Malaysia vs Vietnam

Malaysia vs Vietnam: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 1.24% a year in Malaysia and 0.64% a year in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.93 times that in Vietnam.

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% a year · UN

Malaysia vs Vietnam: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 1.24% a year in Malaysia and 0.64% a year in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.93 times that in Vietnam.
MalaysiaVietnamUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Malaysia has been higher since 1979, when it overtook Vietnam.
  • In 2023, Malaysia ranked 93 and Vietnam ranked 130 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Malaysia at -0.28% a year and Vietnam at -0.54% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearMalaysiaVietnamWorld
20231.240.640.87
20221.230.70.88
20211.170.80.8
20201.140.940.9
20191.530.921.03
20181.661.021.07
20171.741.21.13
20161.791.291.17
20151.751.231.18
20141.721.251.22
20131.711.181.23
20121.711.181.27
20111.71.161.26
20101.811.151.27
20091.941.141.28
20082.051.851.28
20072.141.81.28
20062.211.741.28
20052.250.911.27
20042.290.951.28
20032.340.991.29
20022.41.011.3
20012.441.041.33
20002.361.071.35
19992.331.191.35
19982.451.421.37
19972.471.461.39
19962.511.451.42
19952.541.61.45
19942.551.751.47
19932.541.871.52
19922.581.991.57
19912.722.071.63
19902.912.131.76
19892.992.061.78
19883.12.051.79
19873.1921.84
19863.252.061.83
19853.32.251.8
19843.272.391.8
19833.242.411.78
19823.22.361.86
19813.172.331.82
19803.142.381.8
19792.41.91.79
19782.42.551.74
19772.42.671.75
19762.42.581.78
19752.392.521.8
19742.392.131.88
19732.42.351.94
19722.392.121.97
19712.422.451.97
19702.332.192.06
19692.262.172.06
19682.262.062.09
19672.282.222
19662.462.312.04
19652.522.462.09
19642.582.612.16
19632.612.732.28
19622.622.82.11
19612.62.391.67
19602.572.941.58
19592.542.971.73
19582.52.992
19572.8732.07
19562.822.671.98
19552.762.622.01
19542.712.691.99
19532.632.251.9
19522.632.41.94
19512.591.81.75
19502.562.141.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMalaysiaVietnamWorld
20241.20.82–1.590.620.23–1.010.86
20251.150.69–1.620.590.13–1.030.84
20261.10.59–1.650.550.06–1.020.83
20271.080.52–1.670.53-0.01–1.030.81
20281.070.43–1.720.5-0.01–0.970.8
20291.030.35–1.730.48-0.06–0.980.78
20301.020.28–1.750.47-0.08–0.980.76
203110.21–1.770.45-0.11–0.990.75
20320.970.16–1.790.44-0.16–0.940.73
20330.930.11–1.750.42-0.2–0.940.72
20340.910.06–1.760.42-0.18–0.940.7
20350.89-0.01–1.820.4-0.21–0.90.69
20360.87-0.1–1.770.38-0.21–0.950.67
20370.85-0.11–1.820.37-0.22–0.910.65
20380.83-0.11–1.820.35-0.27–0.880.64
20390.79-0.21–1.820.33-0.29–0.860.62
20400.78-0.26–1.790.3-0.32–0.830.61
20410.76-0.29–1.810.28-0.34–0.850.59
20420.75-0.32–1.850.25-0.37–0.840.57
20430.72-0.4–1.840.21-0.41–0.790.56
20440.68-0.5–1.780.18-0.43–0.760.54
20450.65-0.51–1.750.15-0.49–0.730.52
20460.63-0.57–1.820.11-0.55–0.690.5
20470.6-0.63–1.780.08-0.59–0.670.48
20480.55-0.74–1.750.04-0.64–0.650.46
20490.51-0.77–1.750.01-0.67–0.630.44
20500.5-0.8–1.75-0.02-0.69–0.570.42
20510.46-0.87–1.8-0.06-0.76–0.540.4
20520.43-0.9–1.81-0.09-0.79–0.510.38
20530.41-0.96–1.78-0.11-0.82–0.50.36
20540.37-1.07–1.73-0.14-0.87–0.480.34
20550.32-1.1–1.72-0.16-0.9–0.460.33
20560.31-1.11–1.68-0.17-0.89–0.470.31
20570.28-1.22–1.7-0.19-0.9–0.420.3
20580.26-1.28–1.69-0.21-0.95–0.430.28
20590.26-1.3–1.69-0.23-1.01–0.440.27
20600.22-1.37–1.69-0.23-1.02–0.430.25
20610.2-1.38–1.7-0.25-1.06–0.430.24
20620.17-1.45–1.67-0.26-1.06–0.390.23
20630.14-1.54–1.71-0.27-1.08–0.430.22
20640.14-1.53–1.74-0.28-1.09–0.460.21
20650.1-1.63–1.75-0.29-1.12–0.470.2
20660.08-1.66–1.76-0.31-1.11–0.440.19
20670.07-1.69–1.76-0.32-1.15–0.410.18
20680.05-1.69–1.72-0.32-1.15–0.40.17
20690.05-1.78–1.79-0.33-1.21–0.430.16
20700.03-1.82–1.73-0.35-1.25–0.420.15
20710.02-1.8–1.68-0.36-1.27–0.440.14
20720-1.92–1.67-0.38-1.29–0.420.13
2073-0.03-1.98–1.65-0.39-1.32–0.370.12
2074-0.03-2.07–1.7-0.4-1.32–0.390.1
2075-0.05-2.07–1.75-0.41-1.38–0.420.09
2076-0.05-2.16–1.77-0.42-1.37–0.390.08
2077-0.1-2.23–1.76-0.44-1.47–0.40.07
2078-0.11-2.26–1.74-0.44-1.48–0.370.06
2079-0.13-2.31–1.79-0.45-1.42–0.380.05
2080-0.16-2.41–1.75-0.46-1.41–0.410.04
2081-0.16-2.46–1.72-0.47-1.46–0.380.03
2082-0.18-2.42–1.71-0.47-1.49–0.40.02
2083-0.2-2.54–1.71-0.47-1.47–0.410.01
2084-0.2-2.65–1.78-0.46-1.48–0.43-0
2085-0.21-2.73–1.87-0.47-1.49–0.42-0.01
2086-0.23-2.72–1.83-0.47-1.54–0.4-0.02
2087-0.23-2.78–1.85-0.48-1.51–0.45-0.03
2088-0.24-2.85–1.89-0.47-1.58–0.46-0.04
2089-0.24-2.9–1.89-0.48-1.54–0.45-0.05
2090-0.25-3–1.87-0.48-1.65–0.48-0.05
2091-0.25-3.04–1.88-0.48-1.64–0.47-0.06
2092-0.25-3.11–1.95-0.48-1.65–0.49-0.07
2093-0.26-3.21–1.9-0.48-1.64–0.48-0.07
2094-0.26-3.21–1.92-0.48-1.64–0.47-0.08
2095-0.26-3.27–1.86-0.49-1.73–0.46-0.09
2096-0.27-3.26–1.91-0.51-1.72–0.48-0.1
2097-0.26-3.31–2.01-0.51-1.75–0.49-0.11
2098-0.25-3.38–1.95-0.53-1.83–0.48-0.11
2099-0.26-3.42–1.9-0.54-1.92–0.43-0.12
2100-0.28-3.55–1.89-0.54-1.92–0.52-0.13

Each country on its own

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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