Cameroon vs Malaysia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Cameroon
9.20 million
in 2025
Malaysia
9.00 million
in 2025
Cameroon rank
35th
Malaysia rank
36th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Cameroon
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 9.20 million against 9.00 million in Malaysia, a difference of 200,390.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 318,491 | 389,558 | 71,067 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 699,599 | 651,841 | 47,758 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 1.29 million | 1.41 million | 114,116 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.18 million | 2.93 million | 751,942 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3.60 million | 4.87 million | 1.26 million | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 5.97 million | 6.77 million | 793,355 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 8.42 million | 8.51 million | 88,375 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Cameroon or Malaysia?
- Cameroon, at 9.20 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 Cameroon and Malaysia?
- 200,390, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Malaysia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cameroon ranks 35th 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.