Malaysia vs Mozambique
Malaysia has about the same population as Mozambique: 35,977,838 vs 35,631,653, a gap of 346,185. Mozambique is growing faster (+2.85% vs +1.17% a year), adding about 1,014,184 people a year against +422,638. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Mozambique would overtake Malaysia in about 1 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2026) — a projection, not a forecast. Malaysia is the older society: 8.0% aged 65+ against 2.7% in Mozambique, while Mozambique has more children (44.2% under 15 vs 21.3%). Malaysia is 2.5× as densely populated (106.9 vs 42.8 people per km²). People in Malaysia live 13.0 years longer on average (76.8 vs 63.8). GDP per capita is 20.9× higher in Malaysia ($13,125 vs $627).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Malaysia) and 2025 (Mozambique); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Malaysia vs Mozambique — side by side
 Malaysia |  Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 35,977,8382025 | 35,631,6532025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +1.17%2025 | +2.85%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 12.42024 | 37.02024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 5.32024 | 6.92024 |
| Children per woman | 1.542024 | 4.692024 |
| Life expectancy | 76.8 yrs2024 | 63.8 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 21.3%2025 | 44.2%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 8.0%2025 | 2.7%2025 |
| Density | 106.9 /km²2023 | 42.8 /km²2023 |
| Area | 330,411 km²2023 | 799,380 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 77.4%2025 | 37.2%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +166,6152025 | -65,5732025 |
| GDP per capita | $13,1252025 | $6272025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #45 | #46 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.44% | 0.43% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Malaysia: 4.5× from 1960 to 2025; Mozambique: 5.3× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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