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

Malaysia and Nauru: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Malaysia	Nauru	Malaysia	Nauru
1960	7,956,197	4,607	-	-
1961	8,164,443	4,774	2.62%	3.62%
1962	8,380,172	4,979	2.64%	4.29%
1963	8,602,160	5,226	2.65%	4.96%
1964	8,828,406	5,515	2.63%	5.53%
1965	9,056,408	5,832	2.58%	5.75%
1966	9,284,688	6,043	2.52%	3.62%
1967	9,507,099	6,135	2.4%	1.52%
1968	9,725,281	6,328	2.29%	3.15%
1969	9,947,597	6,581	2.29%	4%
1970	10,178,802	6,710	2.32%	1.96%
1971	10,423,453	6,762	2.4%	0.77%
1972	10,676,835	6,812	2.43%	0.74%
1973	10,935,621	6,866	2.42%	0.79%
1974	11,200,906	6,923	2.43%	0.83%
1975	11,471,914	6,987	2.42%	0.92%
1976	11,750,097	7,064	2.42%	1.1%
1977	12,035,713	7,163	2.43%	1.4%
1978	12,328,157	7,298	2.43%	1.88%
1979	12,627,862	7,468	2.43%	2.33%
1980	12,983,363	7,649	2.82%	2.42%
1981	13,399,203	7,839	3.2%	2.48%
1982	13,832,798	8,040	3.24%	2.56%
1983	14,285,907	8,216	3.28%	2.19%
1984	14,759,009	8,377	3.31%	1.96%
1985	15,252,258	8,551	3.34%	2.08%
1986	15,760,419	8,742	3.33%	2.23%
1987	16,276,737	8,946	3.28%	2.33%
1988	16,796,605	9,165	3.19%	2.45%
1989	17,314,997	9,390	3.09%	2.45%
1990	17,833,171	9,622	2.99%	2.47%
1991	18,342,464	9,850	2.86%	2.37%
1992	18,834,572	10,021	2.68%	1.74%
1993	19,322,664	10,102	2.59%	0.81%
1994	19,820,446	10,137	2.58%	0.35%
1995	20,330,599	10,165	2.57%	0.28%
1996	20,850,087	10,183	2.56%	0.18%
1997	21,375,218	10,197	2.52%	0.14%
1998	21,906,713	10,198	2.49%	0.01%
1999	22,435,531	10,187	2.41%	-0.11%
2000	22,967,816	10,168	2.37%	-0.19%
2001	23,526,538	10,130	2.43%	-0.37%
2002	24,102,477	10,082	2.45%	-0.47%
2003	24,679,602	10,059	2.39%	-0.23%
2004	25,256,772	10,060	2.34%	0.01%
2005	25,836,071	10,049	2.29%	-0.11%
2006	26,417,909	10,034	2.25%	-0.15%
2007	26,998,389	10,020	2.2%	-0.14%
2008	27,570,059	10,009	2.12%	-0.11%
2009	28,124,778	10,016	2.01%	0.07%
2010	28,655,776	10,043	1.89%	0.27%
2011	29,162,039	10,098	1.77%	0.55%
2012	29,662,831	10,267	1.72%	1.67%
2013	30,174,265	10,517	1.72%	2.43%
2014	30,696,137	10,742	1.73%	2.14%
2015	31,232,798	10,954	1.75%	1.97%
2016	31,789,685	11,150	1.78%	1.79%
2017	32,355,644	11,324	1.78%	1.56%
2018	32,910,967	11,477	1.72%	1.35%
2019	33,440,596	11,587	1.61%	0.96%
2020	33,889,558	11,643	1.34%	0.48%
2021	34,282,399	11,709	1.16%	0.57%
2022	34,695,493	11,801	1.2%	0.79%
2023	35,126,298	11,875	1.24%	0.63%
2024	35,557,673	11,947	1.23%	0.61%
2025	35,977,838	12,030	1.18%	0.7%
2026	36,385,119	12,103	1.13%	0.61%
2027	36,785,089	12,196	1.1%	0.77%
2028	37,182,773	12,296	1.08%	0.82%
2029	37,574,292	12,403	1.05%	0.87%
2030	37,961,722	12,519	1.03%	0.94%
2031	38,347,786	12,645	1.02%	1%
2032	38,728,383	12,785	0.99%	1.11%
2033	39,097,871	12,921	0.95%	1.06%
2034	39,457,849	13,071	0.92%	1.16%
2035	39,814,834	13,230	0.9%	1.22%
2036	40,166,904	13,391	0.88%	1.21%
2037	40,512,289	13,541	0.86%	1.12%
2038	40,853,318	13,697	0.84%	1.16%
2039	41,185,892	13,857	0.81%	1.17%
2040	41,509,646	14,041	0.79%	1.33%
2041	41,828,594	14,220	0.77%	1.27%
2042	42,144,474	14,402	0.76%	1.28%
2043	42,455,952	14,579	0.74%	1.23%
2044	42,754,140	14,754	0.7%	1.2%
2045	43,038,205	14,920	0.66%	1.13%
2046	43,313,754	15,098	0.64%	1.19%
2047	43,580,459	15,268	0.62%	1.12%
2048	43,831,577	15,431	0.58%	1.07%
2049	44,065,538	15,595	0.53%	1.06%
2050	44,289,765	15,751	0.51%	1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malaysia increased by 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth), while Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malaysia gained 4,599,805 (a 14.5% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 954 (a 8.56% growth).

Malaysia was ranked 44th most populous country in 2006 and is 45th in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Malaysia's population will grow by 21.7% to 44,289,765 people with a rank change from 45th to 49th. The population of Nauru will increase by 30.1% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.