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