Which has higher natural population growth rate, Cape Verde or Malaysia?

Cape Verde, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Malaysia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malaysia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Malaysia: Natural population growth rate

Cape Verde

0.7%

in 2023

Malaysia

0.7%

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

123rd

Malaysia rank

125th

Natural population growth rate over time

Cape Verde
Malaysia

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 123rd and Malaysia ranks 125th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.7%	2.9%	0.1%	Malaysia
1960s	2.8%	2.9%	0.1%	Malaysia
1970s	3.1%	2.6%	0.5%	Cape Verde
1980s	3.2%	2.4%	0.7%	Cape Verde
1990s	2.7%	2.1%	0.6%	Cape Verde
2000s	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%	Cape Verde
2010s	1.3%	1.1%	0.1%	Cape Verde
2020s	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Cape Verde or Malaysia?: Cape Verde, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Cape Verde and Malaysia?: 0.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malaysia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Malaysia rank globally for natural population growth rate?: Cape Verde ranks 123rd and Malaysia ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Natural population growth rate
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.