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Malaysia vs Morocco: The global population hockey stick

Malaysia
35.13 million people
in 2023
Morocco
37.71 million people
in 2023
Malaysia rank
45th
Morocco rank
42nd

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Malaysia
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 37.71 million people against 35.13 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 2.59 million people.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 45th and Morocco ranks 42nd of 239 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Morocco Difference Ahead
1000s 200,000 people 2.00 million people 1.80 million people Morocco
1100s 239,200 people 1.90 million people 1.66 million people Morocco
1200s 278,400 people 1.80 million people 1.52 million people Morocco
1300s 317,600 people 2.01 million people 1.69 million people Morocco
1400s 356,800 people 1.80 million people 1.44 million people Morocco
1500s 396,000 people 1.50 million people 1.10 million people Morocco
1600s 495,000 people 2.25 million people 1.75 million people Morocco
1700s 594,000 people 1.75 million people 1.16 million people Morocco
1710s 614,600 people 1.83 million people 1.21 million people Morocco
1720s 635,200 people 1.91 million people 1.27 million people Morocco
1730s 655,800 people 1.98 million people 1.33 million people Morocco
1740s 676,400 people 2.06 million people 1.39 million people Morocco
1750s 697,000 people 2.14 million people 1.44 million people Morocco
1760s 717,600 people 2.22 million people 1.50 million people Morocco
1770s 738,200 people 2.30 million people 1.56 million people Morocco
1780s 758,800 people 2.38 million people 1.62 million people Morocco
1790s 779,400 people 2.45 million people 1.67 million people Morocco
1800s 287,000 people 2.54 million people 2.25 million people Morocco
1810s 287,119 people 2.64 million people 2.35 million people Morocco
1820s 315,797 people 2.71 million people 2.40 million people Morocco
1830s 386,874 people 2.76 million people 2.38 million people Morocco
1840s 474,645 people 2.82 million people 2.34 million people Morocco
1850s 579,559 people 2.98 million people 2.40 million people Morocco
1860s 703,949 people 3.29 million people 2.59 million people Morocco
1870s 912,479 people 3.63 million people 2.72 million people Morocco
1880s 1.27 million people 4.01 million people 2.74 million people Morocco
1890s 1.76 million people 4.43 million people 2.66 million people Morocco
1900s 2.36 million people 5.02 million people 2.66 million people Morocco
1910s 2.94 million people 5.59 million people 2.65 million people Morocco
1920s 3.62 million people 6.05 million people 2.43 million people Morocco
1930s 4.48 million people 6.96 million people 2.48 million people Morocco
1940s 5.42 million people 8.19 million people 2.78 million people Morocco
1950s 6.89 million people 10.07 million people 3.17 million people Morocco
1960s 8.95 million people 13.12 million people 4.17 million people Morocco
1970s 11.36 million people 16.98 million people 5.62 million people Morocco
1980s 15.07 million people 21.78 million people 6.72 million people Morocco
1990s 20.11 million people 26.21 million people 6.10 million people Morocco
2000s 25.55 million people 30.19 million people 4.64 million people Morocco
2010s 31.01 million people 34.39 million people 3.38 million people Morocco
2020s 34.50 million people 37.15 million people 2.65 million people Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Malaysia or Morocco?
Morocco, at 37.71 million people against 35.13 million people in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Malaysia and Morocco?
2.59 million people, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Morocco?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Morocco rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Malaysia ranks 45th and Morocco ranks 42nd of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
The global population hockey stick
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.