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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Malaysia was 35,557,673 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malaysia's population is 36,512,221 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 7.13 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • Malaysia is ranked the 45th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.58% of the world: 0.44% for Malaysia vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Malaysia has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malaysia has increased from 26.4M people to 36.5M (38.2% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Malaysia vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malaysia Pakistan
2100 44,353,615 514,531,704
2099 44,467,475 513,655,674
2098 44,579,971 512,727,636
2097 44,695,979 511,735,790
2096 44,814,885 510,636,755
2095 44,932,404 509,437,875
2094 45,047,479 508,130,071
2093 45,165,126 506,765,644
2092 45,278,674 505,327,656
2091 45,390,002 503,824,444
2090 45,501,495 502,264,268
2089 45,610,046 500,660,501
2088 45,717,882 498,935,983
2087 45,823,085 497,190,466
2086 45,926,712 495,313,036
2085 46,020,742 493,366,305
2084 46,111,490 491,354,778
2083 46,202,286 489,225,193
2082 46,284,929 486,984,952
2081 46,359,700 484,673,501
2080 46,435,482 482,257,479
2079 46,496,102 479,813,404
2078 46,549,167 477,277,836
2077 46,594,188 474,593,860
2076 46,619,045 471,779,348
2075 46,643,115 468,855,468
2074 46,658,350 465,875,137
2073 46,670,848 462,811,079
2072 46,670,426 459,656,523
2071 46,660,436 456,423,506
2070 46,645,623 453,095,985
2069 46,623,238 449,655,599
2068 46,600,060 446,126,774
2067 46,569,264 442,540,629
2066 46,530,377 438,879,326
2065 46,481,890 435,169,856
2064 46,417,369 431,394,393
2063 46,350,674 427,575,887
2062 46,272,105 423,636,352
2061 46,178,092 419,672,017
2060 46,075,877 415,638,125
2059 45,958,718 411,576,344
2058 45,837,407 407,429,129
2057 45,707,213 403,233,874
2056 45,566,357 398,948,355
2055 45,418,953 394,645,693
2054 45,252,995 390,303,954
2053 45,069,089 385,922,748
2052 44,873,927 381,488,696
2051 44,668,767 377,018,239
2050 44,445,677 372,476,884
2049 44,217,593 367,909,407
2048 43,974,925 363,310,560
2047 43,712,325 358,659,474
2046 43,438,283 353,929,775
2045 43,157,909 349,156,085
2044 42,866,716 344,371,692
2043 42,557,941 339,561,029
2042 42,239,980 334,731,546
2041 41,922,379 329,875,686
2040 41,598,231 325,039,429
2039 41,270,953 320,137,108
2038 40,929,067 315,207,413
2037 40,584,773 310,312,684
2036 40,234,128 305,408,418
2035 39,876,375 300,541,523
2034 39,515,857 295,686,893
2033 39,152,086 290,851,174
2032 38,772,414 286,070,650
2031 38,386,293 281,351,929
2030 37,995,617 276,708,987
2029 37,606,753 272,189,955
2028 37,207,852 267,728,673
2027 36,806,585 263,390,059
2026 36,403,076 259,231,214
2025 35,987,113 255,166,301
2024 35,557,673 251,269,164
2023 35,126,298 247,504,495
2022 34,695,493 243,700,667
2021 34,282,399 239,477,801
2020 33,889,558 235,001,746
2019 33,440,596 230,800,899
2018 32,910,967 226,928,892
2017 32,355,644 223,273,967
2016 31,789,685 220,138,869
2015 31,232,798 217,290,883
2014 30,696,137 214,264,647
2013 30,174,265 211,073,978
2012 29,662,831 207,667,125
2011 29,162,039 203,746,065
2010 28,655,776 199,239,047
2009 28,124,778 194,376,534
2008 27,570,059 189,499,113
2007 26,998,389 184,493,231
2006 26,417,909 179,682,690
2005 25,836,071 175,453,212
2004 25,256,772 171,286,000
2003 24,679,602 167,110,248
2002 24,102,477 163,222,549
2001 23,526,538 159,270,907
2000 22,967,816 154,879,127
1999 22,435,531 150,565,377
1998 21,906,713 146,522,356
1997 21,375,218 142,531,804
1996 20,850,087 138,557,092
1995 20,330,599 134,582,253
1994 19,820,446 130,748,083
1993 19,322,664 127,020,117
1992 18,834,572 123,546,848
1991 18,342,464 120,060,406
1990 17,833,171 116,155,576
1989 17,314,997 112,336,629
1988 16,796,605 108,724,739
1987 16,276,737 105,130,717
1986 15,760,419 101,606,764
1985 15,252,258 98,229,285
1984 14,759,009 95,164,936
1983 14,285,907 92,227,711
1982 13,832,798 89,089,246
1981 13,399,203 85,802,049
1980 12,983,363 82,291,010
1979 12,627,862 78,997,039
1978 12,328,157 76,307,379
1977 12,035,713 73,901,827
1976 11,750,097 71,620,254
1975 11,471,914 69,461,175
1974 11,200,906 67,415,487
1973 10,935,621 65,461,912
1972 10,676,835 63,583,194
1971 10,423,453 61,847,899
1970 10,178,802 60,166,719
1969 9,947,597 58,460,939
1968 9,725,281 56,810,507
1967 9,507,099 55,214,768
1966 9,284,688 53,678,667
1965 9,056,408 52,209,010
1964 8,828,406 50,799,999
1963 8,602,160 49,447,776
1962 8,380,172 48,156,128
1961 8,164,443 46,921,277
1960 7,956,197 45,709,310

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malaysia increased by 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malaysia gained 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Malaysia was ranked 44th most populous country in 2006 and is 45th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malaysia Pakistan
2100 -0.26% 0.17%
2099 -0.25% 0.18%
2098 -0.26% 0.19%
2097 -0.27% 0.22%
2096 -0.26% 0.24%
2095 -0.26% 0.26%
2094 -0.26% 0.27%
2093 -0.25% 0.28%
2092 -0.25% 0.3%
2091 -0.25% 0.31%
2090 -0.24% 0.32%
2089 -0.24% 0.35%
2088 -0.23% 0.35%
2087 -0.23% 0.38%
2086 -0.2% 0.39%
2085 -0.2% 0.41%
2084 -0.2% 0.44%
2083 -0.18% 0.46%
2082 -0.16% 0.48%
2081 -0.16% 0.5%
2080 -0.13% 0.51%
2079 -0.11% 0.53%
2078 -0.1% 0.57%
2077 -0.05% 0.6%
2076 -0.05% 0.62%
2075 -0.03% 0.64%
2074 -0.03% 0.66%
2073 0.001% 0.69%
2072 0.02% 0.71%
2071 0.03% 0.73%
2070 0.05% 0.77%
2069 0.05% 0.79%
2068 0.07% 0.81%
2067 0.08% 0.83%
2066 0.1% 0.85%
2065 0.14% 0.88%
2064 0.14% 0.89%
2063 0.17% 0.93%
2062 0.2% 0.94%
2061 0.22% 0.97%
2060 0.25% 0.99%
2059 0.26% 1.02%
2058 0.28% 1.04%
2057 0.31% 1.07%
2056 0.32% 1.09%
2055 0.37% 1.11%
2054 0.41% 1.14%
2053 0.43% 1.16%
2052 0.46% 1.19%
2051 0.5% 1.22%
2050 0.52% 1.24%
2049 0.55% 1.27%
2048 0.6% 1.3%
2047 0.63% 1.34%
2046 0.65% 1.37%
2045 0.68% 1.39%
2044 0.73% 1.42%
2043 0.75% 1.44%
2042 0.76% 1.47%
2041 0.78% 1.49%
2040 0.79% 1.53%
2039 0.84% 1.56%
2038 0.85% 1.58%
2037 0.87% 1.61%
2036 0.9% 1.62%
2035 0.91% 1.64%
2034 0.93% 1.66%
2033 0.98% 1.67%
2032 1.01% 1.68%
2031 1.03% 1.68%
2030 1.03% 1.66%
2029 1.07% 1.67%
2028 1.09% 1.65%
2027 1.11% 1.6%
2026 1.16% 1.59%
2025 1.21% 1.55%
2024 1.23% 1.52%
2023 1.24% 1.56%
2022 1.2% 1.76%
2021 1.16% 1.9%
2020 1.34% 1.82%
2019 1.61% 1.71%
2018 1.72% 1.64%
2017 1.78% 1.42%
2016 1.78% 1.31%
2015 1.75% 1.41%
2014 1.73% 1.51%
2013 1.72% 1.64%
2012 1.72% 1.92%
2011 1.77% 2.26%
2010 1.89% 2.5%
2009 2.01% 2.57%
2008 2.12% 2.71%
2007 2.2% 2.68%
2006 2.25% 2.41%
2005 2.29% 2.43%
2004 2.34% 2.5%
2003 2.39% 2.38%
2002 2.45% 2.48%
2001 2.43% 2.84%
2000 2.37% 2.87%
1999 2.41% 2.76%
1998 2.49% 2.8%
1997 2.52% 2.87%
1996 2.56% 2.95%
1995 2.57% 2.93%
1994 2.58% 2.93%
1993 2.59% 2.81%
1992 2.68% 2.9%
1991 2.86% 3.36%
1990 2.99% 3.4%
1989 3.09% 3.32%
1988 3.19% 3.42%
1987 3.28% 3.47%
1986 3.33% 3.44%
1985 3.34% 3.22%
1984 3.31% 3.18%
1983 3.28% 3.52%
1982 3.24% 3.83%
1981 3.2% 4.27%
1980 2.82% 4.17%
1979 2.43% 3.52%
1978 2.43% 3.26%
1977 2.43% 3.19%
1976 2.42% 3.11%
1975 2.42% 3.03%
1974 2.43% 2.98%
1973 2.42% 2.95%
1972 2.43% 2.81%
1971 2.4% 2.79%
1970 2.32% 2.92%
1969 2.29% 2.91%
1968 2.29% 2.89%
1967 2.4% 2.86%
1966 2.52% 2.81%
1965 2.58% 2.77%
1964 2.63% 2.73%
1963 2.65% 2.68%
1962 2.64% 2.63%
1961 2.62% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Malaysia Pakistan
Current population
36512221
260356147
Population rank 45/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.44% 3.14%
One net population change
1.22 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
1.21 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
2.9 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,182 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +431,375 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 89/197 70/197
One migration net change every
3.16 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change +166,615 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 7/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 3,806,514 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 18/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.7% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 62/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malaysia
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malaysia Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 166,615 - -1,235,336
2024 - 174,770 - -1,401,173
2023 254,806 181,071 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 237,560 188,154 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 212,002 188,506 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 283,282 101,907 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 309,426 203,284 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 324,568 221,965 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 336,434 227,677 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 345,681 222,141 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 358,302 187,663 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 367,587 159,791 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 366,738 149,637 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 371,497 134,975 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 372,836 122,269 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 360,260 157,164 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 366,157 178,410 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 362,380 202,481 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 348,711 229,784 4,690,187 576,349
2006 349,509 232,971 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 355,324 225,864 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 365,138 212,278 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 377,425 199,510 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 381,084 196,227 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 400,939 173,613 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 417,371 125,499 4,281,169 252,869
1999 432,355 89,335 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 436,316 99,639 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 447,768 79,266 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 450,174 73,040 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 443,349 72,393 3,977,175 11,534
1994 437,873 66,685 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 429,910 61,079 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 418,900 66,286 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 401,938 97,111 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 384,518 135,020 3,731,730 275,242
1989 373,277 143,544 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 386,507 133,478 3,554,755 38,139
1987 381,999 137,759 3,448,813 146,364
1986 385,799 127,081 3,341,643 111,045
1985 383,243 120,215 3,233,315 68,860
1984 376,797 106,248 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 365,290 97,862 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 353,138 89,942 2,934,689 294,252
1981 339,991 84,142 2,790,454 555,032
1980 326,947 80,617 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 317,439 -13,980 2,461,311 450,003
1978 311,027 -15,059 2,356,601 111,386
1977 305,515 -16,601 2,257,849 85,250
1976 300,615 -18,316 2,171,812 48,238
1975 294,541 -20,480 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 289,880 -21,919 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 284,611 -21,995 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 276,263 -21,305 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 272,323 -20,535 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 269,341 -31,839 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 264,327 -39,420 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 260,705 -40,996 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 258,764 -42,108 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 262,162 -33,993 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 264,836 -36,456 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 266,406 -38,785 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 265,815 -40,952 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 262,140 -43,033 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 257,270 -44,916 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 251,090 -46,948 1,217,147 0

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

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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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 3,806,514 residents or 10.7% of the population were not native-born in Malaysia, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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