Malaysia vs World: Population ages 15-64
Malaysia
70.7%
in 2025
World
65.2%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
21st
World rank
21st
Population ages 15-64 over time
- Malaysia
- World
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 70.7% against 65.2% in World, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Malaysia ranks 21st and World ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and World in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 57.1% | 5.8% | World |
| 1970s | 54.9% | 57.5% | 2.6% | World |
| 1980s | 58.3% | 59.9% | 1.6% | World |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 61.5% | 1.1% | World |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 64.0% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 65.1% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 70.1% | 65.0% | 5.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Malaysia or World?
- Malaysia, at 70.7% against 65.2% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Malaysia and World?
- 5.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and World rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- Malaysia ranks 21st and World 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.