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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Malaysia was 35,557,673 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malaysia's population is 36,512,221 people compared to 7,124,343 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 5.12 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Malaysia is ranked the 45th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.44% for Malaysia vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Malaysia has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malaysia has increased from 26.4M people to 36.5M (38.2% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.12M (31.5% growth).

Malaysia vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malaysia Nicaragua
2100 44,353,615 8,688,116
2099 44,467,475 8,724,538
2098 44,579,971 8,760,232
2097 44,695,979 8,794,755
2096 44,814,885 8,828,433
2095 44,932,404 8,861,157
2094 45,047,479 8,892,755
2093 45,165,126 8,924,287
2092 45,278,674 8,954,488
2091 45,390,002 8,984,026
2090 45,501,495 9,012,075
2089 45,610,046 9,039,709
2088 45,717,882 9,065,862
2087 45,823,085 9,090,942
2086 45,926,712 9,115,336
2085 46,020,742 9,138,363
2084 46,111,490 9,160,205
2083 46,202,286 9,180,483
2082 46,284,929 9,199,639
2081 46,359,700 9,217,574
2080 46,435,482 9,233,677
2079 46,496,102 9,247,995
2078 46,549,167 9,260,269
2077 46,594,188 9,271,296
2076 46,619,045 9,280,355
2075 46,643,115 9,287,263
2074 46,658,350 9,293,340
2073 46,670,848 9,297,217
2072 46,670,426 9,298,930
2071 46,660,436 9,298,548
2070 46,645,623 9,296,541
2069 46,623,238 9,292,245
2068 46,600,060 9,285,519
2067 46,569,264 9,277,073
2066 46,530,377 9,266,063
2065 46,481,890 9,253,359
2064 46,417,369 9,238,451
2063 46,350,674 9,221,261
2062 46,272,105 9,201,687
2061 46,178,092 9,180,231
2060 46,075,877 9,156,164
2059 45,958,718 9,129,485
2058 45,837,407 9,100,437
2057 45,707,213 9,069,770
2056 45,566,357 9,037,076
2055 45,418,953 9,002,004
2054 45,252,995 8,964,646
2053 45,069,089 8,925,248
2052 44,873,927 8,883,323
2051 44,668,767 8,838,651
2050 44,445,677 8,791,647
2049 44,217,593 8,743,003
2048 43,974,925 8,691,701
2047 43,712,325 8,638,293
2046 43,438,283 8,583,244
2045 43,157,909 8,525,953
2044 42,866,716 8,466,669
2043 42,557,941 8,405,733
2042 42,239,980 8,342,871
2041 41,922,379 8,278,159
2040 41,598,231 8,211,510
2039 41,270,953 8,143,346
2038 40,929,067 8,072,943
2037 40,584,773 8,000,701
2036 40,234,128 7,926,969
2035 39,876,375 7,851,540
2034 39,515,857 7,774,327
2033 39,152,086 7,695,506
2032 38,772,414 7,615,273
2031 38,386,293 7,533,169
2030 37,995,617 7,449,842
2029 37,606,753 7,364,850
2028 37,207,852 7,278,061
2027 36,806,585 7,189,755
2026 36,403,076 7,100,090
2025 35,987,113 7,008,896
2024 35,557,673 6,916,140
2023 35,126,298 6,823,613
2022 34,695,493 6,730,654
2021 34,282,399 6,644,741
2020 33,889,558 6,565,267
2019 33,440,596 6,483,657
2018 32,910,967 6,400,080
2017 32,355,644 6,316,231
2016 31,789,685 6,232,666
2015 31,232,798 6,149,417
2014 30,696,137 6,066,492
2013 30,174,265 5,983,845
2012 29,662,831 5,901,287
2011 29,162,039 5,819,051
2010 28,655,776 5,737,450
2009 28,124,778 5,656,601
2008 27,570,059 5,576,593
2007 26,998,389 5,497,243
2006 26,417,909 5,418,855
2005 25,836,071 5,342,105
2004 25,256,772 5,272,912
2003 24,679,602 5,210,963
2002 24,102,477 5,149,909
2001 23,526,538 5,087,825
2000 22,967,816 5,022,633
1999 22,435,531 4,954,018
1998 21,906,713 4,883,655
1997 21,375,218 4,809,573
1996 20,850,087 4,729,974
1995 20,330,599 4,642,931
1994 19,820,446 4,549,316
1993 19,322,664 4,453,732
1992 18,834,572 4,357,026
1991 18,342,464 4,259,637
1990 17,833,171 4,162,559
1989 17,314,997 4,066,476
1988 16,796,605 3,972,320
1987 16,276,737 3,882,164
1986 15,760,419 3,794,157
1985 15,252,258 3,706,479
1984 14,759,009 3,619,104
1983 14,285,907 3,530,282
1982 13,832,798 3,438,745
1981 13,399,203 3,345,674
1980 12,983,363 3,252,403
1979 12,627,862 3,164,525
1978 12,328,157 3,080,314
1977 12,035,713 2,992,534
1976 11,750,097 2,903,851
1975 11,471,914 2,816,943
1974 11,200,906 2,732,075
1973 10,935,621 2,649,278
1972 10,676,835 2,573,578
1971 10,423,453 2,499,825
1970 10,178,802 2,423,065
1969 9,947,597 2,348,398
1968 9,725,281 2,275,836
1967 9,507,099 2,205,567
1966 9,284,688 2,137,820
1965 9,056,408 2,072,681
1964 8,828,406 2,010,176
1963 8,602,160 1,950,159
1962 8,380,172 1,892,320
1961 8,164,443 1,836,451
1960 7,956,197 1,782,370

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/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malaysia increased by 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malaysia gained 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth).

Malaysia was ranked 44th most populous country in 2006 and is 45th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,791,647 people and rank change from 107th to 108th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M people compared to the peak of 9.3M people in 2072 for Nicaragua.

Population growth rate by year

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malaysia Nicaragua
2100 -0.26% -0.42%
2099 -0.25% -0.41%
2098 -0.26% -0.39%
2097 -0.27% -0.38%
2096 -0.26% -0.37%
2095 -0.26% -0.36%
2094 -0.26% -0.35%
2093 -0.25% -0.34%
2092 -0.25% -0.33%
2091 -0.25% -0.31%
2090 -0.24% -0.31%
2089 -0.24% -0.29%
2088 -0.23% -0.28%
2087 -0.23% -0.27%
2086 -0.2% -0.25%
2085 -0.2% -0.24%
2084 -0.2% -0.22%
2083 -0.18% -0.21%
2082 -0.16% -0.19%
2081 -0.16% -0.17%
2080 -0.13% -0.15%
2079 -0.11% -0.13%
2078 -0.1% -0.12%
2077 -0.05% -0.1%
2076 -0.05% -0.07%
2075 -0.03% -0.07%
2074 -0.03% -0.04%
2073 0.001% -0.02%
2072 0.02% 0.004%
2071 0.03% 0.02%
2070 0.05% 0.05%
2069 0.05% 0.07%
2068 0.07% 0.09%
2067 0.08% 0.12%
2066 0.1% 0.14%
2065 0.14% 0.16%
2064 0.14% 0.19%
2063 0.17% 0.21%
2062 0.2% 0.23%
2061 0.22% 0.26%
2060 0.25% 0.29%
2059 0.26% 0.32%
2058 0.28% 0.34%
2057 0.31% 0.36%
2056 0.32% 0.39%
2055 0.37% 0.42%
2054 0.41% 0.44%
2053 0.43% 0.47%
2052 0.46% 0.51%
2051 0.5% 0.53%
2050 0.52% 0.56%
2049 0.55% 0.59%
2048 0.6% 0.62%
2047 0.63% 0.64%
2046 0.65% 0.67%
2045 0.68% 0.7%
2044 0.73% 0.72%
2043 0.75% 0.75%
2042 0.76% 0.78%
2041 0.78% 0.81%
2040 0.79% 0.84%
2039 0.84% 0.87%
2038 0.85% 0.9%
2037 0.87% 0.93%
2036 0.9% 0.96%
2035 0.91% 0.99%
2034 0.93% 1.02%
2033 0.98% 1.05%
2032 1.01% 1.09%
2031 1.03% 1.12%
2030 1.03% 1.15%
2029 1.07% 1.19%
2028 1.09% 1.23%
2027 1.11% 1.26%
2026 1.16% 1.3%
2025 1.21% 1.34%
2024 1.23% 1.36%
2023 1.24% 1.38%
2022 1.2% 1.29%
2021 1.16% 1.21%
2020 1.34% 1.26%
2019 1.61% 1.31%
2018 1.72% 1.33%
2017 1.78% 1.34%
2016 1.78% 1.35%
2015 1.75% 1.37%
2014 1.73% 1.38%
2013 1.72% 1.4%
2012 1.72% 1.41%
2011 1.77% 1.42%
2010 1.89% 1.43%
2009 2.01% 1.43%
2008 2.12% 1.44%
2007 2.2% 1.45%
2006 2.25% 1.44%
2005 2.29% 1.31%
2004 2.34% 1.19%
2003 2.39% 1.19%
2002 2.45% 1.22%
2001 2.43% 1.3%
2000 2.37% 1.39%
1999 2.41% 1.44%
1998 2.49% 1.54%
1997 2.52% 1.68%
1996 2.56% 1.87%
1995 2.57% 2.06%
1994 2.58% 2.15%
1993 2.59% 2.22%
1992 2.68% 2.29%
1991 2.86% 2.33%
1990 2.99% 2.36%
1989 3.09% 2.37%
1988 3.19% 2.32%
1987 3.28% 2.32%
1986 3.33% 2.37%
1985 3.34% 2.41%
1984 3.31% 2.52%
1983 3.28% 2.66%
1982 3.24% 2.78%
1981 3.2% 2.87%
1980 2.82% 2.78%
1979 2.43% 2.73%
1978 2.43% 2.93%
1977 2.43% 3.05%
1976 2.42% 3.09%
1975 2.42% 3.11%
1974 2.43% 3.13%
1973 2.42% 2.94%
1972 2.43% 2.95%
1971 2.4% 3.17%
1970 2.32% 3.18%
1969 2.29% 3.19%
1968 2.29% 3.19%
1967 2.4% 3.17%
1966 2.52% 3.14%
1965 2.58% 3.11%
1964 2.63% 3.08%
1963 2.65% 3.06%
1962 2.64% 3.04%
1961 2.62% 3.03%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Malaysia grew by 1.23%, while Nicaragua's population grew by 1.36%.

Live population counters

Malaysia Nicaragua
Current population
36512221
7124343
Population rank 45/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.44% 0.09%
One net population change
1.22 minutes
5.68 minutes
One birth every
1.21 minutes
3.98 minutes
One death every
2.9 minutes
16.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,182 +253
Annual growth/decline +431,375 +92,527
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +1.36%
Population growth rate rank 89/197 78/197
One migration net change every
3.16 minutes
1.05 hours
Annual migration change +166,615 -8,371
Net migration rank 7/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 3,806,514 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 18/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.7% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 62/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malaysia
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malaysia Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 166,615 - -8,371
2024 - 174,770 - -8,189
2023 254,806 181,071 100,921 -7,996
2022 237,560 188,154 100,987 -7,996
2021 212,002 188,506 89,213 -10,383
2020 283,282 101,907 90,515 -10,383
2019 309,426 203,284 102,817 -19,730
2018 324,568 221,965 104,814 -20,742
2017 336,434 227,677 105,468 -21,849
2016 345,681 222,141 106,585 -23,076
2015 358,302 187,663 107,344 -24,353
2014 367,587 159,791 108,420 -25,570
2013 366,738 149,637 109,032 -26,587
2012 371,497 134,975 110,065 -27,389
2011 372,836 122,269 110,026 -28,221
2010 360,260 157,164 110,475 -29,081
2009 366,157 178,410 110,213 -29,913
2008 362,380 202,481 110,395 -30,675
2007 348,711 229,784 110,341 -31,357
2006 349,509 232,971 110,073 -32,274
2005 355,324 225,864 108,984 -33,280
2004 365,138 212,278 106,904 -44,222
2003 377,425 199,510 106,142 -44,931
2002 381,084 196,227 105,805 -44,906
2001 400,939 173,613 107,109 -43,837
2000 417,371 125,499 109,192 -42,087
1999 432,355 89,335 110,217 -40,095
1998 436,316 99,639 108,862 -38,260
1997 447,768 79,266 114,415 -36,851
1996 450,174 73,040 116,849 -35,208
1995 443,349 72,393 118,325 -25,889
1994 437,873 66,685 119,565 -24,773
1993 429,910 61,079 120,469 -24,091
1992 418,900 66,286 121,204 -24,171
1991 401,938 97,111 121,787 -24,028
1990 384,518 135,020 120,677 -24,280
1989 373,277 143,544 120,128 -24,364
1988 386,507 133,478 117,299 -24,753
1987 381,999 137,759 112,885 -25,127
1986 385,799 127,081 113,054 -24,805
1985 383,243 120,215 110,949 -23,840
1984 376,797 106,248 110,133 -22,493
1983 365,290 97,862 110,618 -20,620
1982 353,138 89,942 112,468 -19,395
1981 339,991 84,142 110,421 -17,353
1980 326,947 80,617 108,604 -15,130
1979 317,439 -13,980 96,429 -14,152
1978 311,027 -15,059 98,419 -12,273
1977 305,515 -16,601 100,498 -11,082
1976 300,615 -18,316 98,100 -10,155
1975 294,541 -20,480 95,230 -9,349
1974 289,880 -21,919 92,505 -8,639
1973 284,611 -21,995 89,662 -7,947
1972 276,263 -21,305 76,906 -7,219
1971 272,323 -20,535 84,139 -6,328
1970 269,341 -31,839 81,127 -5,423
1969 264,327 -39,420 78,237 -4,592
1968 260,705 -40,996 75,458 -3,979
1967 258,764 -42,108 72,722 -3,666
1966 262,162 -33,993 69,883 -3,443
1965 264,836 -36,456 67,056 -3,231
1964 266,406 -38,785 64,227 -3,043
1963 265,815 -40,952 61,738 -2,881
1962 262,140 -43,033 59,547 -2,727
1961 257,270 -44,916 57,499 -2,579
1960 251,090 -46,948 55,664 -2,418

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

GeoRank.org/population/malaysia/nicaragua | 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 Nicaragua 85.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,017,084 people) and 14.5% is from migration (a loss of 172,078 people).

As of 2024, 3,806,514 residents or 10.7% of the population were not native-born in Malaysia, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

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
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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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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