China vs Malaysia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
China
0.6929
in 2025
Malaysia
0.6202
in 2025
China rank
63rd
Malaysia rank
64th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- China
- Malaysia
How they compare
China currently reports 0.6929 against 0.6202 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0727.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 63rd and Malaysia ranks 64th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.98 | 2.42 | 3.56 | China |
| 1960s | -1 | 1.23 | 2.24 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.953 | 1.47 | 0.5175 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 3.12 | 3.53 | 0.4137 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 3.06 | 2.42 | 0.6487 | China |
| 2000s | 3.15 | 1.39 | 1.77 | China |
| 2010s | 2.58 | 0.6017 | 1.97 | China |
| 2020s | 0.884 | 0.5892 | 0.2948 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, China or Malaysia?
- China, at 0.6929 against 0.6202 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between China and Malaysia?
- 0.0727, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do China and Malaysia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- China ranks 63rd and Malaysia ranks 64th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.