Iran vs Malaysia: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations
Iran
25.2%
in 2025
Malaysia
25.0%
in 2025
Iran rank
48th
Malaysia rank
49th
Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time
- Iran
- Malaysia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 25.2% against 25.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 48th and Malaysia ranks 49th of 121 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.9% | 4.4% | 12.6% | Iran |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 5.7% | 15.2% | Iran |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 9.2% | 13.4% | Iran |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 14.4% | 8.6% | Iran |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 19.0% | 5.1% | Iran |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 21.8% | 2.9% | Iran |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.4% | 0.7% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Iran or Malaysia?
- Iran, at 25.2% against 25.0% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Iran and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Malaysia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Iran ranks 48th 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.