China vs Malaysia

China vs Malaysia: Population

Population in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 35.1 million people in Malaysia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.39 billion people, or 41 times that in Malaysia.

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China vs Malaysia: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 1.42 billion people in China and 35.1 million people in Malaysia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 1.39 billion people, or 41 times that in Malaysia.
ChinaMalaysiaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, China ranked 2 and Malaysia ranked 44 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at 633 million people and Malaysia at 44 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChinaMalaysiaWorld
20231.42 billion35.1 million8.09 billion
20221.43 billion34.7 million8.02 billion
20211.43 billion34.3 million7.95 billion
20201.43 billion33.9 million7.89 billion
20191.42 billion33.4 million7.81 billion
20181.42 billion32.9 million7.73 billion
20171.41 billion32.4 million7.65 billion
20161.4 billion31.8 million7.56 billion
20151.4 billion31.2 million7.47 billion
20141.39 billion30.7 million7.38 billion
20131.38 billion30.2 million7.29 billion
20121.37 billion29.7 million7.2 billion
20111.36 billion29.2 million7.11 billion
20101.35 billion28.7 million7.02 billion
20091.34 billion28.1 million6.93 billion
20081.33 billion27.6 million6.84 billion
20071.33 billion27 million6.76 billion
20061.32 billion26.4 million6.67 billion
20051.31 billion25.8 million6.59 billion
20041.3 billion25.3 million6.5 billion
20031.3 billion24.7 million6.42 billion
20021.29 billion24.1 million6.34 billion
20011.28 billion23.5 million6.26 billion
20001.27 billion23 million6.17 billion
19991.26 billion22.4 million6.09 billion
19981.25 billion21.9 million6.01 billion
19971.24 billion21.4 million5.93 billion
19961.23 billion20.9 million5.84 billion
19951.22 billion20.3 million5.76 billion
19941.21 billion19.8 million5.68 billion
19931.2 billion19.3 million5.59 billion
19921.19 billion18.8 million5.51 billion
19911.17 billion18.3 million5.42 billion
19901.15 billion17.8 million5.33 billion
19891.13 billion17.3 million5.23 billion
19881.12 billion16.8 million5.14 billion
19871.1 billion16.3 million5.05 billion
19861.08 billion15.8 million4.96 billion
19851.06 billion15.3 million4.87 billion
19841.04 billion14.8 million4.78 billion
19831.03 billion14.3 million4.7 billion
19821.01 billion13.8 million4.61 billion
1981998 million13.4 million4.53 billion
1980983 million13 million4.45 billion
1979969 million12.6 million4.37 billion
1978956 million12.3 million4.29 billion
1977944 million12 million4.22 billion
1976930 million11.8 million4.14 billion
1975916 million11.5 million4.07 billion
1974900 million11.2 million4 billion
1973883 million10.9 million3.92 billion
1972864 million10.7 million3.85 billion
1971844 million10.4 million3.77 billion
1970823 million10.2 million3.7 billion
1969802 million9.95 million3.62 billion
1968781 million9.73 million3.55 billion
1967761 million9.51 million3.47 billion
1966742 million9.29 million3.4 billion
1965723 million9.06 million3.34 billion
1964705 million8.83 million3.26 billion
1963685 million8.6 million3.19 billion
1962665 million8.38 million3.12 billion
1961656 million8.16 million3.07 billion
1960655 million7.96 million3.02 billion
1959653 million7.76 million2.97 billion
1958644 million7.56 million2.91 billion
1957630 million7.36 million2.85 billion
1956617 million7.16 million2.8 billion
1955604 million6.96 million2.74 billion
1954590 million6.77 million2.69 billion
1953578 million6.59 million2.63 billion
1952565 million6.42 million2.58 billion
1951554 million6.26 million2.54 billion
1950544 million6.1 million2.49 billion
1949538 million5.85 million–
1948534 million5.74 million–
1947531 million5.64 million–
1946528 million5.55 million–
1945525 million5.46 million–
1944522 million5.36 million–
1943520 million5.27 million–
1942517 million5.19 million–
1941514 million5.1 million–
1940511 million5 million–
1939508 million4.91 million–
1938506 million4.81 million–
1937503 million4.71 million–
1936500 million4.61 million–
1935497 million4.52 million–
1934494 million4.43 million–
1933491 million4.33 million–
1932488 million4.25 million–
1931485 million4.16 million–
1930483 million4.07 million–
1929481 million3.98 million–
1928479 million3.9 million–
1927477 million3.81 million–
1926475 million3.73 million–
1925474 million3.65 million–
1924472 million3.57 million–
1923470 million3.49 million–
1922469 million3.42 million–
1921466 million3.35 million–
1920463 million3.27 million–
1919460 million3.21 million–
1918455 million3.14 million–
1917450 million3.08 million–
1916446 million3.02 million–
1915441 million2.96 million–
1914436 million2.91 million–
1913431 million2.85 million–
1912427 million2.8 million–
1911423 million2.74 million–
1910419 million2.68 million–
1909416 million2.63 million–
1908413 million2.56 million–
1907411 million2.5 million–
1906409 million2.44 million–
1905407 million2.38 million–
1904404 million2.32 million–
1903402 million2.27 million–
1902400 million2.21 million–
1901398 million2.15 million–
1900396 million2.09 million–
1899394 million2.03 million–
1898392 million1.97 million–
1897390 million1.91 million–
1896388 million1.85 million–
1895386 million1.79 million–
1894384 million1.73 million–
1893382 million1.67 million–
1892381 million1.62 million–
1891379 million1.56 million–
1890377 million1.51 million–
1889376 million1.46 million–
1888375 million1.42 million–
1887373 million1.37 million–
1886372 million1.33 million–
1885371 million1.28 million–
1884370 million1.24 million–
1883369 million1.2 million–
1882368 million1.16 million–
1881367 million1.13 million–
1880366 million1.09 million–
1879365 million1.05 million–
1878364 million1.02 million–
1877363 million985,600–
1876362 million953,600–
1875361 million922,700–
1874360 million892,700–
1873359 million863,800–
1872358 million835,700–
1871358 million810,700–
1870358 million788,400–
1869359 million768,900–
1868360 million752,000–
1867362 million737,600–
1866364 million723,400–
1865366 million709,500–
1864368 million695,900–
1863370 million682,500–
1862372 million669,400–
1861375 million656,500–
1860377 million643,900–
1859380 million631,500–
1858383 million619,400–
1857387 million607,400–
1856390 million595,800–
1855394 million584,300–
1854397 million573,100–
1853401 million562,000–
1852405 million551,200–
1851408 million540,600–
1850410 million530,300–
1849411 million519,500–
1848412 million509,000–
1847412 million498,700–
1846412 million488,600–
1845412 million478,700–
1844412 million469,000–
1843412 million459,500–
1842412 million450,200–
1841412 million441,100–
1840412 million432,200–
1839412 million423,400–
1838411 million414,900–
1837411 million406,500–
1836411 million398,200–
1835411 million390,200–
1834410 million382,300–
1833410 million374,500–
1832410 million367,000–
1831409 million359,500–
1830407 million352,300–
1829406 million345,100–
1828403 million338,100–
1827400 million331,300–
1826398 million324,600–
1825395 million318,000–
1824392 million311,600–
1823389 million305,300–
1822387 million299,100–
1821384 million294,200–
1820380 million290,600–
1819377 million288,200–
1818374 million287,000–
1817370 million287,000–
1816367 million287,000–
1815363 million287,000–
1814360 million287,000–
1813356 million287,000–
1812353 million287,000–
1811350 million287,000–
1810347 million287,000–
1809344 million287,000–
1808343 million287,000–
1807341 million287,000–
1806339 million287,000–
1805338 million287,000–
1804336 million287,000–
1803335 million287,000–
1802333 million287,000–
1801332 million287,000–
1800330 million287,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaMalaysiaWorld
20241.42 billion1.42 billion–1.42 billion35.6 million35.5 million–35.6 million8.16 billion
20251.42 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion36 million35.8 million–36.2 million8.23 billion
20261.41 billion1.41 billion–1.42 billion36.4 million36 million–36.8 million8.3 billion
20271.41 billion1.4 billion–1.42 billion36.8 million36.2 million–37.3 million8.37 billion
20281.41 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion37.2 million36.4 million–37.9 million8.44 billion
20291.4 billion1.39 billion–1.42 billion37.6 million36.6 million–38.5 million8.5 billion
20301.4 billion1.38 billion–1.42 billion38 million36.8 million–39.2 million8.57 billion
20311.39 billion1.37 billion–1.42 billion38.4 million36.9 million–39.8 million8.63 billion
20321.39 billion1.36 billion–1.41 billion38.7 million37 million–40.4 million8.7 billion
20331.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion39.1 million37.1 million–41.1 million8.76 billion
20341.38 billion1.35 billion–1.41 billion39.5 million37.2 million–41.8 million8.82 billion
20351.37 billion1.34 billion–1.41 billion39.8 million37.2 million–42.5 million8.89 billion
20361.37 billion1.33 billion–1.41 billion40.2 million37.2 million–43.2 million8.95 billion
20371.36 billion1.32 billion–1.41 billion40.5 million37.3 million–43.9 million9.01 billion
20381.36 billion1.31 billion–1.4 billion40.9 million37.3 million–44.5 million9.06 billion
20391.35 billion1.3 billion–1.4 billion41.2 million37.3 million–45.2 million9.12 billion
20401.34 billion1.28 billion–1.4 billion41.5 million37.3 million–45.9 million9.18 billion
20411.34 billion1.27 billion–1.39 billion41.8 million37.2 million–46.7 million9.23 billion
20421.33 billion1.26 billion–1.39 billion42.1 million37.2 million–47.4 million9.29 billion
20431.32 billion1.25 billion–1.39 billion42.5 million37.2 million–48.1 million9.34 billion
20441.31 billion1.24 billion–1.38 billion42.8 million37 million–48.9 million9.39 billion
20451.31 billion1.23 billion–1.38 billion43 million36.9 million–49.6 million9.44 billion
20461.3 billion1.21 billion–1.38 billion43.3 million36.8 million–50.4 million9.49 billion
20471.29 billion1.2 billion–1.37 billion43.6 million36.7 million–51.2 million9.54 billion
20481.28 billion1.19 billion–1.37 billion43.8 million36.4 million–51.9 million9.58 billion
20491.27 billion1.17 billion–1.36 billion44.1 million36.1 million–52.7 million9.62 billion
20501.26 billion1.16 billion–1.35 billion44.3 million36 million–53.4 million9.66 billion
20511.25 billion1.14 billion–1.35 billion44.5 million35.9 million–54.2 million9.7 billion
20521.24 billion1.13 billion–1.34 billion44.7 million35.7 million–55.1 million9.74 billion
20531.23 billion1.11 billion–1.33 billion44.9 million35.4 million–55.9 million9.78 billion
20541.22 billion1.1 billion–1.32 billion45.1 million35.2 million–56.7 million9.81 billion
20551.2 billion1.08 billion–1.31 billion45.2 million34.8 million–57.6 million9.85 billion
20561.19 billion1.06 billion–1.3 billion45.4 million34.3 million–58.5 million9.88 billion
20571.18 billion1.05 billion–1.29 billion45.5 million33.9 million–59.5 million9.91 billion
20581.16 billion1.03 billion–1.29 billion45.6 million33.4 million–60.4 million9.94 billion
20591.15 billion1.01 billion–1.28 billion45.7 million33 million–61.3 million9.96 billion
20601.14 billion998 million–1.26 billion45.9 million32.6 million–62.1 million9.99 billion
20611.12 billion981 million–1.25 billion46 million32.1 million–62.9 million10 billion
20621.11 billion963 million–1.24 billion46 million31.7 million–63.7 million10 billion
20631.09 billion947 million–1.23 billion46.1 million31.2 million–64.6 million10.1 billion
20641.08 billion932 million–1.22 billion46.2 million30.7 million–65.6 million10.1 billion
20651.07 billion915 million–1.21 billion46.2 million30.4 million–66.8 million10.1 billion
20661.05 billion898 million–1.2 billion46.3 million30 million–68 million10.1 billion
20671.04 billion881 million–1.19 billion46.3 million29.6 million–69.4 million10.1 billion
20681.03 billion867 million–1.18 billion46.3 million29.3 million–70.5 million10.2 billion
20691.01 billion852 million–1.17 billion46.4 million28.9 million–71.3 million10.2 billion
2070999 million836 million–1.16 billion46.4 million28.5 million–72.1 million10.2 billion
2071986 million822 million–1.15 billion46.4 million28.1 million–73.1 million10.2 billion
2072973 million807 million–1.14 billion46.4 million27.7 million–74.2 million10.2 billion
2073960 million792 million–1.13 billion46.4 million27.3 million–75.3 million10.2 billion
2074947 million776 million–1.12 billion46.4 million26.8 million–76.4 million10.2 billion
2075935 million760 million–1.11 billion46.4 million26.3 million–77.2 million10.3 billion
2076922 million743 million–1.1 billion46.3 million25.8 million–78.2 million10.3 billion
2077909 million728 million–1.09 billion46.3 million25.4 million–79.4 million10.3 billion
2078896 million713 million–1.08 billion46.2 million25 million–80.3 million10.3 billion
2079883 million697 million–1.08 billion46.2 million24.5 million–81.3 million10.3 billion
2080870 million681 million–1.07 billion46.1 million24 million–82.6 million10.3 billion
2081857 million664 million–1.06 billion46 million23.7 million–83.8 million10.3 billion
2082844 million648 million–1.05 billion46 million23.2 million–84.9 million10.3 billion
2083832 million633 million–1.04 billion45.9 million22.7 million–86 million10.3 billion
2084819 million618 million–1.03 billion45.8 million22.1 million–87.5 million10.3 billion
2085806 million604 million–1.02 billion45.7 million21.6 million–89 million10.3 billion
2086794 million591 million–1.01 billion45.6 million21 million–90 million10.3 billion
2087781 million576 million–994 million45.5 million20.6 million–91.1 million10.3 billion
2088769 million562 million–984 million45.4 million20.1 million–92.7 million10.3 billion
2089757 million548 million–975 million45.3 million19.5 million–94.6 million10.3 billion
2090745 million534 million–967 million45.2 million19 million–96.5 million10.3 billion
2091733 million520 million–959 million45.1 million18.7 million–98.2 million10.3 billion
2092722 million507 million–951 million45 million18.5 million–100 million10.3 billion
2093710 million493 million–944 million44.8 million18.1 million–102 million10.3 billion
2094699 million480 million–937 million44.7 million17.7 million–104 million10.2 billion
2095688 million468 million–929 million44.6 million17.3 million–105 million10.2 billion
2096677 million455 million–920 million44.5 million16.9 million–106 million10.2 billion
2097666 million443 million–913 million44.4 million16.5 million–107 million10.2 billion
2098655 million431 million–906 million44.3 million16.2 million–109 million10.2 billion
2099644 million417 million–899 million44.1 million15.9 million–110 million10.2 billion
2100633 million404 million–890 million44 million15.7 million–112 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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