Benin vs Malaysia: Population by world region
Benin
39.59 million people
in 2100
Malaysia
44.03 million people
in 2100
Benin rank
54th
Malaysia rank
51st
Population by world region over time
- Benin
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 44.03 million people against 39.59 million people in Benin, a difference of 4.44 million people.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 51st of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 25 and Malaysia in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.61 million people | 200,000 people | 1.41 million people | Benin |
| 1100s | 1.84 million people | 239,200 people | 1.60 million people | Benin |
| 1200s | 2.10 million people | 278,400 people | 1.82 million people | Benin |
| 1300s | 2.40 million people | 317,600 people | 2.08 million people | Benin |
| 1400s | 2.70 million people | 356,800 people | 2.34 million people | Benin |
| 1500s | 3.00 million people | 396,000 people | 2.60 million people | Benin |
| 1600s | 3.10 million people | 495,000 people | 2.60 million people | Benin |
| 1700s | 6.26 million people | 594,000 people | 5.67 million people | Benin |
| 1710s | 5.78 million people | 614,600 people | 5.17 million people | Benin |
| 1720s | 5.34 million people | 635,200 people | 4.70 million people | Benin |
| 1730s | 4.93 million people | 655,800 people | 4.27 million people | Benin |
| 1740s | 4.55 million people | 676,400 people | 3.87 million people | Benin |
| 1750s | 4.20 million people | 697,000 people | 3.50 million people | Benin |
| 1760s | 3.87 million people | 717,600 people | 3.16 million people | Benin |
| 1770s | 3.58 million people | 738,200 people | 2.84 million people | Benin |
| 1780s | 3.30 million people | 758,800 people | 2.54 million people | Benin |
| 1790s | 3.05 million people | 779,400 people | 2.27 million people | Benin |
| 1800s | 636,559 people | 287,000 people | 349,559 people | Benin |
| 1810s | 636,652 people | 287,119 people | 349,533 people | Benin |
| 1820s | 658,204 people | 315,797 people | 342,408 people | Benin |
| 1830s | 707,281 people | 386,874 people | 320,408 people | Benin |
| 1840s | 760,386 people | 474,645 people | 285,742 people | Benin |
| 1850s | 811,911 people | 579,559 people | 232,352 people | Benin |
| 1860s | 876,626 people | 703,949 people | 172,677 people | Benin |
| 1870s | 968,886 people | 912,479 people | 56,407 people | Benin |
| 1880s | 1.06 million people | 1.27 million people | 206,593 people | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 1.14 million people | 1.76 million people | 620,996 people | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 1.24 million people | 2.36 million people | 1.12 million people | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 1.36 million people | 2.94 million people | 1.58 million people | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 1.52 million people | 3.62 million people | 2.09 million people | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 1.76 million people | 4.48 million people | 2.72 million people | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 2.06 million people | 5.42 million people | 3.35 million people | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 2.35 million people | 6.89 million people | 4.54 million people | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 2.74 million people | 8.95 million people | 6.20 million people | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 3.42 million people | 11.36 million people | 7.94 million people | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 4.49 million people | 15.07 million people | 10.57 million people | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 6.13 million people | 20.11 million people | 13.97 million people | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.32 million people | 25.55 million people | 17.23 million people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 11.22 million people | 31.01 million people | 19.78 million people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 14.65 million people | 35.75 million people | 21.10 million people | Malaysia |
| 2030s | 18.31 million people | 39.61 million people | 21.30 million people | Malaysia |
| 2040s | 22.24 million people | 42.85 million people | 20.61 million people | Malaysia |
| 2050s | 26.18 million people | 45.09 million people | 18.91 million people | Malaysia |
| 2060s | 29.92 million people | 46.16 million people | 16.24 million people | Malaysia |
| 2070s | 33.36 million people | 46.33 million people | 12.97 million people | Malaysia |
| 2080s | 36.28 million people | 45.73 million people | 9.44 million people | Malaysia |
| 2090s | 38.57 million people | 44.66 million people | 6.09 million people | Malaysia |
| 2100s | 39.59 million people | 44.03 million people | 4.44 million people | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Benin or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 44.03 million people against 39.59 million people in Benin as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Benin and Malaysia?
- 4.44 million people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malaysia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Benin and Malaysia rank globally for population by world region?
- Benin ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 51st 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.