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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Malaysia was 35,557,673 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malaysia's population is 36,512,221 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 2 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • Malaysia is ranked the 45th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.32% of the world: 0.44% for Malaysia vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Malaysia has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malaysia has increased from 26.4M people to 36.5M (38.2% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Malaysia vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malaysia Tanzania
2100 44,353,615 265,496,854
2099 44,467,475 263,162,785
2098 44,579,971 260,809,535
2097 44,695,979 258,412,520
2096 44,814,885 255,996,677
2095 44,932,404 253,567,416
2094 45,047,479 251,119,386
2093 45,165,126 248,628,881
2092 45,278,674 246,107,108
2091 45,390,002 243,557,182
2090 45,501,495 241,002,065
2089 45,610,046 238,416,591
2088 45,717,882 235,797,530
2087 45,823,085 233,167,455
2086 45,926,712 230,496,041
2085 46,020,742 227,800,292
2084 46,111,490 225,111,530
2083 46,202,286 222,421,279
2082 46,284,929 219,718,263
2081 46,359,700 216,995,478
2080 46,435,482 214,255,926
2079 46,496,102 211,486,253
2078 46,549,167 208,708,063
2077 46,594,188 205,918,120
2076 46,619,045 203,106,125
2075 46,643,115 200,297,474
2074 46,658,350 197,468,017
2073 46,670,848 194,642,633
2072 46,670,426 191,824,103
2071 46,660,436 188,992,017
2070 46,645,623 186,152,377
2069 46,623,238 183,311,218
2068 46,600,060 180,475,586
2067 46,569,264 177,639,469
2066 46,530,377 174,803,090
2065 46,481,890 171,913,445
2064 46,417,369 169,064,549
2063 46,350,674 166,217,933
2062 46,272,105 163,370,044
2061 46,178,092 160,537,159
2060 46,075,877 157,722,273
2059 45,958,718 154,920,005
2058 45,837,407 152,120,539
2057 45,707,213 149,325,489
2056 45,566,357 146,519,472
2055 45,418,953 143,736,540
2054 45,252,995 140,983,905
2053 45,069,089 138,262,668
2052 44,873,927 135,553,723
2051 44,668,767 132,851,383
2050 44,445,677 130,157,751
2049 44,217,593 127,495,278
2048 43,974,925 124,821,109
2047 43,712,325 122,158,290
2046 43,438,283 119,522,516
2045 43,157,909 116,914,785
2044 42,866,716 114,329,740
2043 42,557,941 111,776,234
2042 42,239,980 109,241,835
2041 41,922,379 106,748,632
2040 41,598,231 104,272,418
2039 41,270,953 101,814,304
2038 40,929,067 99,380,232
2037 40,584,773 96,983,729
2036 40,234,128 94,601,865
2035 39,876,375 92,257,269
2034 39,515,857 89,929,444
2033 39,152,086 87,654,982
2032 38,772,414 85,409,993
2031 38,386,293 83,180,507
2030 37,995,617 80,997,163
2029 37,606,753 78,838,461
2028 37,207,852 76,730,649
2027 36,806,585 74,647,063
2026 36,403,076 72,589,279
2025 35,987,113 70,552,589
2024 35,557,673 68,560,157
2023 35,126,298 66,617,606
2022 34,695,493 64,711,821
2021 34,282,399 62,830,412
2020 33,889,558 60,972,798
2019 33,440,596 59,174,891
2018 32,910,967 57,437,145
2017 32,355,644 55,652,890
2016 31,789,685 53,824,013
2015 31,232,798 52,020,962
2014 30,696,137 50,351,512
2013 30,174,265 48,824,128
2012 29,662,831 47,374,260
2011 29,162,039 46,029,367
2010 28,655,776 44,758,488
2009 28,124,778 43,633,982
2008 27,570,059 42,570,728
2007 26,998,389 41,435,512
2006 26,417,909 40,294,902
2005 25,836,071 39,182,076
2004 25,256,772 38,109,668
2003 24,679,602 37,089,555
2002 24,102,477 36,121,304
2001 23,526,538 35,198,299
2000 22,967,816 34,260,139
1999 22,435,531 33,300,330
1998 21,906,713 32,420,458
1997 21,375,218 31,578,089
1996 20,850,087 30,945,762
1995 20,330,599 30,383,497
1994 19,820,446 29,442,356
1993 19,322,664 28,332,692
1992 18,834,572 27,457,588
1991 18,342,464 26,780,436
1990 17,833,171 26,110,207
1989 17,314,997 25,438,759
1988 16,796,605 24,769,686
1987 16,276,737 24,030,378
1986 15,760,419 23,258,959
1985 15,252,258 22,501,693
1984 14,759,009 21,779,066
1983 14,285,907 21,079,874
1982 13,832,798 20,398,571
1981 13,399,203 19,784,703
1980 12,983,363 19,189,769
1979 12,627,862 18,592,038
1978 12,328,157 17,976,566
1977 12,035,713 17,352,929
1976 11,750,097 16,736,211
1975 11,471,914 16,138,361
1974 11,200,906 15,561,630
1973 10,935,621 15,010,101
1972 10,676,835 14,479,308
1971 10,423,453 13,971,451
1970 10,178,802 13,492,677
1969 9,947,597 13,036,700
1968 9,725,281 12,602,076
1967 9,507,099 12,200,109
1966 9,284,688 11,827,459
1965 9,056,408 11,470,728
1964 8,828,406 11,127,826
1963 8,602,160 10,799,528
1962 8,380,172 10,487,756
1961 8,164,443 10,187,886
1960 7,956,197 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malaysia increased by 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malaysia gained 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Malaysia was ranked 44th most populous country in 2006 and is 45th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malaysia Tanzania
2100 -0.26% 0.89%
2099 -0.25% 0.9%
2098 -0.26% 0.93%
2097 -0.27% 0.94%
2096 -0.26% 0.96%
2095 -0.26% 0.97%
2094 -0.26% 1%
2093 -0.25% 1.02%
2092 -0.25% 1.05%
2091 -0.25% 1.06%
2090 -0.24% 1.08%
2089 -0.24% 1.11%
2088 -0.23% 1.13%
2087 -0.23% 1.16%
2086 -0.2% 1.18%
2085 -0.2% 1.19%
2084 -0.2% 1.21%
2083 -0.18% 1.23%
2082 -0.16% 1.25%
2081 -0.16% 1.28%
2080 -0.13% 1.31%
2079 -0.11% 1.33%
2078 -0.1% 1.35%
2077 -0.05% 1.38%
2076 -0.05% 1.4%
2075 -0.03% 1.43%
2074 -0.03% 1.45%
2073 0.001% 1.47%
2072 0.02% 1.5%
2071 0.03% 1.53%
2070 0.05% 1.55%
2069 0.05% 1.57%
2068 0.07% 1.6%
2067 0.08% 1.62%
2066 0.1% 1.68%
2065 0.14% 1.69%
2064 0.14% 1.71%
2063 0.17% 1.74%
2062 0.2% 1.76%
2061 0.22% 1.78%
2060 0.25% 1.81%
2059 0.26% 1.84%
2058 0.28% 1.87%
2057 0.31% 1.92%
2056 0.32% 1.94%
2055 0.37% 1.95%
2054 0.41% 1.97%
2053 0.43% 2%
2052 0.46% 2.03%
2051 0.5% 2.07%
2050 0.52% 2.09%
2049 0.55% 2.14%
2048 0.6% 2.18%
2047 0.63% 2.21%
2046 0.65% 2.23%
2045 0.68% 2.26%
2044 0.73% 2.28%
2043 0.75% 2.32%
2042 0.76% 2.34%
2041 0.78% 2.37%
2040 0.79% 2.41%
2039 0.84% 2.45%
2038 0.85% 2.47%
2037 0.87% 2.52%
2036 0.9% 2.54%
2035 0.91% 2.59%
2034 0.93% 2.59%
2033 0.98% 2.63%
2032 1.01% 2.68%
2031 1.03% 2.7%
2030 1.03% 2.74%
2029 1.07% 2.75%
2028 1.09% 2.79%
2027 1.11% 2.83%
2026 1.16% 2.89%
2025 1.21% 2.91%
2024 1.23% 2.92%
2023 1.24% 2.95%
2022 1.2% 2.99%
2021 1.16% 3.05%
2020 1.34% 3.04%
2019 1.61% 3.03%
2018 1.72% 3.21%
2017 1.78% 3.4%
2016 1.78% 3.47%
2015 1.75% 3.32%
2014 1.73% 3.13%
2013 1.72% 3.06%
2012 1.72% 2.92%
2011 1.77% 2.84%
2010 1.89% 2.58%
2009 2.01% 2.5%
2008 2.12% 2.74%
2007 2.2% 2.83%
2006 2.25% 2.84%
2005 2.29% 2.81%
2004 2.34% 2.75%
2003 2.39% 2.68%
2002 2.45% 2.62%
2001 2.43% 2.74%
2000 2.37% 2.88%
1999 2.41% 2.71%
1998 2.49% 2.67%
1997 2.52% 2.04%
1996 2.56% 1.85%
1995 2.57% 3.2%
1994 2.58% 3.92%
1993 2.59% 3.19%
1992 2.68% 2.53%
1991 2.86% 2.57%
1990 2.99% 2.64%
1989 3.09% 2.7%
1988 3.19% 3.08%
1987 3.28% 3.32%
1986 3.33% 3.37%
1985 3.34% 3.32%
1984 3.31% 3.32%
1983 3.28% 3.34%
1982 3.24% 3.1%
1981 3.2% 3.1%
1980 2.82% 3.21%
1979 2.43% 3.42%
1978 2.43% 3.59%
1977 2.43% 3.68%
1976 2.42% 3.7%
1975 2.42% 3.71%
1974 2.43% 3.67%
1973 2.42% 3.67%
1972 2.43% 3.63%
1971 2.4% 3.55%
1970 2.32% 3.5%
1969 2.29% 3.45%
1968 2.29% 3.29%
1967 2.4% 3.15%
1966 2.52% 3.11%
1965 2.58% 3.08%
1964 2.63% 3.04%
1963 2.65% 2.97%
1962 2.64% 2.94%
1961 2.62% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Malaysia Tanzania
Current population
36512221
73145892
Population rank 45/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.44% 0.88%
One net population change
1.22 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
1.21 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
2.9 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,182 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +431,375 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 89/197 18/197
One migration net change every
3.16 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change +166,615 -12,730
Net migration rank 7/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 3,806,514 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 18/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.7% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 62/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malaysia
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malaysia Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 166,615 - -12,730
2024 - 174,770 - -29,865
2023 254,806 181,071 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 237,560 188,154 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 212,002 188,506 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 283,282 101,907 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 309,426 203,284 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 324,568 221,965 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 336,434 227,677 1,726,909 119,142
2016 345,681 222,141 1,659,502 152,194
2015 358,302 187,663 1,592,882 201,495
2014 367,587 159,791 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 366,738 149,637 1,509,008 1,241
2012 371,497 134,975 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 372,836 122,269 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 360,260 157,164 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 366,157 178,410 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 362,380 202,481 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 348,711 229,784 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 349,509 232,971 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 355,324 225,864 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 365,138 212,278 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 377,425 199,510 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 381,084 196,227 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 400,939 173,613 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 417,371 125,499 985,185 -9,701
1999 432,355 89,335 948,659 -4,489
1998 436,316 99,639 920,806 -105,184
1997 447,768 79,266 882,544 -13,400
1996 450,174 73,040 868,524 -473,007
1995 443,349 72,393 838,980 -109,971
1994 437,873 66,685 803,953 349,348
1993 429,910 61,079 778,044 288,004
1992 418,900 66,286 767,961 -83,825
1991 401,938 97,111 762,011 -91,851
1990 384,518 135,020 750,825 -80,529
1989 373,277 143,544 743,854 -71,268
1988 386,507 133,478 736,551 -71,012
1987 381,999 137,759 718,580 94,498
1986 385,799 127,081 705,677 24,101
1985 383,243 120,215 697,867 86,864
1984 376,797 106,248 687,435 -26,938
1983 365,290 97,862 679,720 58,161
1982 353,138 89,942 662,627 -37,883
1981 339,991 84,142 645,496 -42,485
1980 326,947 80,617 629,444 -42,588
1979 317,439 -13,980 613,388 -4,792
1978 311,027 -15,059 595,024 27,307
1977 305,515 -16,601 574,938 49,997
1976 300,615 -18,316 553,617 54,875
1975 294,541 -20,480 533,906 53,290
1974 289,880 -21,919 515,152 51,127
1973 284,611 -21,995 488,429 48,363
1972 276,263 -21,305 467,305 57,489
1971 272,323 -20,535 449,014 41,900
1970 269,341 -31,839 427,988 38,635
1969 264,327 -39,420 408,322 37,006
1968 260,705 -40,996 389,467 34,455
1967 258,764 -42,108 374,763 5,265
1966 262,162 -33,993 360,229 5,049
1965 264,836 -36,456 343,456 4,742
1964 266,406 -38,785 328,527 9,090
1963 265,815 -40,952 314,644 4,333
1962 262,140 -43,033 300,663 3,916
1961 257,270 -44,916 286,839 8,338
1960 251,090 -46,948 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 3,806,514 residents or 10.7% of the population were not native-born in Malaysia, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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