Malaysia vs World: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita
Malaysia
0.7066 units per person
in 2025
World
0.6519 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia rank
21st
World rank
21st
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita over time
- Malaysia
- World
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.7066 units per person against 0.6519 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0547 units per person.
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 217 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 | 0.5128 units per person | 0.5712 units per person | 0.0584 units per person | World |
| 1970s | 0.549 units per person | 0.5747 units per person | 0.0258 units per person | World |
| 1980s | 0.5828 units per person | 0.599 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | World |
| 1990s | 0.6041 units per person | 0.6152 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | World |
| 2000s | 0.6413 units per person | 0.6403 units per person | 0.001 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.6825 units per person | 0.6508 units per person | 0.0316 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.7006 units per person | 0.6498 units per person | 0.0508 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 World?
- Malaysia, at 0.7066 units per person against 0.6519 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per capita between Malaysia and World?
- 0.0547 units per person, 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, total, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 21st and World ranks 21st 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.