Malaysia vs Peru: Population

Malaysia

35.13 million people

in 2023

Peru

33.85 million people

in 2023

Malaysia rank

44th

Peru rank

45th

Population over time

Malaysia currently reports 35.13 million people against 33.85 million people in Peru, a difference of 1.28 million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.

Malaysia ranks 44th and Peru ranks 45th of 238 countries.

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.