Malaysia vs Venezuela: Population ages 65 and above, total

Malaysia
2.89 million
in 2025
Venezuela
2.86 million
in 2025
Malaysia rank
41st
Venezuela rank
42nd

Population ages 65 and above, total over time

  • Malaysia
  • Venezuela
01.0M2.0M3.0M196019922025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.89 million against 2.86 million in Venezuela, a difference of 33,260.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 41st and Venezuela ranks 42nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Venezuela Difference Ahead
1960s 244,865 227,914 16,951 Malaysia
1970s 354,572 366,145 11,572 Venezuela
1980s 528,478 588,517 60,039 Venezuela
1990s 741,644 920,681 179,036 Venezuela
2000s 1.10 million 1.35 million 251,022 Venezuela
2010s 1.76 million 1.96 million 198,749 Venezuela
2020s 2.57 million 2.60 million 25,600 Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, Malaysia or Venezuela?
Malaysia, at 2.89 million against 2.86 million in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total between Malaysia and Venezuela?
33,260, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Venezuela?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Venezuela rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total?
Malaysia ranks 41st and Venezuela ranks 42nd 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, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malaysia vs Venezuela: Population ages 65 and above, total. Statizoid, drawing on World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/population-ages-65-and-above-total/malaysia/venezuela-rb/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/population-ages-65-and-above-total/malaysia/venezuela-rb/">Malaysia vs Venezuela: Population ages 65 and above, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.