Malaysia vs Thailand

Malaysia vs Thailand: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 1.24% a year in Malaysia and -0.04% a year in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 1.28 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Malaysia vs Thailand: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 1.24% a year in Malaysia and -0.04% a year in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 1.28 percentage points.
MalaysiaThailandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Malaysia has been higher since 1976, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2023, Malaysia ranked 93 and Thailand ranked 180 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Malaysia at -0.28% a year and Thailand at -0.75% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearMalaysiaThailandWorld
20231.24-0.040.87
20221.23-0.060.88
20211.170.080.8
20201.140.160.9
20191.530.171.03
20181.660.241.07
20171.740.371.13
20161.790.481.17
20151.750.421.18
20141.720.51.22
20131.710.561.23
20121.710.611.27
20111.70.631.26
20101.810.621.27
20091.940.721.28
20082.050.751.28
20072.140.781.28
20062.210.821.28
20052.250.841.27
20042.290.881.28
20032.340.921.29
20022.40.951.3
20012.440.981.33
20002.361.061.35
19992.331.211.35
19982.451.31.37
19972.471.311.39
19962.511.361.42
19952.541.41.45
19942.551.451.47
19932.541.51.52
19922.581.591.57
19912.721.591.63
19902.911.671.76
19892.991.611.78
19883.11.691.79
19873.191.721.84
19863.251.751.83
19853.31.831.8
19843.271.861.8
19833.241.941.78
19823.21.941.86
19813.171.971.82
19803.142.051.8
19792.42.081.79
19782.42.121.74
19772.42.241.75
19762.42.231.78
19752.392.391.8
19742.392.491.88
19732.42.61.94
19722.392.671.97
19712.422.651.97
19702.332.742.06
19692.262.792.06
19682.262.852.09
19672.282.912
19662.462.932.04
19652.522.992.09
19642.582.992.16
19632.612.992.28
19622.622.972.11
19612.62.951.67
19602.572.911.58
19592.542.861.73
19582.52.742
19572.872.792.07
19562.822.781.98
19552.762.752.01
19542.712.721.99
19532.632.671.9
19522.632.661.94
19512.592.631.75
19502.562.561.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMalaysiaThailandWorld
20241.20.82–1.59-0.06-0.26–0.160.86
20251.150.69–1.62-0.08-0.33–0.170.84
20261.10.59–1.65-0.09-0.36–0.210.83
20271.080.52–1.67-0.11-0.42–0.210.81
20281.070.43–1.72-0.12-0.47–0.210.8
20291.030.35–1.73-0.13-0.52–0.210.78
20301.020.28–1.75-0.15-0.57–0.190.76
203110.21–1.77-0.16-0.59–0.220.75
20320.970.16–1.79-0.18-0.62–0.20.73
20330.930.11–1.75-0.2-0.65–0.20.72
20340.910.06–1.76-0.22-0.69–0.210.7
20350.89-0.01–1.82-0.24-0.71–0.190.69
20360.87-0.1–1.77-0.26-0.74–0.180.67
20370.85-0.11–1.82-0.28-0.78–0.170.65
20380.83-0.11–1.82-0.3-0.81–0.150.64
20390.79-0.21–1.82-0.32-0.87–0.150.62
20400.78-0.26–1.79-0.34-0.92–0.150.61
20410.76-0.29–1.81-0.37-0.97–0.130.59
20420.75-0.32–1.85-0.39-1.01–0.110.57
20430.72-0.4–1.84-0.42-1.04–0.10.56
20440.68-0.5–1.78-0.44-1.08–0.080.54
20450.65-0.51–1.75-0.46-1.09–0.070.52
20460.63-0.57–1.82-0.49-1.13–0.040.5
20470.6-0.63–1.78-0.51-1.18–0.020.48
20480.55-0.74–1.75-0.54-1.22–0.010.46
20490.51-0.77–1.75-0.57-1.26–-0.030.44
20500.5-0.8–1.75-0.59-1.29–-0.040.42
20510.46-0.87–1.8-0.61-1.3–-0.050.4
20520.43-0.9–1.81-0.64-1.37–-0.070.38
20530.41-0.96–1.78-0.65-1.4–-0.070.36
20540.37-1.07–1.73-0.68-1.44–-0.090.34
20550.32-1.1–1.72-0.69-1.46–-0.080.33
20560.31-1.11–1.68-0.71-1.5–-0.10.31
20570.28-1.22–1.7-0.73-1.54–-0.070.3
20580.26-1.28–1.69-0.74-1.56–-0.090.28
20590.26-1.3–1.69-0.74-1.6–-0.090.27
20600.22-1.37–1.69-0.75-1.59–-0.070.25
20610.2-1.38–1.7-0.75-1.64–-0.050.24
20620.17-1.45–1.67-0.76-1.68–-0.070.23
20630.14-1.54–1.71-0.76-1.67–-0.040.22
20640.14-1.53–1.74-0.76-1.72–-0.050.21
20650.1-1.63–1.75-0.77-1.7–-0.040.2
20660.08-1.66–1.76-0.76-1.72–0.010.19
20670.07-1.69–1.76-0.77-1.75–0.010.18
20680.05-1.69–1.72-0.77-1.79–0.020.17
20690.05-1.78–1.79-0.77-1.82–0.040.16
20700.03-1.82–1.73-0.77-1.81–0.050.15
20710.02-1.8–1.68-0.77-1.86–0.060.14
20720-1.92–1.67-0.77-1.88–0.060.13
2073-0.03-1.98–1.65-0.77-1.9–0.080.12
2074-0.03-2.07–1.7-0.77-1.92–0.080.1
2075-0.05-2.07–1.75-0.77-1.99–0.090.09
2076-0.05-2.16–1.77-0.77-1.97–0.10.08
2077-0.1-2.23–1.76-0.77-2–0.090.07
2078-0.11-2.26–1.74-0.77-2.04–0.110.06
2079-0.13-2.31–1.79-0.77-2.07–0.110.05
2080-0.16-2.41–1.75-0.77-2.13–0.10.04
2081-0.16-2.46–1.72-0.77-2.12–0.120.03
2082-0.18-2.42–1.71-0.78-2.15–0.110.02
2083-0.2-2.54–1.71-0.78-2.18–0.130.01
2084-0.2-2.65–1.78-0.78-2.25–0.15-0
2085-0.21-2.73–1.87-0.78-2.24–0.17-0.01
2086-0.23-2.72–1.83-0.78-2.23–0.19-0.02
2087-0.23-2.78–1.85-0.78-2.27–0.18-0.03
2088-0.24-2.85–1.89-0.77-2.29–0.18-0.04
2089-0.24-2.9–1.89-0.78-2.36–0.16-0.05
2090-0.25-3–1.87-0.78-2.4–0.2-0.05
2091-0.25-3.04–1.88-0.78-2.5–0.19-0.06
2092-0.25-3.11–1.95-0.78-2.47–0.18-0.07
2093-0.26-3.21–1.9-0.78-2.51–0.23-0.07
2094-0.26-3.21–1.92-0.78-2.48–0.21-0.08
2095-0.26-3.27–1.86-0.77-2.54–0.24-0.09
2096-0.27-3.26–1.91-0.77-2.56–0.27-0.1
2097-0.26-3.31–2.01-0.76-2.56–0.28-0.11
2098-0.25-3.38–1.95-0.76-2.56–0.28-0.11
2099-0.26-3.42–1.9-0.75-2.51–0.3-0.12
2100-0.28-3.55–1.89-0.75-2.53–0.3-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • 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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