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Population in Malaysia compared to Saint Kitts and Nevis: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Malaysia was 35,977,838 in 2025 vs 46,922 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malaysia's population is 36,600,906 people compared to 47,031 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 778 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
  • Malaysia is ranked the 45th most populous country in the world, while Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 189th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.44% for Malaysia vs 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  • For the last 10 years, Malaysia has had an average growth rate of +1.45% per year vs -0.03% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malaysia has increased from 26.4M people to 36.6M (38.5% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis has grown from 46.6K to 47K (0.99% growth).

Malaysia vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: population by year and forecast

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malaysia Saint Kitts
2100 44,342,183 30,378
2099 44,456,013 30,622
2098 44,568,480 30,866
2097 44,684,459 31,106
2096 44,803,334 31,357
2095 44,920,823 31,609
2094 45,035,868 31,861
2093 45,153,485 32,116
2092 45,267,003 32,383
2091 45,378,303 32,643
2090 45,489,767 32,908
2089 45,598,290 33,175
2088 45,706,098 33,459
2087 45,811,274 33,730
2086 45,914,874 34,022
2085 46,008,880 34,299
2084 46,099,604 34,588
2083 46,190,377 34,884
2082 46,272,999 35,173
2081 46,347,751 35,473
2080 46,423,514 35,768
2079 46,484,118 36,072
2078 46,537,169 36,384
2077 46,582,178 36,688
2076 46,607,029 37,001
2075 46,631,092 37,312
2074 46,646,324 37,630
2073 46,658,819 37,926
2072 46,658,396 38,236
2071 46,648,409 38,544
2070 46,633,600 38,854
2069 46,611,221 39,150
2068 46,588,049 39,454
2067 46,557,261 39,756
2066 46,518,384 40,049
2065 46,469,909 40,345
2064 46,405,405 40,630
2063 46,338,727 40,904
2062 46,260,178 41,179
2061 46,166,190 41,444
2060 46,064,001 41,706
2059 45,946,872 41,986
2058 45,825,593 42,277
2057 45,695,432 42,561
2056 45,554,612 42,825
2055 45,407,246 43,109
2054 45,241,331 43,377
2053 45,057,472 43,646
2052 44,862,361 43,905
2051 44,657,253 44,162
2050 44,434,221 44,409
2049 44,206,196 44,627
2048 43,963,591 44,845
2047 43,701,058 45,079
2046 43,427,087 45,296
2045 43,146,785 45,513
2044 42,855,667 45,714
2043 42,546,972 45,930
2042 42,229,093 46,112
2041 41,911,573 46,275
2040 41,587,509 46,427
2039 41,260,315 46,575
2038 40,918,517 46,698
2037 40,574,312 46,808
2036 40,223,758 46,918
2035 39,866,097 47,016
2034 39,505,672 47,088
2033 39,141,994 47,127
2032 38,762,420 47,162
2031 38,376,399 47,178
2030 37,985,824 47,168
2029 37,597,060 47,143
2028 37,198,261 47,123
2027 36,797,098 47,062
2026 36,393,693 46,999
2025 35,977,838 46,922
2024 35,557,673 46,843
2023 35,126,298 46,758
2022 34,695,493 46,709
2021 34,282,399 46,763
2020 33,889,558 46,870
2019 33,440,596 46,952
2018 32,910,967 47,008
2017 32,355,644 47,050
2016 31,789,685 47,075
2015 31,232,798 47,087
2014 30,696,137 47,089
2013 30,174,265 47,069
2012 29,662,831 47,033
2011 29,162,039 46,886
2010 28,655,776 46,846
2009 28,124,778 46,916
2008 27,570,059 46,835
2007 26,998,389 46,706
2006 26,417,909 46,569
2005 25,836,071 46,437
2004 25,256,772 46,315
2003 24,679,602 46,176
2002 24,102,477 46,020
2001 23,526,538 45,761
2000 22,967,816 45,248
1999 22,435,531 44,601
1998 21,906,713 43,998
1997 21,375,218 43,428
1996 20,850,087 42,877
1995 20,330,599 42,326
1994 19,820,446 41,776
1993 19,322,664 41,242
1992 18,834,572 40,715
1991 18,342,464 40,358
1990 17,833,171 40,432
1989 17,314,997 40,758
1988 16,796,605 41,062
1987 16,276,737 41,348
1986 15,760,419 41,618
1985 15,252,258 41,874
1984 14,759,009 42,113
1983 14,285,907 42,334
1982 13,832,798 42,532
1981 13,399,203 42,698
1980 12,983,363 42,850
1979 12,627,862 43,033
1978 12,328,157 43,217
1977 12,035,713 43,358
1976 11,750,097 43,482
1975 11,471,914 43,606
1974 11,200,906 43,738
1973 10,935,621 43,880
1972 10,676,835 44,033
1971 10,423,453 44,206
1970 10,178,802 44,606
1969 9,947,597 45,731
1968 9,725,281 47,245
1967 9,507,099 48,605
1966 9,284,688 49,898
1965 9,056,408 51,139
1964 8,828,406 52,326
1963 8,602,160 53,441
1962 8,380,172 54,461
1961 8,164,443 55,334
1960 7,956,197 55,810

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malaysia increased by 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis gained 506 people (a 1.09% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malaysia gained 4,811,221 people (a 15.1% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population decreased by 44 people (a 0.09% decline).

Malaysia was ranked 44th most populous country in 2006 and is 45th in 2026. Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th in 2006 and ranked 189th 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis will decrease by 5.58% to 44,409 people and will still be ranked 189th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M people, while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population already peaked in 1960 at 55.8K people and is projected to decrease to 30.4K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malaysia Saint Kitts
2100 -0.26% -0.8%
2099 -0.25% -0.79%
2098 -0.26% -0.77%
2097 -0.27% -0.8%
2096 -0.26% -0.8%
2095 -0.26% -0.79%
2094 -0.26% -0.79%
2093 -0.25% -0.83%
2092 -0.25% -0.79%
2091 -0.25% -0.81%
2090 -0.24% -0.81%
2089 -0.24% -0.85%
2088 -0.23% -0.8%
2087 -0.23% -0.86%
2086 -0.2% -0.81%
2085 -0.2% -0.84%
2084 -0.2% -0.85%
2083 -0.18% -0.82%
2082 -0.16% -0.85%
2081 -0.16% -0.83%
2080 -0.13% -0.84%
2079 -0.11% -0.86%
2078 -0.1% -0.83%
2077 -0.05% -0.85%
2076 -0.05% -0.83%
2075 -0.03% -0.85%
2074 -0.03% -0.78%
2073 0.001% -0.81%
2072 0.02% -0.8%
2071 0.03% -0.8%
2070 0.05% -0.76%
2069 0.05% -0.77%
2068 0.07% -0.76%
2067 0.08% -0.73%
2066 0.1% -0.73%
2065 0.14% -0.7%
2064 0.14% -0.67%
2063 0.17% -0.67%
2062 0.2% -0.64%
2061 0.22% -0.63%
2060 0.25% -0.67%
2059 0.26% -0.69%
2058 0.28% -0.67%
2057 0.31% -0.62%
2056 0.32% -0.66%
2055 0.37% -0.62%
2054 0.41% -0.62%
2053 0.43% -0.59%
2052 0.46% -0.58%
2051 0.5% -0.56%
2050 0.52% -0.49%
2049 0.55% -0.49%
2048 0.6% -0.52%
2047 0.63% -0.48%
2046 0.65% -0.48%
2045 0.68% -0.44%
2044 0.73% -0.47%
2043 0.75% -0.4%
2042 0.76% -0.35%
2041 0.78% -0.33%
2040 0.79% -0.32%
2039 0.84% -0.26%
2038 0.85% -0.24%
2037 0.87% -0.23%
2036 0.9% -0.21%
2035 0.91% -0.15%
2034 0.93% -0.08%
2033 0.98% -0.07%
2032 1.01% -0.03%
2031 1.03% 0.02%
2030 1.03% 0.05%
2029 1.07% 0.04%
2028 1.09% 0.13%
2027 1.11% 0.13%
2026 1.16% 0.16%
2025 1.18% 0.17%
2024 1.23% 0.18%
2023 1.24% 0.1%
2022 1.2% -0.12%
2021 1.16% -0.23%
2020 1.34% -0.17%
2019 1.61% -0.12%
2018 1.72% -0.09%
2017 1.78% -0.05%
2016 1.78% -0.03%
2015 1.75% -0.004%
2014 1.73% 0.04%
2013 1.72% 0.08%
2012 1.72% 0.31%
2011 1.77% 0.09%
2010 1.89% -0.15%
2009 2.01% 0.17%
2008 2.12% 0.28%
2007 2.2% 0.29%
2006 2.25% 0.28%
2005 2.29% 0.26%
2004 2.34% 0.3%
2003 2.39% 0.34%
2002 2.45% 0.57%
2001 2.43% 1.13%
2000 2.37% 1.45%
1999 2.41% 1.37%
1998 2.49% 1.31%
1997 2.52% 1.29%
1996 2.56% 1.3%
1995 2.57% 1.32%
1994 2.58% 1.29%
1993 2.59% 1.29%
1992 2.68% 0.88%
1991 2.86% -0.18%
1990 2.99% -0.8%
1989 3.09% -0.74%
1988 3.19% -0.69%
1987 3.28% -0.65%
1986 3.33% -0.61%
1985 3.34% -0.57%
1984 3.31% -0.52%
1983 3.28% -0.47%
1982 3.24% -0.39%
1981 3.2% -0.35%
1980 2.82% -0.43%
1979 2.43% -0.43%
1978 2.43% -0.33%
1977 2.43% -0.29%
1976 2.42% -0.28%
1975 2.42% -0.3%
1974 2.43% -0.32%
1973 2.42% -0.35%
1972 2.43% -0.39%
1971 2.4% -0.9%
1970 2.32% -2.46%
1969 2.29% -3.2%
1968 2.29% -2.8%
1967 2.4% -2.59%
1966 2.52% -2.43%
1965 2.58% -2.27%
1964 2.63% -2.09%
1963 2.65% -1.87%
1962 2.64% -1.58%
1961 2.62% -0.85%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Malaysia grew by 1.18%, while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population grew by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Malaysia Saint Kitts
Current population
36600906
47031
Population rank 45/197 189/197
Percent of world population 0.44% 0.0006%
One net population change
1.25 minutes
4.63 days
One birth every
1.2 minutes
16 hours
One death every
2.8 minutes
18.8 hours
Daily growth/decline +1,151 +0
Annual growth/decline +420,165 +79
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +0.17%
Population growth rate rank 89/197 152/197
One migration net change every
3.16 minutes
2.9 weeks
Annual migration change +166,615 +18
Net migration rank 7/196 75/196
Foreign-born residents 3,806,514 7,958
Foreign-born residents rank 18/195 181/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.7% 17%
Foreign-born share rank 62/195 37/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malaysia
Natural

Migration
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malaysia Saint Kitts
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 166,615 - 18
2024 252,068 174,770 82 -7
2023 254,806 181,071 84 0
2022 237,560 188,154 14 0
2021 212,002 188,506 -20 -92
2020 283,282 101,907 98 -202
2019 309,426 203,284 135 -202
2018 324,568 221,965 150 -202
2017 336,434 227,677 169 -202
2016 345,681 222,141 185 -202
2015 358,302 187,663 197 -202
2014 367,587 159,791 213 -202
2013 366,738 149,637 227 -202
2012 371,497 134,975 246 -202
2011 372,836 122,269 250 0
2010 360,260 157,164 274 -449
2009 366,157 178,410 300 -263
2008 362,380 202,481 322 -197
2007 348,711 229,784 341 -200
2006 349,509 232,971 355 -221
2005 355,324 225,864 361 -234
2004 365,138 212,278 365 -237
2003 377,425 199,510 369 -224
2002 381,084 196,227 365 -210
2001 400,939 173,613 369 -7
2000 417,371 125,499 376 291
1999 432,355 89,335 413 213
1998 436,316 99,639 415 170
1997 447,768 79,266 405 157
1996 450,174 73,040 379 168
1995 443,349 72,393 382 162
1994 437,873 66,685 370 170
1993 429,910 61,079 373 160
1992 418,900 66,286 369 158
1991 401,938 97,111 411 -217
1990 384,518 135,020 471 -812
1989 373,277 143,544 476 -788
1988 386,507 133,478 471 -766
1987 381,999 137,759 486 -767
1986 385,799 127,081 520 -783
1985 383,243 120,215 574 -821
1984 376,797 106,248 598 -828
1983 365,290 97,862 664 -880
1982 353,138 89,942 672 -858
1981 339,991 84,142 684 -832
1980 326,947 80,617 652 -798
1979 317,439 -13,980 643 -856
1978 311,027 -15,059 654 -817
1977 305,515 -16,601 697 -820
1976 300,615 -18,316 703 -823
1975 294,541 -20,480 688 -813
1974 289,880 -21,919 670 -810
1973 284,611 -21,995 646 -794
1972 276,263 -21,305 619 -782
1971 272,323 -20,535 615 -797
1970 269,341 -31,839 611 -1,227
1969 264,327 -39,420 708 -2,340
1968 260,705 -40,996 812 -2,208
1967 258,764 -42,108 951 -2,270
1966 262,162 -33,993 1,103 -2,366
1965 264,836 -36,456 1,228 -2,447
1964 266,406 -38,785 1,305 -2,465
1963 265,815 -40,952 1,360 -2,435
1962 262,140 -43,033 1,373 -2,331
1961 257,270 -44,916 1,466 -2,256
1960 251,090 -46,948 1,562 -1,725

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 60.6% of the population change in Malaysia is from natural causes (a gain of 2,914,129 people) and 39.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,897,138 people). In Saint Kitts and Nevis 45.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,094 people) and 54.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,311 people).

As of 2024, 3,806,514 residents or 10.7% of the population were not native-born in Malaysia, compared to 7,958 people or 17% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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
Saint Kitts
City Population
Basseterre 12.9K
Cayon 3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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