Malaysia vs Taiwan: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Malaysia
4.00 million people
in 2050
Taiwan
3.95 million people
in 2050
Malaysia rank
82nd
Taiwan rank
83rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Malaysia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 4.00 million people against 3.95 million people in Taiwan, a difference of 46,900 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 82nd and Taiwan ranks 83rd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 18 and Taiwan in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 199,998 people | 99,087 people | 100,911 people | Malaysia |
| 1100s | 239,193 people | 118,902 people | 120,291 people | Malaysia |
| 1200s | 278,377 people | 138,711 people | 139,666 people | Malaysia |
| 1300s | 317,520 people | 158,499 people | 159,021 people | Malaysia |
| 1400s | 356,531 people | 178,217 people | 178,314 people | Malaysia |
| 1500s | 395,104 people | 197,705 people | 197,399 people | Malaysia |
| 1600s | 491,640 people | 196,765 people | 294,875 people | Malaysia |
| 1700s | 581,906 people | 969,718 people | 387,812 people | Taiwan |
| 1710s | 600,501 people | 1.10 million people | 499,599 people | Taiwan |
| 1720s | 619,241 people | 1.16 million people | 536,039 people | Taiwan |
| 1730s | 637,754 people | 1.21 million people | 575,196 people | Taiwan |
| 1740s | 656,014 people | 1.27 million people | 617,166 people | Taiwan |
| 1750s | 673,993 people | 1.34 million people | 662,027 people | Taiwan |
| 1760s | 691,657 people | 1.40 million people | 709,883 people | Taiwan |
| 1770s | 708,971 people | 1.47 million people | 760,799 people | Taiwan |
| 1780s | 725,894 people | 1.54 million people | 814,846 people | Taiwan |
| 1790s | 742,381 people | 1.61 million people | 872,089 people | Taiwan |
| 1800s | 758,384 people | 1.69 million people | 932,576 people | Taiwan |
| 1810s | 792,142 people | 1.77 million people | 978,028 people | Taiwan |
| 1820s | 825,088 people | 1.85 million people | 1.03 million people | Taiwan |
| 1830s | 857,124 people | 1.89 million people | 1.03 million people | Taiwan |
| 1840s | 888,142 people | 1.94 million people | 1.05 million people | Taiwan |
| 1850s | 918,019 people | 1.99 million people | 1.07 million people | Taiwan |
| 1860s | 1.18 million people | 2.04 million people | 856,450 people | Taiwan |
| 1870s | 1.44 million people | 2.08 million people | 641,300 people | Taiwan |
| 1880s | 1.70 million people | 2.13 million people | 433,890 people | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 1.94 million people | 2.17 million people | 230,240 people | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 2.14 million people | 2.45 million people | 315,700 people | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 2.46 million people | 2.76 million people | 299,680 people | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 3.02 million people | 3.10 million people | 81,420 people | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 3.53 million people | 3.76 million people | 223,460 people | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 4.53 million people | 4.68 million people | 149,270 people | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 5.28 million people | 4.81 million people | 475,742 people | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 6.47 million people | 6.18 million people | 286,777 people | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 7.80 million people | 6.48 million people | 1.32 million people | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 8.95 million people | 5.17 million people | 3.77 million people | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8.96 million people | 4.95 million people | 4.02 million people | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.55 million people | 4.83 million people | 3.71 million people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.33 million people | 4.73 million people | 3.61 million people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 8.14 million people | 4.86 million people | 3.29 million people | Malaysia |
| 2030s | 7.04 million people | 4.52 million people | 2.52 million people | Malaysia |
| 2040s | 5.25 million people | 4.16 million people | 1.09 million people | Malaysia |
| 2050s | 4.00 million people | 3.95 million people | 46,900 people | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Malaysia or Taiwan?
- Malaysia, at 4.00 million people against 3.95 million people in Taiwan as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Malaysia and Taiwan?
- 46,900 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Taiwan?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Malaysia and Taiwan rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Malaysia ranks 82nd and Taiwan ranks 83rd 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.