Faroe Islands vs Malaysia: Population, male
Faroe Islands
51.6%
in 2025
Malaysia
52.3%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
18th
Malaysia rank
15th
Population, male over time
- Faroe Islands
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 52.3% against 51.6% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 18th and Malaysia ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.1% | 50.6% | 1.5% | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 52.2% | 50.3% | 1.9% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 52.1% | 50.6% | 1.5% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 51.2% | 0.6% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 51.6% | 0.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 52.3% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 52.4% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Faroe Islands or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 52.3% against 51.6% in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Faroe Islands and Malaysia?
- 0.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Malaysia rank globally for population, male?
- Faroe Islands ranks 18th and Malaysia ranks 15th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% 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
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.