Malaysia vs Singapore: Population, female
Malaysia
47.7%
in 2025
Singapore
48.3%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
204th
Singapore rank
202nd
Population, female over time
- Malaysia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 48.3% against 47.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 204th and Singapore ranks 202nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.4% | 47.5% | 1.9% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 49.7% | 48.5% | 1.2% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 49.2% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 49.0% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 48.8% | 0.5% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 48.0% | 0.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 48.3% | 0.8% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Malaysia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 48.3% against 47.7% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Malaysia and Singapore?
- 0.6%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for population, female?
- Malaysia ranks 204th and Singapore ranks 202nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% 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
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.