Australia vs Malaysia: Population regions with projections

Australia
43.14 million
in 2100
Malaysia
44.03 million
in 2100
Australia rank
54th
Malaysia rank
52nd

Population regions with projections over time

  • Australia
  • Malaysia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M100015502100

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 44.03 million against 43.14 million in Australia, a difference of 882,400.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 239 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 20 and Malaysia in 28.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1000s 314,851 200,000 114,851 Australia
1100s 315,026 239,200 75,826 Australia
1200s 315,290 278,400 36,890 Australia
1300s 315,685 317,600 1,915 Malaysia
1400s 316,277 356,800 40,523 Malaysia
1500s 317,166 396,000 78,834 Malaysia
1600s 318,500 495,000 176,500 Malaysia
1700s 314,500 594,000 279,500 Malaysia
1710s 314,500 614,600 300,100 Malaysia
1720s 314,500 635,200 320,700 Malaysia
1730s 314,500 655,800 341,300 Malaysia
1740s 314,500 676,400 361,900 Malaysia
1750s 314,500 697,000 382,500 Malaysia
1760s 314,500 717,600 403,100 Malaysia
1770s 314,667 738,200 423,533 Malaysia
1780s 315,087 758,800 443,713 Malaysia
1790s 316,556 779,400 462,844 Malaysia
1800s 225,070 287,000 61,930 Malaysia
1810s 290,865 287,119 3,746 Australia
1820s 331,661 315,797 15,865 Australia
1830s 369,690 386,874 17,184 Malaysia
1840s 499,291 474,645 24,646 Australia
1850s 888,154 579,559 308,595 Australia
1860s 1.51 million 703,949 804,443 Australia
1870s 1.95 million 912,479 1.03 million Australia
1880s 2.56 million 1.27 million 1.30 million Australia
1890s 3.35 million 1.76 million 1.58 million Australia
1900s 3.97 million 2.36 million 1.61 million Australia
1910s 4.73 million 2.94 million 1.80 million Australia
1920s 5.75 million 3.62 million 2.13 million Australia
1930s 6.62 million 4.48 million 2.14 million Australia
1940s 7.47 million 5.42 million 2.05 million Australia
1950s 9.12 million 6.89 million 2.23 million Australia
1960s 11.26 million 8.95 million 2.31 million Australia
1970s 13.72 million 11.36 million 2.36 million Australia
1980s 15.76 million 15.07 million 692,840 Australia
1990s 18.02 million 20.11 million 2.09 million Malaysia
2000s 20.30 million 25.55 million 5.25 million Malaysia
2010s 23.79 million 31.01 million 7.22 million Malaysia
2020s 26.84 million 35.75 million 8.90 million Malaysia
2030s 29.18 million 39.61 million 10.43 million Malaysia
2040s 31.33 million 42.85 million 11.53 million Malaysia
2050s 33.44 million 45.09 million 11.65 million Malaysia
2060s 35.48 million 46.16 million 10.68 million Malaysia
2070s 37.56 million 46.33 million 8.77 million Malaysia
2080s 39.66 million 45.73 million 6.06 million Malaysia
2090s 41.91 million 44.66 million 2.75 million Malaysia
2100s 43.14 million 44.03 million 882,400 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, Australia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 44.03 million against 43.14 million in Australia as of 2100.
What is the difference in population regions with projections between Australia and Malaysia?
882,400, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for population regions with projections?
Australia ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population regions with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population regions with projections
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed