Colombia vs Malaysia: Population by world region
Colombia
47.08 million people
in 2100
Malaysia
44.03 million people
in 2100
Colombia rank
48th
Malaysia rank
51st
Population by world region over time
- Colombia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 47.08 million people against 44.03 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 3.05 million people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 318 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 48th and Malaysia ranks 51st of 238 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.40 million people | 200,000 people | 2.20 million people | Colombia |
| 1100s | 2.72 million people | 239,200 people | 2.48 million people | Colombia |
| 1200s | 3.04 million people | 278,400 people | 2.76 million people | Colombia |
| 1300s | 3.36 million people | 317,600 people | 3.04 million people | Colombia |
| 1400s | 3.68 million people | 356,800 people | 3.32 million people | Colombia |
| 1500s | 3.99 million people | 396,000 people | 3.60 million people | Colombia |
| 1600s | 1.26 million people | 495,000 people | 763,420 people | Colombia |
| 1700s | 798,995 people | 594,000 people | 204,995 people | Colombia |
| 1710s | 854,924 people | 614,600 people | 240,324 people | Colombia |
| 1720s | 910,854 people | 635,200 people | 275,654 people | Colombia |
| 1730s | 966,784 people | 655,800 people | 310,984 people | Colombia |
| 1740s | 1.02 million people | 676,400 people | 346,310 people | Colombia |
| 1750s | 1.08 million people | 697,000 people | 381,640 people | Colombia |
| 1760s | 1.13 million people | 717,600 people | 416,970 people | Colombia |
| 1770s | 1.19 million people | 738,200 people | 452,300 people | Colombia |
| 1780s | 1.25 million people | 758,800 people | 487,630 people | Colombia |
| 1790s | 1.30 million people | 779,400 people | 522,960 people | Colombia |
| 1800s | 1.21 million people | 287,000 people | 919,000 people | Colombia |
| 1810s | 1.21 million people | 287,119 people | 919,703 people | Colombia |
| 1820s | 1.41 million people | 315,797 people | 1.10 million people | Colombia |
| 1830s | 1.79 million people | 386,874 people | 1.40 million people | Colombia |
| 1840s | 1.99 million people | 474,645 people | 1.52 million people | Colombia |
| 1850s | 2.34 million people | 579,559 people | 1.76 million people | Colombia |
| 1860s | 2.55 million people | 703,949 people | 1.85 million people | Colombia |
| 1870s | 2.60 million people | 912,479 people | 1.69 million people | Colombia |
| 1880s | 3.09 million people | 1.27 million people | 1.82 million people | Colombia |
| 1890s | 3.67 million people | 1.76 million people | 1.90 million people | Colombia |
| 1900s | 4.42 million people | 2.36 million people | 2.07 million people | Colombia |
| 1910s | 5.51 million people | 2.94 million people | 2.57 million people | Colombia |
| 1920s | 7.01 million people | 3.62 million people | 3.40 million people | Colombia |
| 1930s | 8.54 million people | 4.48 million people | 4.06 million people | Colombia |
| 1940s | 10.33 million people | 5.42 million people | 4.91 million people | Colombia |
| 1950s | 13.35 million people | 6.89 million people | 6.46 million people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 17.92 million people | 8.95 million people | 8.98 million people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 23.12 million people | 11.36 million people | 11.75 million people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 28.93 million people | 15.07 million people | 13.87 million people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 35.45 million people | 20.11 million people | 15.35 million people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 41.77 million people | 25.55 million people | 16.22 million people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 46.99 million people | 31.01 million people | 15.99 million people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 53.08 million people | 35.75 million people | 17.33 million people | Colombia |
| 2030s | 57.20 million people | 39.61 million people | 17.59 million people | Colombia |
| 2040s | 59.08 million people | 42.85 million people | 16.23 million people | Colombia |
| 2050s | 59.23 million people | 45.09 million people | 14.14 million people | Colombia |
| 2060s | 58.17 million people | 46.16 million people | 12.01 million people | Colombia |
| 2070s | 55.93 million people | 46.33 million people | 9.60 million people | Colombia |
| 2080s | 52.68 million people | 45.73 million people | 6.96 million people | Colombia |
| 2090s | 49.03 million people | 44.66 million people | 4.37 million people | Colombia |
| 2100s | 47.08 million people | 44.03 million people | 3.05 million people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Colombia or Malaysia?
- Colombia, at 47.08 million people against 44.03 million people in Malaysia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Colombia and Malaysia?
- 3.05 million people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for population by world region?
- Colombia ranks 48th 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.