Malaysia vs Panama: Population growth rate

Malaysia

1.2%

in 2023

Panama

1.3%

in 2023

Malaysia rank

98th

Panama rank

95th

Population growth rate over time

Panama currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Globally, Malaysia ranks 98th and Panama ranks 95th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Population growth rate
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.