Malaysia vs United Kingdom: Population in largest city

Malaysia
9.00 million
in 2025
United Kingdom
9.84 million
in 2025
Malaysia rank
26th
United Kingdom rank
23rd

Population in largest city over time

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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 9.84 million against 9.00 million in Malaysia, a difference of 840,460.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

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

Globally, Malaysia ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 23rd of 153 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population in largest city
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.