Madagascar vs Malaysia: Population, female

Madagascar
16.32 million
in 2025
Malaysia
17.16 million
in 2025
Madagascar rank
48th
Malaysia rank
47th

Population, female over time

  • Madagascar
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 17.16 million against 16.32 million in Madagascar, a difference of 837,900.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 48th and Malaysia ranks 47th of 215 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.84 million 4.42 million 1.58 million Malaysia
1970s 3.79 million 5.65 million 1.86 million Malaysia
1980s 5.12 million 7.44 million 2.32 million Malaysia
1990s 6.93 million 9.81 million 2.88 million Malaysia
2000s 9.44 million 12.35 million 2.91 million Malaysia
2010s 12.53 million 14.79 million 2.26 million Malaysia
2020s 15.37 million 16.61 million 1.24 million Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Madagascar or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 17.16 million against 16.32 million in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Madagascar and Malaysia?
837,900, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malaysia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Malaysia rank globally for population, female?
Madagascar ranks 48th and Malaysia ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.