Malaysia vs Syria: Population ages 0-14, total
Malaysia
7.67 million
in 2025
Syria
7.29 million
in 2025
Malaysia rank
53rd
Syria rank
54th
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Malaysia
- Syria
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 7.67 million against 7.29 million in Syria, a difference of 379,940.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 53rd and Syria ranks 54th of 218 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.11 million | 2.52 million | 1.59 million | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 4.76 million | 3.62 million | 1.14 million | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 5.75 million | 5.03 million | 722,362 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 7.21 million | 6.39 million | 813,918 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.04 million | 7.39 million | 644,968 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.07 million | 7.89 million | 183,277 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 7.88 million | 7.22 million | 666,040 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Malaysia or Syria?
- Malaysia, at 7.67 million against 7.29 million in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Malaysia and Syria?
- 379,940, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Syria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Syria rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Malaysia ranks 53rd and Syria ranks 54th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as Population ages 0-14, total. 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 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.