Germany vs Malaysia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Germany
8.11 million
in 2025
Malaysia
9.00 million
in 2025
Germany rank
38th
Malaysia rank
36th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Germany
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 9.00 million against 8.11 million in Germany, a difference of 888,260.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.04 million | 389,558 | 6.65 million | Germany |
| 1970s | 7.06 million | 651,841 | 6.41 million | Germany |
| 1980s | 6.96 million | 1.41 million | 5.55 million | Germany |
| 1990s | 7.32 million | 2.93 million | 4.39 million | Germany |
| 2000s | 7.38 million | 4.87 million | 2.52 million | Germany |
| 2010s | 7.78 million | 6.77 million | 1.01 million | Germany |
| 2020s | 8.07 million | 8.51 million | 444,095 | 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, Germany or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 9.00 million against 8.11 million in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Germany and Malaysia?
- 888,260, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Malaysia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Germany ranks 38th 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.
Individual pages
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.