Malaysia vs Peru: Has the population peaked?

Malaysia

35.13 million people

in 2023

Peru

33.85 million people

in 2023

Malaysia rank

44th

Peru rank

45th

Has the population peaked? 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 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.

Malaysia ranks 44th and Peru ranks 45th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
Unit: people
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.