Malaysia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Malaysia
9.00 million
in 2025
Tanzania, United Republic of
10.01 million
in 2025
Malaysia rank
36th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
34th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Malaysia
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 10.01 million against 9.00 million in Malaysia, a difference of 1.01 million.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of'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.

Malaysia ranks 36th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 34th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 389,558 262,754 126,804 Malaysia
1970s 651,841 641,127 10,714 Malaysia
1980s 1.41 million 1.27 million 141,470 Malaysia
1990s 2.93 million 2.06 million 871,352 Malaysia
2000s 4.87 million 3.35 million 1.52 million Malaysia
2010s 6.77 million 5.86 million 904,726 Malaysia
2020s 8.51 million 8.89 million 378,515 Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Malaysia or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 10.01 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 Malaysia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
1.01 million, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Malaysia ranks 36th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 34th 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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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.