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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Malaysia was 35,557,673 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malaysia's population is 36,512,221 people compared to 102,365,351 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 1.68% of the world: 0.44% for Malaysia vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Malaysia has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malaysia has increased from 26.4M people to 36.5M (38.2% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Malaysia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Malaysia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malaysia Vietnam
2100 44,353,615 92,239,801
2099 44,467,475 92,735,968
2098 44,579,971 93,227,318
2097 44,695,979 93,703,343
2096 44,814,885 94,178,675
2095 44,932,404 94,640,859
2094 45,047,479 95,098,747
2093 45,165,126 95,558,233
2092 45,278,674 96,015,030
2091 45,390,002 96,474,248
2090 45,501,495 96,938,026
2089 45,610,046 97,399,661
2088 45,717,882 97,858,300
2087 45,823,085 98,324,127
2086 45,926,712 98,788,452
2085 46,020,742 99,249,444
2084 46,111,490 99,710,990
2083 46,202,286 100,178,339
2082 46,284,929 100,650,389
2081 46,359,700 101,120,279
2080 46,435,482 101,584,408
2079 46,496,102 102,046,677
2078 46,549,167 102,496,244
2077 46,594,188 102,944,347
2076 46,619,045 103,374,514
2075 46,643,115 103,799,405
2074 46,658,350 104,214,107
2073 46,670,848 104,623,307
2072 46,670,426 105,022,092
2071 46,660,436 105,401,255
2070 46,645,623 105,773,681
2069 46,623,238 106,126,787
2068 46,600,060 106,471,025
2067 46,569,264 106,811,324
2066 46,530,377 107,143,716
2065 46,481,890 107,459,475
2064 46,417,369 107,761,108
2063 46,350,674 108,055,355
2062 46,272,105 108,339,650
2061 46,178,092 108,607,597
2060 46,075,877 108,859,065
2059 45,958,718 109,104,391
2058 45,837,407 109,337,395
2057 45,707,213 109,546,926
2056 45,566,357 109,732,352
2055 45,418,953 109,903,830
2054 45,252,995 110,052,946
2053 45,069,089 110,173,868
2052 44,873,927 110,270,266
2051 44,668,767 110,338,539
2050 44,445,677 110,361,987
2049 44,217,593 110,356,819
2048 43,974,925 110,313,849
2047 43,712,325 110,228,852
2046 43,438,283 110,108,051
2045 43,157,909 109,943,449
2044 42,866,716 109,748,671
2043 42,557,941 109,514,717
2042 42,239,980 109,242,604
2041 41,922,379 108,936,706
2040 41,598,231 108,611,523
2039 41,270,953 108,254,640
2038 40,929,067 107,877,983
2037 40,584,773 107,480,286
2036 40,234,128 107,075,099
2035 39,876,375 106,647,378
2034 39,515,857 106,206,100
2033 39,152,086 105,762,219
2032 38,772,414 105,299,476
2031 38,386,293 104,826,346
2030 37,995,617 104,330,461
2029 37,606,753 103,835,790
2028 37,207,852 103,316,499
2027 36,806,585 102,775,814
2026 36,403,076 102,213,157
2025 35,987,113 101,614,413
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% 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 21.7% to 44,445,677 people with a rank change from 45th to 49th. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 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 1.21% 0.62%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Malaysia grew by 1.23%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Malaysia Vietnam
Current population
36512221
102365351
Population rank 45/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.44% 1.24%
One net population change
1.22 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
1.21 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.9 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,182 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +431,375 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 89/197 123/197
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 - 174,770 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 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 (1960–2024, 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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