Population in Malaysia compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Malaysia vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

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Netherlands

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Year	Population
	Malaysia	Netherlands
2100	44,342,183	17,329,352
2099	44,456,013	17,362,626
2098	44,568,480	17,395,665
2097	44,684,459	17,429,925
2096	44,803,334	17,465,162
2095	44,920,823	17,502,567
2094	45,035,868	17,540,959
2093	45,153,485	17,580,632
2092	45,267,003	17,619,384
2091	45,378,303	17,658,238
2090	45,489,767	17,700,204
2089	45,598,290	17,739,947
2088	45,706,098	17,779,324
2087	45,811,274	17,815,257
2086	45,914,874	17,854,371
2085	46,008,880	17,890,610
2084	46,099,604	17,926,885
2083	46,190,377	17,963,416
2082	46,272,999	17,998,527
2081	46,347,751	18,032,297
2080	46,423,514	18,062,716
2079	46,484,118	18,093,254
2078	46,537,169	18,121,649
2077	46,582,178	18,150,234
2076	46,607,029	18,175,683
2075	46,631,092	18,196,574
2074	46,646,324	18,214,405
2073	46,658,819	18,232,486
2072	46,658,396	18,249,136
2071	46,648,409	18,264,367
2070	46,633,600	18,279,781
2069	46,611,221	18,295,123
2068	46,588,049	18,310,300
2067	46,557,261	18,325,333
2066	46,518,384	18,343,435
2065	46,469,909	18,364,513
2064	46,405,405	18,386,352
2063	46,338,727	18,409,851
2062	46,260,178	18,433,299
2061	46,166,190	18,460,766
2060	46,064,001	18,488,598
2059	45,946,872	18,517,020
2058	45,825,593	18,545,884
2057	45,695,432	18,576,502
2056	45,554,612	18,606,997
2055	45,407,246	18,634,546
2054	45,241,331	18,660,585
2053	45,057,472	18,686,212
2052	44,862,361	18,709,643
2051	44,657,253	18,736,166
2050	44,434,221	18,757,302
2049	44,206,196	18,777,673
2048	43,963,591	18,795,411
2047	43,701,058	18,812,362
2046	43,427,087	18,823,628
2045	43,146,785	18,834,974
2044	42,855,667	18,844,772
2043	42,546,972	18,850,396
2042	42,229,093	18,853,495
2041	41,911,573	18,852,912
2040	41,587,509	18,847,238
2039	41,260,315	18,837,931
2038	40,918,517	18,823,220
2037	40,574,312	18,804,912
2036	40,223,758	18,779,656
2035	39,866,097	18,751,144
2034	39,505,672	18,718,013
2033	39,141,994	18,676,061
2032	38,762,420	18,630,094
2031	38,376,399	18,577,582
2030	37,985,824	18,517,866
2029	37,597,060	18,449,618
2028	37,198,261	18,372,676
2027	36,797,098	18,289,268
2026	36,393,693	18,196,186
2025	35,977,838	18,087,633
2024	35,557,673	17,993,485
2023	35,126,298	17,877,117
2022	34,695,493	17,700,982
2021	34,282,399	17,533,044
2020	33,889,558	17,441,500
2019	33,440,596	17,344,874
2018	32,910,967	17,231,624
2017	32,355,644	17,131,296
2016	31,789,685	17,030,314
2015	31,232,798	16,939,923
2014	30,696,137	16,865,008
2013	30,174,265	16,804,432
2012	29,662,831	16,754,962
2011	29,162,039	16,693,074
2010	28,655,776	16,615,394
2009	28,124,778	16,530,388
2008	27,570,059	16,445,593
2007	26,998,389	16,381,696
2006	26,417,909	16,346,101
2005	25,836,071	16,319,868
2004	25,256,772	16,281,779
2003	24,679,602	16,225,302
2002	24,102,477	16,148,929
2001	23,526,538	16,046,180
2000	22,967,816	15,925,513
1999	22,435,531	15,812,088
1998	21,906,713	15,707,209
1997	21,375,218	15,610,650
1996	20,850,087	15,530,498
1995	20,330,599	15,459,006
1994	19,820,446	15,382,838
1993	19,322,664	15,290,368
1992	18,834,572	15,184,166
1991	18,342,464	15,069,798
1990	17,833,171	14,951,510
1989	17,314,997	14,848,907
1988	16,796,605	14,760,094
1987	16,276,737	14,665,037
1986	15,760,419	14,572,278
1985	15,252,258	14,491,632
1984	14,759,009	14,424,211
1983	14,285,907	14,367,070
1982	13,832,798	14,312,690
1981	13,399,203	14,247,208
1980	12,983,363	14,149,800
1979	12,627,862	14,038,270
1978	12,328,157	13,941,700
1977	12,035,713	13,856,185
1976	11,750,097	13,774,037
1975	11,471,914	13,666,335
1974	11,200,906	13,545,056
1973	10,935,621	13,439,322
1972	10,676,835	13,328,593
1971	10,423,453	13,194,497
1970	10,178,802	13,038,526
1969	9,947,597	12,877,984
1968	9,725,281	12,729,721
1967	9,507,099	12,598,201
1966	9,284,688	12,456,251
1965	9,056,408	12,294,732
1964	8,828,406	12,127,120
1963	8,602,160	11,965,966
1962	8,380,172	11,805,689
1961	8,164,443	11,638,712
1960	7,956,197	11,486,631

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malaysia increased by 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malaysia gained 4,811,221 people (a 15.1% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

Malaysia was ranked 44th most populous country in 2006 and is 45th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

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Netherlands

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Year	Growth rate
	Malaysia	Netherlands
2100	-0.26%	-0.19%
2099	-0.25%	-0.19%
2098	-0.26%	-0.2%
2097	-0.27%	-0.2%
2096	-0.26%	-0.21%
2095	-0.26%	-0.22%
2094	-0.26%	-0.23%
2093	-0.25%	-0.22%
2092	-0.25%	-0.22%
2091	-0.25%	-0.24%
2090	-0.24%	-0.22%
2089	-0.24%	-0.22%
2088	-0.23%	-0.2%
2087	-0.23%	-0.22%
2086	-0.2%	-0.2%
2085	-0.2%	-0.2%
2084	-0.2%	-0.2%
2083	-0.18%	-0.2%
2082	-0.16%	-0.19%
2081	-0.16%	-0.17%
2080	-0.13%	-0.17%
2079	-0.11%	-0.16%
2078	-0.1%	-0.16%
2077	-0.05%	-0.14%
2076	-0.05%	-0.11%
2075	-0.03%	-0.1%
2074	-0.03%	-0.1%
2073	0.001%	-0.09%
2072	0.02%	-0.08%
2071	0.03%	-0.08%
2070	0.05%	-0.08%
2069	0.05%	-0.08%
2068	0.07%	-0.08%
2067	0.08%	-0.1%
2066	0.1%	-0.11%
2065	0.14%	-0.12%
2064	0.14%	-0.13%
2063	0.17%	-0.13%
2062	0.2%	-0.15%
2061	0.22%	-0.15%
2060	0.25%	-0.15%
2059	0.26%	-0.16%
2058	0.28%	-0.16%
2057	0.31%	-0.16%
2056	0.32%	-0.15%
2055	0.37%	-0.14%
2054	0.41%	-0.14%
2053	0.43%	-0.13%
2052	0.46%	-0.14%
2051	0.5%	-0.11%
2050	0.52%	-0.11%
2049	0.55%	-0.09%
2048	0.6%	-0.09%
2047	0.63%	-0.06%
2046	0.65%	-0.06%
2045	0.68%	-0.05%
2044	0.73%	-0.03%
2043	0.75%	-0.02%
2042	0.76%	0.003%
2041	0.78%	0.03%
2040	0.79%	0.05%
2039	0.84%	0.08%
2038	0.85%	0.1%
2037	0.87%	0.13%
2036	0.9%	0.15%
2035	0.91%	0.18%
2034	0.93%	0.22%
2033	0.98%	0.25%
2032	1.01%	0.28%
2031	1.03%	0.32%
2030	1.03%	0.37%
2029	1.07%	0.42%
2028	1.09%	0.46%
2027	1.11%	0.51%
2026	1.16%	0.6%
2025	1.18%	0.52%
2024	1.23%	0.65%
2023	1.24%	1%
2022	1.2%	0.96%
2021	1.16%	0.52%
2020	1.34%	0.56%
2019	1.61%	0.66%
2018	1.72%	0.59%
2017	1.78%	0.59%
2016	1.78%	0.53%
2015	1.75%	0.44%
2014	1.73%	0.36%
2013	1.72%	0.3%
2012	1.72%	0.37%
2011	1.77%	0.47%
2010	1.89%	0.51%
2009	2.01%	0.52%
2008	2.12%	0.39%
2007	2.2%	0.22%
2006	2.25%	0.16%
2005	2.29%	0.23%
2004	2.34%	0.35%
2003	2.39%	0.47%
2002	2.45%	0.64%
2001	2.43%	0.76%
2000	2.37%	0.72%
1999	2.41%	0.67%
1998	2.49%	0.62%
1997	2.52%	0.52%
1996	2.56%	0.46%
1995	2.57%	0.5%
1994	2.58%	0.6%
1993	2.59%	0.7%
1992	2.68%	0.76%
1991	2.86%	0.79%
1990	2.99%	0.69%
1989	3.09%	0.6%
1988	3.19%	0.65%
1987	3.28%	0.64%
1986	3.33%	0.56%
1985	3.34%	0.47%
1984	3.31%	0.4%
1983	3.28%	0.38%
1982	3.24%	0.46%
1981	3.2%	0.69%
1980	2.82%	0.79%
1979	2.43%	0.69%
1978	2.43%	0.62%
1977	2.43%	0.6%
1976	2.42%	0.79%
1975	2.42%	0.9%
1974	2.43%	0.79%
1973	2.42%	0.83%
1972	2.43%	1.02%
1971	2.4%	1.2%
1970	2.32%	1.25%
1969	2.29%	1.16%
1968	2.29%	1.04%
1967	2.4%	1.14%
1966	2.52%	1.31%
1965	2.58%	1.38%
1964	2.63%	1.35%
1963	2.65%	1.36%
1962	2.64%	1.43%
1961	2.62%	1.32%

In 2025, the population of Malaysia grew by 1.18%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

Population map with other countries

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