Ecuador vs Malaysia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Ecuador
4.30 million people
in 2050
Malaysia
4.00 million people
in 2050
Ecuador rank
80th
Malaysia rank
82nd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Ecuador
- Malaysia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4.30 million people against 4.00 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 300,130 people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 82nd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 9 and Malaysia in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 399,995 people | 199,998 people | 199,997 people | Ecuador |
| 1100s | 439,983 people | 239,193 people | 200,790 people | Ecuador |
| 1200s | 479,945 people | 278,377 people | 201,568 people | Ecuador |
| 1300s | 519,823 people | 317,520 people | 202,303 people | Ecuador |
| 1400s | 559,427 people | 356,531 people | 202,896 people | Ecuador |
| 1500s | 598,160 people | 395,104 people | 203,056 people | Ecuador |
| 1600s | 495,399 people | 491,640 people | 3,759 people | Ecuador |
| 1700s | 485,550 people | 581,906 people | 96,356 people | Malaysia |
| 1710s | 483,857 people | 600,501 people | 116,644 people | Malaysia |
| 1720s | 482,432 people | 619,241 people | 136,809 people | Malaysia |
| 1730s | 480,865 people | 637,754 people | 156,889 people | Malaysia |
| 1740s | 479,143 people | 656,014 people | 176,871 people | Malaysia |
| 1750s | 477,252 people | 673,993 people | 196,741 people | Malaysia |
| 1760s | 475,176 people | 691,657 people | 216,481 people | Malaysia |
| 1770s | 472,896 people | 708,971 people | 236,075 people | Malaysia |
| 1780s | 470,393 people | 725,894 people | 255,501 people | Malaysia |
| 1790s | 467,646 people | 742,381 people | 274,735 people | Malaysia |
| 1800s | 464,633 people | 758,384 people | 293,751 people | Malaysia |
| 1810s | 461,326 people | 792,142 people | 330,816 people | Malaysia |
| 1820s | 457,699 people | 825,088 people | 367,389 people | Malaysia |
| 1830s | 566,861 people | 857,124 people | 290,263 people | Malaysia |
| 1840s | 641,540 people | 888,142 people | 246,602 people | Malaysia |
| 1850s | 725,302 people | 918,019 people | 192,717 people | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 803,174 people | 1.18 million people | 380,096 people | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 877,938 people | 1.44 million people | 564,722 people | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 988,069 people | 1.70 million people | 707,291 people | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 1.07 million people | 1.94 million people | 871,300 people | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 1.15 million people | 2.14 million people | 982,870 people | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 1.31 million people | 2.46 million people | 1.16 million people | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 1.41 million people | 3.02 million people | 1.60 million people | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 1.50 million people | 3.53 million people | 2.04 million people | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 2.17 million people | 4.53 million people | 2.36 million people | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 2.72 million people | 5.28 million people | 2.56 million people | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 3.30 million people | 6.47 million people | 3.16 million people | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 4.06 million people | 7.80 million people | 3.74 million people | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 4.50 million people | 8.95 million people | 4.44 million people | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 4.83 million people | 8.96 million people | 4.13 million people | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 5.24 million people | 8.55 million people | 3.31 million people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 6.00 million people | 8.33 million people | 2.34 million people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 6.65 million people | 8.14 million people | 1.50 million people | Malaysia |
| 2030s | 6.45 million people | 7.04 million people | 590,776 people | Malaysia |
| 2040s | 5.28 million people | 5.25 million people | 26,551 people | Ecuador |
| 2050s | 4.30 million people | 4.00 million people | 300,130 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Ecuador or Malaysia?
- Ecuador, at 4.30 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 Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 300,130 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Ecuador ranks 80th 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.