North Korea vs Malaysia: Population ages 70-74, female
North Korea
399,504
in 2025
Malaysia
423,985
in 2025
North Korea rank
42nd
Malaysia rank
41st
Population ages 70-74, female over time
- North Korea
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 423,985 against 399,504 in North Korea, a difference of 24,481.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 41st of 218 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88,230 | 35,956 | 52,275 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 109,542 | 51,327 | 58,215 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 136,713 | 79,908 | 56,804 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 236,823 | 109,443 | 127,380 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 375,170 | 158,715 | 216,455 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 497,886 | 240,622 | 257,264 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 429,310 | 372,294 | 57,016 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, North Korea or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 423,985 against 399,504 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 70-74, female between North Korea and Malaysia?
- 24,481, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Malaysia rank globally for population ages 70-74, female?
- North Korea ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 41st of 218 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 70-74, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 70 to 74.