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Malaysia vs Uzbekistan: Population

Malaysia
35.13 million people
in 2023
Uzbekistan
35.65 million people
in 2023
Malaysia rank
44th
Uzbekistan rank
43rd

Population over time

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How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 35.65 million people against 35.13 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 526,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Malaysia ranks 44th and Uzbekistan ranks 43rd of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1000s 200,000 people 900,000 people 700,000 people Uzbekistan
1100s 239,200 people 970,000 people 730,800 people Uzbekistan
1200s 278,400 people 1.04 million people 761,600 people Uzbekistan
1300s 317,600 people 1.11 million people 792,400 people Uzbekistan
1400s 356,800 people 1.18 million people 823,200 people Uzbekistan
1500s 396,000 people 1.26 million people 864,000 people Uzbekistan
1600s 495,000 people 1.44 million people 945,000 people Uzbekistan
1700s 594,000 people 1.62 million people 1.03 million people Uzbekistan
1710s 614,600 people 1.71 million people 1.10 million people Uzbekistan
1720s 635,200 people 1.81 million people 1.17 million people Uzbekistan
1730s 655,800 people 1.91 million people 1.25 million people Uzbekistan
1740s 676,400 people 2.01 million people 1.34 million people Uzbekistan
1750s 697,000 people 2.12 million people 1.43 million people Uzbekistan
1760s 717,600 people 2.24 million people 1.52 million people Uzbekistan
1770s 738,200 people 2.37 million people 1.63 million people Uzbekistan
1780s 758,800 people 2.50 million people 1.74 million people Uzbekistan
1790s 779,400 people 2.64 million people 1.86 million people Uzbekistan
1800s 287,000 people 1.92 million people 1.63 million people Uzbekistan
1810s 287,119 people 1.92 million people 1.63 million people Uzbekistan
1820s 315,797 people 2.00 million people 1.69 million people Uzbekistan
1830s 386,874 people 2.19 million people 1.81 million people Uzbekistan
1840s 474,645 people 2.40 million people 1.93 million people Uzbekistan
1850s 579,559 people 2.63 million people 2.05 million people Uzbekistan
1860s 703,949 people 2.87 million people 2.17 million people Uzbekistan
1870s 912,479 people 3.14 million people 2.22 million people Uzbekistan
1880s 1.27 million people 3.42 million people 2.16 million people Uzbekistan
1890s 1.76 million people 3.74 million people 1.98 million people Uzbekistan
1900s 2.36 million people 4.09 million people 1.73 million people Uzbekistan
1910s 2.94 million people 4.46 million people 1.53 million people Uzbekistan
1920s 3.62 million people 4.89 million people 1.27 million people Uzbekistan
1930s 4.48 million people 5.35 million people 875,055 people Uzbekistan
1940s 5.42 million people 5.87 million people 453,612 people Uzbekistan
1950s 6.89 million people 7.01 million people 118,023 people Uzbekistan
1960s 8.95 million people 9.76 million people 819,413 people Uzbekistan
1970s 11.36 million people 13.44 million people 2.08 million people Uzbekistan
1980s 15.07 million people 17.70 million people 2.64 million people Uzbekistan
1990s 20.11 million people 22.60 million people 2.50 million people Uzbekistan
2000s 25.55 million people 26.26 million people 710,370 people Uzbekistan
2010s 31.01 million people 30.56 million people 447,170 people Malaysia
2020s 34.50 million people 34.61 million people 106,900 people Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Malaysia or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 35.65 million people against 35.13 million people in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Malaysia and Uzbekistan?
526,000 people, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uzbekistan?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Uzbekistan rank globally for population?
Malaysia ranks 44th and Uzbekistan ranks 43rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

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