Azerbaijan vs Malaysia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Azerbaijan
4.56 million people
in 2050
Malaysia
4.00 million people
in 2050
Azerbaijan rank
79th
Malaysia rank
82nd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Azerbaijan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 4.56 million people against 4.00 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 564,640 people.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 82nd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 17 and Malaysia in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 185,999 people | 199,998 people | 13,999 people | Malaysia |
| 1100s | 278,996 people | 239,193 people | 39,803 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1200s | 371,985 people | 278,377 people | 93,608 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1300s | 464,943 people | 317,520 people | 147,423 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1400s | 371,862 people | 356,531 people | 15,331 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1500s | 464,483 people | 395,104 people | 69,379 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1600s | 556,140 people | 491,640 people | 64,500 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1700s | 644,490 people | 581,906 people | 62,584 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1710s | 424,526 people | 600,501 people | 175,975 people | Malaysia |
| 1720s | 459,903 people | 619,241 people | 159,338 people | Malaysia |
| 1730s | 498,228 people | 637,754 people | 139,526 people | Malaysia |
| 1740s | 539,747 people | 656,014 people | 116,267 people | Malaysia |
| 1750s | 584,726 people | 673,993 people | 89,267 people | Malaysia |
| 1760s | 633,453 people | 691,657 people | 58,204 people | Malaysia |
| 1770s | 686,241 people | 708,971 people | 22,730 people | Malaysia |
| 1780s | 743,834 people | 725,894 people | 17,940 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1790s | 803,896 people | 742,381 people | 61,515 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1800s | 868,283 people | 758,384 people | 109,899 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1810s | 937,112 people | 792,142 people | 144,970 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1820s | 1.01 million people | 825,088 people | 185,342 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1830s | 1.09 million people | 857,124 people | 231,036 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1840s | 1.17 million people | 888,142 people | 281,938 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1850s | 1.26 million people | 918,019 people | 337,711 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1860s | 1.34 million people | 1.18 million people | 161,030 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1870s | 1.43 million people | 1.44 million people | 8,080 people | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 1.52 million people | 1.70 million people | 170,690 people | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 1.61 million people | 1.94 million people | 328,650 people | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 1.69 million people | 2.14 million people | 445,510 people | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 1.76 million people | 2.46 million people | 703,860 people | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 1.81 million people | 3.02 million people | 1.21 million people | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 1.82 million people | 3.53 million people | 1.71 million people | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 1.79 million people | 4.53 million people | 2.74 million people | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 1.84 million people | 5.28 million people | 3.44 million people | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 2.30 million people | 6.47 million people | 4.17 million people | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2.73 million people | 7.80 million people | 5.07 million people | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 3.14 million people | 8.95 million people | 5.81 million people | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 3.65 million people | 8.96 million people | 5.31 million people | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 4.10 million people | 8.55 million people | 4.45 million people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 4.32 million people | 8.33 million people | 4.01 million people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 4.30 million people | 8.14 million people | 3.84 million people | Malaysia |
| 2030s | 4.45 million people | 7.04 million people | 2.59 million people | Malaysia |
| 2040s | 4.54 million people | 5.25 million people | 708,062 people | Malaysia |
| 2050s | 4.56 million people | 4.00 million people | 564,640 people | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Azerbaijan or Malaysia?
- Azerbaijan, at 4.56 million people against 4.00 million people in Malaysia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Azerbaijan and Malaysia?
- 564,640 people, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Malaysia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Azerbaijan and Malaysia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Azerbaijan ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 82nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.