Indonesia vs Malaysia: Population ages 65 and above
Indonesia
7.5%
in 2025
Malaysia
8.0%
in 2025
Indonesia rank
120th
Malaysia rank
119th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 8.0% against 7.5% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 120th and Malaysia ranks 119th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 0.3% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 0.3% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 0.8% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 1.2% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 0.5% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.3% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Indonesia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 8.0% against 7.5% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Indonesia ranks 120th and Malaysia ranks 119th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% 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
Population ages 65 and above 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.