Bahamas vs Malaysia: Population ages 15-64
Bahamas
70.4%
in 2025
Malaysia
70.7%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
22nd
Malaysia rank
21st
Population ages 15-64 over time
- Bahamas
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 70.7% against 70.4% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.8% | 51.3% | 4.5% | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 57.5% | 54.9% | 2.6% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 63.4% | 58.3% | 5.1% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 65.7% | 60.4% | 5.3% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 64.1% | 2.1% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 68.2% | 0.2% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 70.1% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Bahamas or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 70.7% against 70.4% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Bahamas and Malaysia?
- 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Malaysia rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- Bahamas ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.