Statizoid

France vs Malaysia: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

France
78.8%
in 2025
Malaysia
77.4%
in 2025
France rank
79th
Malaysia rank
82nd

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

  • France
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

France currently reports 78.8% against 77.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.5%.

Across all 108 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 82nd of 238 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.