Malaysia vs Poland
Poland has about the same population as Malaysia: 36,435,861 vs 35,977,838, a gap of 458,023. Malaysia is growing faster (+1.17% vs −0.34% a year), adding about 422,638 people a year against −123,164. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Malaysia would overtake Poland in about 1 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2026) — a projection, not a forecast. Poland is the older society: 20.8% aged 65+ against 8.0% in Malaysia, while Malaysia has more children (21.3% under 15 vs 14.5%). People in Poland live 1.6 years longer on average (78.4 vs 76.8). GDP per capita is 2.2× higher in Poland ($28,420 vs $13,125).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Malaysia) and 2025 (Poland); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Malaysia vs Poland — side by side
 Malaysia |  Poland | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 35,977,8382025 | 36,435,8612025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +1.17%2025 | −0.34%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 12.42024 | 6.92024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 5.32024 | 11.22024 |
| Children per woman | 1.542024 | 1.142024 |
| Life expectancy | 76.8 yrs2024 | 78.4 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 21.3%2025 | 14.5%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 8.0%2025 | 20.8%2025 |
| Density | 106.9 /km²2023 | 119.8 /km²2023 |
| Area | 330,411 km²2023 | 313,930 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 77.4%2025 | 60.1%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +166,6152025 | -330,8202025 |
| GDP per capita | $13,1252025 | $28,4202025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #45 | #44 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.44% | 0.44% |
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; Poland: 1.2× 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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