Egypt vs Malaysia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Egypt
24.4%
in 2025
Malaysia
25.0%
in 2025
Egypt rank
52nd
Malaysia rank
49th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Egypt
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 25.0% against 24.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 52nd and Malaysia ranks 49th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.8% | 4.4% | 16.4% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 22.3% | 5.7% | 16.6% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 9.2% | 12.9% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 14.4% | 8.5% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 19.0% | 4.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 21.8% | 2.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 24.4% | 0.2% | 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, Egypt or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 25.0% against 24.4% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Egypt and Malaysia?
- 0.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Egypt ranks 52nd and Malaysia ranks 49th 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 (% of total population). 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 percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.