Malaysia vs North America: Population ages 15-64
Malaysia
70.7%
in 2025
North America
64.5%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
21st
North America rank
22nd
Population ages 15-64 over time
- Malaysia
- North America
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 70.7% against 64.5% in North America, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Malaysia ranks 21st and North America ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and North America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 60.1% | 8.8% | North America |
| 1970s | 54.9% | 64.2% | 9.3% | North America |
| 1980s | 58.3% | 66.8% | 8.5% | North America |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 66.2% | 5.8% | North America |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 67.5% | 3.3% | North America |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 66.7% | 1.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 65.1% | 5.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Malaysia or North America?
- Malaysia, at 70.7% against 64.5% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Malaysia and North America?
- 6.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and North America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and North America rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- Malaysia ranks 21st and North America ranks 22nd 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.