Low & middle income vs Malaysia: Population ages 15-64
Low & middle income
65.3%
in 2025
Malaysia
70.7%
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
19th
Malaysia rank
21st
Population ages 15-64 over time
- Low & middle income
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 70.7% against 65.3% in Low & middle income, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 19th and Malaysia ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.8% | 51.3% | 3.5% | Low & middle income |
| 1970s | 55.0% | 54.9% | 0.1% | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 57.9% | 58.3% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 60.0% | 60.4% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 64.1% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 68.2% | 3.6% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 70.1% | 5.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Low & middle income or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 70.7% against 65.3% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Low & middle income and Malaysia?
- 5.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Malaysia rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- Low & middle income ranks 19th and Malaysia ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- 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.