India vs Malaysia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
India
1.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia
1.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
India rank
83rd
Malaysia rank
81st
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- India
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.81 % change on previous year against 1.78 % change on previous year in India, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Malaysia ahead.
India ranks 83rd and Malaysia ranks 81st of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.75 % change on previous year | 5.23 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 3.19 % change on previous year | 3.82 % change on previous year | 0.6347 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 4.11 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | 0.2167 % change on previous year | India |
| 1980s | 3.28 % change on previous year | 6.84 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.85 % change on previous year | 5.22 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2.77 % change on previous year | 3.76 % change on previous year | 0.9896 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | 0.0886 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.79 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | 0.0048 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, India or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.81 % change on previous year against 1.78 % change on previous year in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between India and Malaysia?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malaysia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do India and Malaysia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- India ranks 83rd and Malaysia ranks 81st of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.