Malaysia vs Uzbekistan: Has the population peaked?

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

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Malaysia
  • Uzbekistan
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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 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Malaysia ranks 44th and Uzbekistan ranks 43rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
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 has the population peaked?, Malaysia or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 35.65 million people against 35.13 million people in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Malaysia and Uzbekistan?
526,000 people, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uzbekistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Uzbekistan rank globally for has the population peaked??
Malaysia ranks 44th and Uzbekistan ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

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