Malaysia vs Peru: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Malaysia
9.47 million people
in 2020
Peru
10.04 million people
in 2020
Malaysia rank
34th
Peru rank
33rd
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Malaysia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 10.04 million people against 9.47 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 571,230 people.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 34th and Peru ranks 33rd of 182 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 1.28 million people | 1.28 million people | Peru |
| 1960s | 0 people | 2.04 million people | 2.04 million people | Peru |
| 1970s | 0 people | 3.20 million people | 3.20 million people | Peru |
| 1980s | 634,275 people | 4.52 million people | 3.88 million people | Peru |
| 1990s | 2.51 million people | 5.88 million people | 3.37 million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 5.00 million people | 7.40 million people | 2.39 million people | Peru |
| 2010s | 7.51 million people | 8.91 million people | 1.40 million people | Peru |
| 2020s | 9.47 million people | 10.04 million people | 571,230 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Malaysia or Peru?
- Peru, at 10.04 million people against 9.47 million people in Malaysia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Malaysia and Peru?
- 571,230 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Peru?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Malaysia and Peru rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Malaysia ranks 34th and Peru ranks 33rd of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.