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

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The latest officially reported population of Malaysia was 35,977,838 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malaysia's population is 36,600,906 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 2.8 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • Malaysia is ranked the 45th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.67% of the world: 0.44% for Malaysia vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Malaysia has had an average growth rate of +1.45% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malaysia has increased from 26.4M people to 36.6M (38.5% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Malaysia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malaysia Vietnam
2100 44,342,183 92,225,380
2099 44,456,013 92,721,469
2098 44,568,480 93,212,742
2097 44,684,459 93,688,693
2096 44,803,334 94,163,950
2095 44,920,823 94,626,063
2094 45,035,868 95,083,879
2093 45,153,485 95,543,293
2092 45,267,003 96,000,019
2091 45,378,303 96,459,165
2090 45,489,767 96,922,871
2089 45,598,290 97,384,434
2088 45,706,098 97,843,001
2087 45,811,274 98,308,755
2086 45,914,874 98,773,008
2085 46,008,880 99,233,927
2084 46,099,604 99,695,401
2083 46,190,377 100,162,677
2082 46,272,999 100,634,653
2081 46,347,751 101,104,469
2080 46,423,514 101,568,526
2079 46,484,118 102,030,723
2078 46,537,169 102,480,219
2077 46,582,178 102,928,253
2076 46,607,029 103,358,352
2075 46,631,092 103,783,177
2074 46,646,324 104,197,814
2073 46,658,819 104,606,950
2072 46,658,396 105,005,673
2071 46,648,409 105,384,777
2070 46,633,600 105,757,144
2069 46,611,221 106,110,195
2068 46,588,049 106,454,379
2067 46,557,261 106,794,625
2066 46,518,384 107,126,965
2065 46,469,909 107,442,675
2064 46,405,405 107,744,261
2063 46,338,727 108,038,461
2062 46,260,178 108,322,712
2061 46,166,190 108,590,617
2060 46,064,001 108,842,045
2059 45,946,872 109,087,333
2058 45,825,593 109,320,301
2057 45,695,432 109,529,799
2056 45,554,612 109,715,196
2055 45,407,246 109,886,647
2054 45,241,331 110,035,740
2053 45,057,472 110,156,643
2052 44,862,361 110,253,026
2051 44,657,253 110,321,289
2050 44,434,221 110,344,733
2049 44,206,196 110,339,565
2048 43,963,591 110,296,602
2047 43,701,058 110,211,618
2046 43,427,087 110,090,837
2045 43,146,785 109,926,260
2044 42,855,667 109,731,512
2043 42,546,972 109,497,595
2042 42,229,093 109,225,525
2041 41,911,573 108,919,674
2040 41,587,509 108,594,542
2039 41,260,315 108,237,715
2038 40,918,517 107,861,117
2037 40,574,312 107,463,482
2036 40,223,758 107,058,359
2035 39,866,097 106,630,705
2034 39,505,672 106,189,495
2033 39,141,994 105,745,684
2032 38,762,420 105,283,013
2031 38,376,399 104,809,957
2030 37,985,824 104,314,150
2029 37,597,060 103,819,556
2028 37,198,261 103,300,347
2027 36,797,098 102,759,746
2026 36,393,693 102,197,177
2025 35,977,838 101,598,527
2024 35,557,673 100,987,686
2023 35,126,298 100,352,192
2022 34,695,493 99,680,655
2021 34,282,399 98,935,098
2020 33,889,558 98,079,191
2019 33,440,596 97,173,776
2018 32,910,967 96,237,319
2017 32,355,644 95,176,977
2016 31,789,685 94,000,117
2015 31,232,798 92,823,254
2014 30,696,137 91,679,578
2013 30,174,265 90,573,104
2012 29,662,831 89,510,356
2011 29,162,039 88,468,314
2010 28,655,776 87,455,152
2009 28,124,778 86,460,018
2008 27,570,059 85,175,788
2007 26,998,389 83,633,375
2006 26,417,909 82,167,897
2005 25,836,071 81,088,313
2004 25,256,772 80,338,971
2003 24,679,602 79,563,777
2002 24,102,477 78,772,224
2001 23,526,538 77,969,361
2000 22,967,816 77,154,011
1999 22,435,531 76,287,452
1998 21,906,713 75,299,660
1997 21,375,218 74,226,889
1996 20,850,087 73,156,447
1995 20,330,599 72,049,940
1994 19,820,446 70,854,391
1993 19,322,664 69,586,384
1992 18,834,572 68,260,337
1991 18,342,464 66,891,775
1990 17,833,171 65,504,552
1989 17,314,997 64,147,348
1988 16,796,605 62,843,228
1987 16,276,737 61,584,651
1986 15,760,419 60,347,048
1985 15,252,258 59,060,622
1984 14,759,009 57,706,067
1983 14,285,907 56,337,921
1982 13,832,798 55,011,289
1981 13,399,203 53,738,141
1980 12,983,363 52,490,101
1979 12,627,862 51,378,211
1978 12,328,157 50,249,552
1977 12,035,713 48,954,872
1976 11,750,097 47,684,931
1975 11,471,914 46,482,903
1974 11,200,906 45,413,537
1973 10,935,621 44,409,861
1972 10,676,835 43,429,168
1971 10,423,453 42,449,276
1970 10,178,802 41,475,230
1969 9,947,597 40,582,096
1968 9,725,281 39,734,609
1967 9,507,099 38,895,080
1966 9,284,688 38,024,836
1965 9,056,408 37,129,656
1964 8,828,406 36,201,563
1963 8,602,160 35,249,101
1962 8,380,172 34,288,560
1961 8,164,443 33,409,059
1960 7,956,197 32,531,933

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malaysia increased by 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malaysia gained 4,811,221 people (a 15.1% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Malaysia was ranked 44th most populous country in 2006 and is 45th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malaysia Vietnam
2100 -0.26% -0.54%
2099 -0.25% -0.53%
2098 -0.26% -0.51%
2097 -0.27% -0.5%
2096 -0.26% -0.49%
2095 -0.26% -0.48%
2094 -0.26% -0.48%
2093 -0.25% -0.48%
2092 -0.25% -0.48%
2091 -0.25% -0.48%
2090 -0.24% -0.47%
2089 -0.24% -0.47%
2088 -0.23% -0.47%
2087 -0.23% -0.47%
2086 -0.2% -0.46%
2085 -0.2% -0.46%
2084 -0.2% -0.47%
2083 -0.18% -0.47%
2082 -0.16% -0.46%
2081 -0.16% -0.46%
2080 -0.13% -0.45%
2079 -0.11% -0.44%
2078 -0.1% -0.44%
2077 -0.05% -0.42%
2076 -0.05% -0.41%
2075 -0.03% -0.4%
2074 -0.03% -0.39%
2073 0.001% -0.38%
2072 0.02% -0.36%
2071 0.03% -0.35%
2070 0.05% -0.33%
2069 0.05% -0.32%
2068 0.07% -0.32%
2067 0.08% -0.31%
2066 0.1% -0.29%
2065 0.14% -0.28%
2064 0.14% -0.27%
2063 0.17% -0.26%
2062 0.2% -0.25%
2061 0.22% -0.23%
2060 0.25% -0.22%
2059 0.26% -0.21%
2058 0.28% -0.19%
2057 0.31% -0.17%
2056 0.32% -0.16%
2055 0.37% -0.14%
2054 0.41% -0.11%
2053 0.43% -0.09%
2052 0.46% -0.06%
2051 0.5% -0.02%
2050 0.52% 0.005%
2049 0.55% 0.04%
2048 0.6% 0.08%
2047 0.63% 0.11%
2046 0.65% 0.15%
2045 0.68% 0.18%
2044 0.73% 0.21%
2043 0.75% 0.25%
2042 0.76% 0.28%
2041 0.78% 0.3%
2040 0.79% 0.33%
2039 0.84% 0.35%
2038 0.85% 0.37%
2037 0.87% 0.38%
2036 0.9% 0.4%
2035 0.91% 0.42%
2034 0.93% 0.42%
2033 0.98% 0.44%
2032 1.01% 0.45%
2031 1.03% 0.48%
2030 1.03% 0.48%
2029 1.07% 0.5%
2028 1.09% 0.53%
2027 1.11% 0.55%
2026 1.16% 0.59%
2025 1.18% 0.6%
2024 1.23% 0.63%
2023 1.24% 0.67%
2022 1.2% 0.75%
2021 1.16% 0.87%
2020 1.34% 0.93%
2019 1.61% 0.97%
2018 1.72% 1.11%
2017 1.78% 1.25%
2016 1.78% 1.27%
2015 1.75% 1.25%
2014 1.73% 1.22%
2013 1.72% 1.19%
2012 1.72% 1.18%
2011 1.77% 1.16%
2010 1.89% 1.15%
2009 2.01% 1.51%
2008 2.12% 1.84%
2007 2.2% 1.78%
2006 2.25% 1.33%
2005 2.29% 0.93%
2004 2.34% 0.97%
2003 2.39% 1%
2002 2.45% 1.03%
2001 2.43% 1.06%
2000 2.37% 1.14%
1999 2.41% 1.31%
1998 2.49% 1.45%
1997 2.52% 1.46%
1996 2.56% 1.54%
1995 2.57% 1.69%
1994 2.58% 1.82%
1993 2.59% 1.94%
1992 2.68% 2.05%
1991 2.86% 2.12%
1990 2.99% 2.12%
1989 3.09% 2.08%
1988 3.19% 2.04%
1987 3.28% 2.05%
1986 3.33% 2.18%
1985 3.34% 2.35%
1984 3.31% 2.43%
1983 3.28% 2.41%
1982 3.24% 2.37%
1981 3.2% 2.38%
1980 2.82% 2.16%
1979 2.43% 2.25%
1978 2.43% 2.64%
1977 2.43% 2.66%
1976 2.42% 2.59%
1975 2.42% 2.35%
1974 2.43% 2.26%
1973 2.42% 2.26%
1972 2.43% 2.31%
1971 2.4% 2.35%
1970 2.32% 2.2%
1969 2.29% 2.13%
1968 2.29% 2.16%
1967 2.4% 2.29%
1966 2.52% 2.41%
1965 2.58% 2.56%
1964 2.63% 2.7%
1963 2.65% 2.8%
1962 2.64% 2.63%
1961 2.62% 2.7%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Malaysia grew by 1.18%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Malaysia Vietnam
Current population
36600906
102486146
Population rank 45/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.44% 1.23%
One net population change
1.25 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
1.2 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
2.8 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,151 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +420,165 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +1.18% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 89/197 122/197
One migration net change every
3.16 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +166,615 -48,171
Net migration rank 7/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 3,806,514 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 18/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 62/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malaysia
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malaysia Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 166,615 - -48,171
2024 252,068 174,770 684,393 -59,645
2023 254,806 181,071 727,955 -81,789
2022 237,560 188,154 775,914 -78,977
2021 212,002 188,506 799,593 -5,418
2020 283,282 101,907 924,004 -6,457
2019 309,426 203,284 895,262 -2,051
2018 324,568 221,965 882,977 96,650
2017 336,434 227,677 1,001,833 139,245
2016 345,681 222,141 1,045,094 167,652
2015 358,302 187,663 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 367,587 159,791 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 366,738 149,637 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 371,497 134,975 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 372,836 122,269 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 360,260 157,164 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 366,157 178,410 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 362,380 202,481 1,008,141 571,113
2007 348,711 229,784 981,689 523,784
2006 349,509 232,971 943,041 482,399
2005 355,324 225,864 942,084 -208,337
2004 365,138 212,278 985,438 -220,458
2003 377,425 199,510 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 381,084 196,227 991,427 -193,766
2001 400,939 173,613 985,610 -177,586
2000 417,371 125,499 966,894 -144,298
1999 432,355 89,335 925,519 -15,010
1998 436,316 99,639 959,016 106,091
1997 447,768 79,266 1,028,116 52,382
1996 450,174 73,040 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 443,349 72,393 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 437,873 66,685 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 429,910 61,079 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 418,900 66,286 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 401,938 97,111 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 384,518 135,020 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 373,277 143,544 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 386,507 133,478 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 381,999 137,759 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 385,799 127,081 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 383,243 120,215 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 376,797 106,248 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 365,290 97,862 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 353,138 89,942 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 339,991 84,142 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 326,947 80,617 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 317,439 -13,980 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 311,027 -15,059 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 305,515 -16,601 1,259,315 49,655
1976 300,615 -18,316 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 294,541 -20,480 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 289,880 -21,919 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 284,611 -21,995 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 276,263 -21,305 921,524 -1,920
1971 272,323 -20,535 963,259 76,961
1970 269,341 -31,839 905,902 1,997
1969 264,327 -39,420 878,359 0
1968 260,705 -40,996 815,116 1,489
1967 258,764 -42,108 862,071 394
1966 262,162 -33,993 876,283 1,769
1965 264,836 -36,456 913,761 -1,438
1964 266,406 -38,785 950,219 -6,328
1963 265,815 -40,952 961,067 0
1962 262,140 -43,033 960,046 0
1961 257,270 -44,916 798,978 0
1960 251,090 -46,948 955,268 0

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

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

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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 3,806,514 residents or 10.7% of the population were not native-born in Malaysia, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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