Malaysia vs Small states: Population, male
Malaysia
18.82 million
in 2025
Small states
10.22 million
in 2025
Malaysia rank
42nd
Small states rank
43rd
Population, male over time
- Malaysia
- Small states
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 18.82 million against 10.22 million in Small states, a difference of 8.60 million.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.8 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Small states ahead.
Malaysia ranks 42nd and Small states ranks 43rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.53 million | 4.71 million | 184,429 | Small states |
| 1970s | 5.71 million | 5.59 million | 117,868 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 7.63 million | 6.56 million | 1.07 million | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 10.29 million | 7.51 million | 2.78 million | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 13.20 million | 8.30 million | 4.89 million | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 16.22 million | 9.22 million | 7.00 million | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 18.31 million | 10.01 million | 8.30 million | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Malaysia or Small states?
- Malaysia, at 18.82 million against 10.22 million in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Malaysia and Small states?
- 8.60 million, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Small states rank globally for population, male?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd and Small states ranks 43rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.