Afghanistan vs Malaysia: Population ages 25-29, male
Afghanistan
1.89 million
in 2025
Malaysia
1.70 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
32nd
Malaysia rank
35th
Population ages 25-29, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.89 million against 1.70 million in Malaysia, a difference of 181,510.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 35th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 395,109 | 312,010 | 83,099 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 464,029 | 400,402 | 63,628 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 394,313 | 661,538 | 267,225 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 552,244 | 863,078 | 310,834 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 831,038 | 1.10 million | 267,953 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.22 million | 1.57 million | 350,117 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.73 million | 1.70 million | 26,132 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 25-29, male, Afghanistan or Malaysia?
- Afghanistan, at 1.89 million against 1.70 million in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 25-29, male between Afghanistan and Malaysia?
- 181,510, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Malaysia rank globally for population ages 25-29, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 35th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 25-29, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 25 to 29.