Malaysia vs South Africa: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth

Malaysia
0.0025 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
South Africa
0.0012 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
Malaysia rank
100th
South Africa rank
102nd

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth over time

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  • South Africa
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0025 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 0.0012 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.0013 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.0 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

Malaysia ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 102nd of 160 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 5.54 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 8.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 3.14 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years South Africa
2010s 2.98 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 5.67 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years South Africa
2020s 0.6867 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1.19 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.5006 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years South Africa
2030s 0.1458 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.2427 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0968 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years South Africa
2040s 0.0025 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0012 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0012 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth, Malaysia or South Africa?
Malaysia, at 0.0025 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 0.0012 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in South Africa as of 2040.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth between Malaysia and South Africa?
0.0013 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2040.
How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
Malaysia ranks 100th and South Africa ranks 102nd of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with less than primary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with less than primary education (accelerated scenario)
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
235 places, 7,228 data points, 2000–2040
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.