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

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The latest officially reported population of Malaysia was 35,977,838 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malaysia's population is 36,600,906 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 1.1 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • Malaysia is ranked the 45th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.44% for Malaysia vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Malaysia has had an average growth rate of +1.45% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malaysia has increased from 26.4M people to 36.6M (38.5% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Malaysia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malaysia Ukraine
2100 44,342,183 15,603,179
2099 44,456,013 15,862,593
2098 44,568,480 16,125,815
2097 44,684,459 16,393,353
2096 44,803,334 16,664,587
2095 44,920,823 16,939,471
2094 45,035,868 17,219,443
2093 45,153,485 17,504,349
2092 45,267,003 17,793,601
2091 45,378,303 18,087,289
2090 45,489,767 18,386,570
2089 45,598,290 18,689,852
2088 45,706,098 18,998,014
2087 45,811,274 19,311,662
2086 45,914,874 19,630,012
2085 46,008,880 19,952,247
2084 46,099,604 20,280,817
2083 46,190,377 20,613,034
2082 46,272,999 20,949,887
2081 46,347,751 21,289,979
2080 46,423,514 21,633,931
2079 46,484,118 21,981,015
2078 46,537,169 22,331,415
2077 46,582,178 22,684,635
2076 46,607,029 23,041,181
2075 46,631,092 23,400,319
2074 46,646,324 23,762,428
2073 46,658,819 24,126,690
2072 46,658,396 24,491,363
2071 46,648,409 24,859,381
2070 46,633,600 25,229,957
2069 46,611,221 25,602,485
2068 46,588,049 25,976,390
2067 46,557,261 26,352,535
2066 46,518,384 26,730,314
2065 46,469,909 27,109,886
2064 46,405,405 27,491,024
2063 46,338,727 27,872,631
2062 46,260,178 28,254,738
2061 46,166,190 28,638,347
2060 46,064,001 29,021,488
2059 45,946,872 29,404,719
2058 45,825,593 29,788,559
2057 45,695,432 30,170,070
2056 45,554,612 30,548,973
2055 45,407,246 30,926,521
2054 45,241,331 31,299,425
2053 45,057,472 31,669,550
2052 44,862,361 32,035,413
2051 44,657,253 32,397,707
2050 44,434,221 32,754,538
2049 44,206,196 33,107,228
2048 43,963,591 33,451,994
2047 43,701,058 33,793,296
2046 43,427,087 34,131,561
2045 43,146,785 34,463,236
2044 42,855,667 34,790,682
2043 42,546,972 35,115,069
2042 42,229,093 35,437,607
2041 41,911,573 35,758,248
2040 41,587,509 36,075,749
2039 41,260,315 36,396,426
2038 40,918,517 36,714,126
2037 40,574,312 37,031,794
2036 40,223,758 37,345,665
2035 39,866,097 37,659,856
2034 39,505,672 37,972,332
2033 39,141,994 38,283,563
2032 38,762,420 38,592,696
2031 38,376,399 38,902,570
2030 37,985,824 39,210,256
2029 37,597,060 39,514,695
2028 37,198,261 39,816,523
2027 36,797,098 40,111,670
2026 36,393,693 40,408,451
2025 35,977,838 38,980,376
2024 35,557,673 37,860,221
2023 35,126,298 37,732,836
2022 34,695,493 41,048,766
2021 34,282,399 44,298,640
2020 33,889,558 44,680,014
2019 33,440,596 44,957,458
2018 32,910,967 45,208,907
2017 32,355,644 45,436,041
2016 31,789,685 45,616,832
2015 31,232,798 45,784,896
2014 30,696,137 45,972,380
2013 30,174,265 46,126,770
2012 29,662,831 46,210,056
2011 29,162,039 46,307,853
2010 28,655,776 46,456,003
2009 28,124,778 46,623,731
2008 27,570,059 46,819,175
2007 26,998,389 47,062,798
2006 26,417,909 47,278,694
2005 25,836,071 47,585,556
2004 25,256,772 47,979,507
2003 24,679,602 48,315,136
2002 24,102,477 48,677,281
2001 23,526,538 49,106,855
2000 22,967,816 49,556,660
1999 22,435,531 49,976,446
1998 21,906,713 50,379,731
1997 21,375,218 50,786,885
1996 20,850,087 51,226,109
1995 20,330,599 51,665,539
1994 19,820,446 52,075,998
1993 19,322,664 52,350,126
1992 18,834,572 52,323,671
1991 18,342,464 52,170,961
1990 17,833,171 52,054,092
1989 17,314,997 51,917,817
1988 16,796,605 51,724,853
1987 16,276,737 51,515,732
1986 15,760,419 51,318,745
1985 15,252,258 51,108,770
1984 14,759,009 50,887,599
1983 14,285,907 50,637,029
1982 13,832,798 50,402,724
1981 13,399,203 50,189,281
1980 12,983,363 49,955,152
1979 12,627,862 49,721,381
1978 12,328,157 49,521,243
1977 12,035,713 49,336,481
1976 11,750,097 49,120,842
1975 11,471,914 48,865,229
1974 11,200,906 48,576,570
1973 10,935,621 48,277,121
1972 10,676,835 47,946,893
1971 10,423,453 47,573,287
1970 10,178,802 47,261,306
1969 9,947,597 46,976,256
1968 9,725,281 46,614,325
1967 9,507,099 46,215,988
1966 9,284,688 45,802,519
1965 9,056,408 45,386,892
1964 8,828,406 44,951,156
1963 8,602,160 44,462,372
1962 8,380,172 43,943,674
1961 8,164,443 43,399,766
1960 7,956,197 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malaysia gained 4,811,221 people (a 15.1% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Malaysia was ranked 44th most populous country in 2006 and is 45th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malaysia Ukraine
2100 -0.26% -1.64%
2099 -0.25% -1.63%
2098 -0.26% -1.63%
2097 -0.27% -1.63%
2096 -0.26% -1.62%
2095 -0.26% -1.63%
2094 -0.26% -1.63%
2093 -0.25% -1.63%
2092 -0.25% -1.62%
2091 -0.25% -1.63%
2090 -0.24% -1.62%
2089 -0.24% -1.62%
2088 -0.23% -1.62%
2087 -0.23% -1.62%
2086 -0.2% -1.62%
2085 -0.2% -1.62%
2084 -0.2% -1.61%
2083 -0.18% -1.61%
2082 -0.16% -1.6%
2081 -0.16% -1.59%
2080 -0.13% -1.58%
2079 -0.11% -1.57%
2078 -0.1% -1.56%
2077 -0.05% -1.55%
2076 -0.05% -1.53%
2075 -0.03% -1.52%
2074 -0.03% -1.51%
2073 0.001% -1.49%
2072 0.02% -1.48%
2071 0.03% -1.47%
2070 0.05% -1.46%
2069 0.05% -1.44%
2068 0.07% -1.43%
2067 0.08% -1.41%
2066 0.1% -1.4%
2065 0.14% -1.39%
2064 0.14% -1.37%
2063 0.17% -1.35%
2062 0.2% -1.34%
2061 0.22% -1.32%
2060 0.25% -1.3%
2059 0.26% -1.29%
2058 0.28% -1.26%
2057 0.31% -1.24%
2056 0.32% -1.22%
2055 0.37% -1.19%
2054 0.41% -1.17%
2053 0.43% -1.14%
2052 0.46% -1.12%
2051 0.5% -1.09%
2050 0.52% -1.07%
2049 0.55% -1.03%
2048 0.6% -1.01%
2047 0.63% -0.99%
2046 0.65% -0.96%
2045 0.68% -0.94%
2044 0.73% -0.92%
2043 0.75% -0.91%
2042 0.76% -0.9%
2041 0.78% -0.88%
2040 0.79% -0.88%
2039 0.84% -0.87%
2038 0.85% -0.86%
2037 0.87% -0.84%
2036 0.9% -0.83%
2035 0.91% -0.82%
2034 0.93% -0.81%
2033 0.98% -0.8%
2032 1.01% -0.8%
2031 1.03% -0.78%
2030 1.03% -0.77%
2029 1.07% -0.76%
2028 1.09% -0.74%
2027 1.11% -0.73%
2026 1.16% 3.66%
2025 1.18% 2.96%
2024 1.23% 0.34%
2023 1.24% -8.08%
2022 1.2% -7.34%
2021 1.16% -0.85%
2020 1.34% -0.62%
2019 1.61% -0.56%
2018 1.72% -0.5%
2017 1.78% -0.4%
2016 1.78% -0.37%
2015 1.75% -0.41%
2014 1.73% -0.33%
2013 1.72% -0.18%
2012 1.72% -0.21%
2011 1.77% -0.32%
2010 1.89% -0.36%
2009 2.01% -0.42%
2008 2.12% -0.52%
2007 2.2% -0.46%
2006 2.25% -0.64%
2005 2.29% -0.82%
2004 2.34% -0.69%
2003 2.39% -0.74%
2002 2.45% -0.87%
2001 2.43% -0.91%
2000 2.37% -0.84%
1999 2.41% -0.8%
1998 2.49% -0.8%
1997 2.52% -0.86%
1996 2.56% -0.85%
1995 2.57% -0.79%
1994 2.58% -0.52%
1993 2.59% 0.05%
1992 2.68% 0.29%
1991 2.86% 0.22%
1990 2.99% 0.26%
1989 3.09% 0.37%
1988 3.19% 0.41%
1987 3.28% 0.38%
1986 3.33% 0.41%
1985 3.34% 0.43%
1984 3.31% 0.49%
1983 3.28% 0.46%
1982 3.24% 0.43%
1981 3.2% 0.47%
1980 2.82% 0.47%
1979 2.43% 0.4%
1978 2.43% 0.37%
1977 2.43% 0.44%
1976 2.42% 0.52%
1975 2.42% 0.59%
1974 2.43% 0.62%
1973 2.42% 0.69%
1972 2.43% 0.79%
1971 2.4% 0.66%
1970 2.32% 0.61%
1969 2.29% 0.78%
1968 2.29% 0.86%
1967 2.4% 0.9%
1966 2.52% 0.92%
1965 2.58% 0.97%
1964 2.63% 1.1%
1963 2.65% 1.18%
1962 2.64% 1.25%
1961 2.62% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Malaysia Ukraine
Current population
36600906
40408451
Population rank 45/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.44% 0.49%
One net population change
1.25 minutes
28.2 seconds
One birth every
1.2 minutes
2.54 minutes
One death every
2.8 minutes
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,151 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +420,165 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 89/197 13/197
One migration net change every
3.16 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +166,615 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 7/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 3,806,514 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 18/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.7% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 62/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malaysia
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malaysia Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 166,615 - 1,702,358
2024 252,068 174,770 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 254,806 181,071 -283,185 -299,961
2022 237,560 188,154 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 212,002 188,506 -449,941 -1,129
2020 283,282 101,907 -307,533 -4,167
2019 309,426 203,284 -236,296 -6,908
2018 324,568 221,965 -227,491 -32,220
2017 336,434 227,677 -158,390 -36,155
2016 345,681 222,141 -135,710 -31,340
2015 358,302 187,663 -147,107 -21,992
2014 367,587 159,791 -140,216 -65,678
2013 366,738 149,637 -129,662 26,781
2012 371,497 134,975 -130,451 66,768
2011 372,836 122,269 -158,372 26,457
2010 360,260 157,164 -180,388 16,030
2009 366,157 178,410 -197,918 26,796
2008 362,380 202,481 -229,086 9,312
2007 348,711 229,784 -282,659 15,237
2006 349,509 232,971 -300,787 136,442
2005 355,324 225,864 -337,857 -111,493
2004 365,138 212,278 -344,157 5,644
2003 377,425 199,510 -351,299 18,540
2002 381,084 196,227 -364,544 -26,991
2001 400,939 173,613 -374,734 -92,847
2000 417,371 125,499 -364,143 -67,865
1999 432,355 89,335 -348,286 -59,247
1998 436,316 99,639 -318,299 -80,684
1997 447,768 79,266 -306,549 -108,735
1996 450,174 73,040 -305,154 -158,008
1995 443,349 72,393 -281,629 -134,053
1994 437,873 66,685 -238,820 -166,380
1993 429,910 61,079 -169,405 26,357
1992 418,900 66,286 -95,857 291,788
1991 401,938 97,111 -16,486 125,962
1990 384,518 135,020 48,463 75,760
1989 373,277 143,544 106,431 36,978
1988 386,507 133,478 162,002 75,637
1987 381,999 137,759 198,850 -18,275
1986 385,799 127,081 225,751 -12,369
1985 383,243 120,215 201,011 5,546
1984 376,797 106,248 222,430 13,340
1983 365,290 97,862 241,741 23,608
1982 353,138 89,942 194,101 9,096
1981 339,991 84,142 182,839 40,807
1980 326,947 80,617 197,223 47,406
1979 317,439 -13,980 197,294 25,635
1978 311,027 -15,059 206,554 -29,180
1977 305,515 -16,601 216,932 -24,745
1976 300,615 -18,316 247,323 -8,219
1975 294,541 -20,480 256,787 15,336
1974 289,880 -21,919 273,486 31,725
1973 284,611 -21,995 274,938 18,777
1972 276,263 -21,305 309,785 56,928
1971 272,323 -20,535 305,849 74,604
1970 269,341 -31,839 291,839 -48,335
1969 264,327 -39,420 274,858 51,763
1968 260,705 -40,996 295,162 102,096
1967 258,764 -42,108 313,899 85,527
1966 262,162 -33,993 337,794 89,737
1965 264,836 -36,456 334,365 69,354
1964 266,406 -38,785 391,120 76,650
1963 265,815 -40,952 449,648 60,178
1962 262,140 -43,033 481,887 45,712
1961 257,270 -44,916 508,602 51,625
1960 251,090 -46,948 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 3,806,514 residents or 10.7% of the population were not native-born in Malaysia, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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