Angola vs Malaysia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Angola
10.03 million
in 2025
Malaysia
9.00 million
in 2025
Angola rank
33rd
Malaysia rank
36th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Angola
- Malaysia
How they compare
Angola currently reports 10.03 million against 9.00 million in Malaysia, a difference of 1.03 million.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Angola ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 36th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 310,940 | 389,558 | 78,617 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 589,216 | 651,841 | 62,625 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.03 million | 1.41 million | 378,552 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.03 million | 2.93 million | 900,531 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3.81 million | 4.87 million | 1.05 million | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 6.78 million | 6.77 million | 10,715 | Angola |
| 2020s | 9.15 million | 8.51 million | 636,778 | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Angola or Malaysia?
- Angola, at 10.03 million against 9.00 million in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Angola and Malaysia?
- 1.03 million, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Malaysia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Angola ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 36th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.