How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Malaysia vs Spain: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Malaysia

25.0%

in 2025

Spain

25.4%

in 2025

Malaysia rank

49th

Spain rank

47th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Malaysia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 25.4% against 25.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 49th and Spain ranks 47th of 121 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4.4%	18.0%	13.7%	Spain
1970s	5.7%	21.1%	15.5%	Spain
1980s	9.2%	21.7%	12.4%	Spain
1990s	14.4%	22.4%	8.0%	Spain
2000s	19.0%	22.9%	3.9%	Spain
2010s	21.8%	24.5%	2.7%	Spain
2020s	24.4%	25.7%	1.4%	Spain

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 Spain?: Spain, at 25.4% against 25.0% in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Malaysia and Spain?: 0.4%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Malaysia ranks 49th and Spain ranks 47th 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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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.