Malaysia vs North America: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita
Malaysia
0.7066 units per person
in 2025
North America
0.6454 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia rank
21st
North America rank
22nd
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita over time
- Malaysia
- North America
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.7066 units per person against 0.6454 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0612 units per person.
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 217 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 | 0.5128 units per person | 0.6013 units per person | 0.0885 units per person | North America |
| 1970s | 0.549 units per person | 0.6423 units per person | 0.0934 units per person | North America |
| 1980s | 0.5828 units per person | 0.668 units per person | 0.0853 units per person | North America |
| 1990s | 0.6041 units per person | 0.6617 units per person | 0.0575 units per person | North America |
| 2000s | 0.6413 units per person | 0.6747 units per person | 0.0333 units per person | North America |
| 2010s | 0.6825 units per person | 0.6674 units per person | 0.0151 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.7006 units per person | 0.651 units per person | 0.0496 units per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per capita, Malaysia or North America?
- Malaysia, at 0.7066 units per person against 0.6454 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per capita between Malaysia and North America?
- 0.0612 units per person, 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, total, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 21st and North America ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.