Malaysia vs Peru: The global population hockey stick
Malaysia
35.13 million people
in 2023
Peru
33.85 million people
in 2023
Malaysia rank
45th
Peru rank
46th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Malaysia
- Peru
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 35.13 million people against 33.85 million people in Peru, a difference of 1.28 million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.
Malaysia ranks 45th and Peru ranks 46th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 200,000 people | 3.00 million people | 2.80 million people | Peru |
| 1100s | 239,200 people | 3.20 million people | 2.96 million people | Peru |
| 1200s | 278,400 people | 3.40 million people | 3.12 million people | Peru |
| 1300s | 317,600 people | 3.60 million people | 3.28 million people | Peru |
| 1400s | 356,800 people | 3.80 million people | 3.44 million people | Peru |
| 1500s | 396,000 people | 4.00 million people | 3.60 million people | Peru |
| 1600s | 495,000 people | 1.30 million people | 805,000 people | Peru |
| 1700s | 594,000 people | 1.50 million people | 906,490 people | Peru |
| 1710s | 614,600 people | 1.48 million people | 869,670 people | Peru |
| 1720s | 635,200 people | 1.47 million people | 833,020 people | Peru |
| 1730s | 655,800 people | 1.45 million people | 796,550 people | Peru |
| 1740s | 676,400 people | 1.44 million people | 760,250 people | Peru |
| 1750s | 697,000 people | 1.42 million people | 724,120 people | Peru |
| 1760s | 717,600 people | 1.41 million people | 688,150 people | Peru |
| 1770s | 738,200 people | 1.39 million people | 652,360 people | Peru |
| 1780s | 758,800 people | 1.38 million people | 616,720 people | Peru |
| 1790s | 779,400 people | 1.36 million people | 581,250 people | Peru |
| 1800s | 287,000 people | 1.28 million people | 994,225 people | Peru |
| 1810s | 287,119 people | 1.30 million people | 1.02 million people | Peru |
| 1820s | 315,797 people | 1.34 million people | 1.03 million people | Peru |
| 1830s | 386,874 people | 1.70 million people | 1.32 million people | Peru |
| 1840s | 474,645 people | 2.66 million people | 2.18 million people | Peru |
| 1850s | 579,559 people | 2.94 million people | 2.36 million people | Peru |
| 1860s | 703,949 people | 2.55 million people | 1.84 million people | Peru |
| 1870s | 912,479 people | 2.76 million people | 1.85 million people | Peru |
| 1880s | 1.27 million people | 3.13 million people | 1.86 million people | Peru |
| 1890s | 1.76 million people | 3.48 million people | 1.72 million people | Peru |
| 1900s | 2.36 million people | 3.86 million people | 1.51 million people | Peru |
| 1910s | 2.94 million people | 4.38 million people | 1.44 million people | Peru |
| 1920s | 3.62 million people | 5.04 million people | 1.42 million people | Peru |
| 1930s | 4.48 million people | 5.90 million people | 1.42 million people | Peru |
| 1940s | 5.42 million people | 6.96 million people | 1.55 million people | Peru |
| 1950s | 6.89 million people | 8.73 million people | 1.84 million people | Peru |
| 1960s | 8.95 million people | 11.62 million people | 2.68 million people | Peru |
| 1970s | 11.36 million people | 15.17 million people | 3.81 million people | Peru |
| 1980s | 15.07 million people | 19.42 million people | 4.36 million people | Peru |
| 1990s | 20.11 million people | 24.11 million people | 4.00 million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 25.55 million people | 27.89 million people | 2.34 million people | Peru |
| 2010s | 31.01 million people | 30.49 million people | 521,090 people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 34.50 million people | 33.33 million people | 1.17 million people | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Malaysia or Peru?
- Malaysia, at 35.13 million people against 33.85 million people in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Malaysia and Peru?
- 1.28 million people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Peru?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Peru rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Malaysia ranks 45th and Peru ranks 46th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.