784 610,913 -100,490
2006 349,509 232,971 586,009 -95,333
2005 355,324 225,864 570,132 -95,770
2004 365,138 212,278 554,973 -100,824
2003 377,425 199,510 540,992 -99,484
2002 381,084 196,227 529,867 -103,102
2001 400,939 173,613 519,594 -105,130
2000 417,371 125,499 506,162 -104,476
1999 432,355 89,335 491,814 -103,223
1998 436,316 99,639 474,453 -74,952
1997 447,768 79,266 461,209 -79,732
1996 450,174 73,040 442,559 90,975
1995 443,349 72,393 421,630 108,751
1994 437,873 66,685 384,821 938,163
1993 429,910 61,079 369,518 272,829
1992 418,900 66,286 362,373 -128,960
1991 401,938 97,111 357,676 -68,644
1990 384,518 135,020 353,290 -127,215
1989 373,277 143,544 348,833 -199,509
1988 386,507 133,478 349,480 -286,247
1987 381,999 137,759 334,438 -441,710
1986 385,799 127,081 332,609 -121,350
1985 383,243 120,215 307,625 -75,642
1984 376,797 106,248 304,524 -70,532
1983 365,290 97,862 324,158 -73,899
1982 353,138 89,942 321,493 -72,852
1981 339,991 84,142 322,207 -58,347
1980 326,947 80,617 349,586 -149,650
1979 317,439 -13,980 331,162 83,699
1978 311,027 -15,059 310,403 95,859
1977 305,515 -16,601 289,193 91,082
1976 300,615 -18,316 273,924 61,326
1975 294,541 -20,480 257,984 59,562
1974 289,880 -21,919 240,665 51,238
1973 284,611 -21,995 226,847 44,951
1972 276,263 -21,305 215,793 35,023
1971 272,323 -20,535 211,137 11,297
1970 269,341 -31,839 207,385 -18,197
1969 264,327 -39,420 202,174 -24,251
1968 260,705 -40,996 197,623 -26,872
1967 258,764 -42,108 193,044 -27,672
1966 262,162 -33,993 189,218 -31,462
1965 264,836 -36,456 185,931 -30,538
1964 266,406 -38,785 182,334 -35,005
1963 265,815 -40,952 180,867 -37,738
1962 262,140 -43,033 176,297 -38,504
1961 257,270 -44,916 171,236 -40,181
1960 251,090 -46,948 165,774 -54,351

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 61.7% of the population change in Malaysia is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 people). In Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 3,806,514 residents or 10.7% of the population were not native-born in Malaysia, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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