Malaysia vs Middle income: Population, male
Malaysia
52.3%
in 2025
Middle income
50.5%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
15th
Middle income rank
12th
Population, male over time
- Malaysia
- Middle income
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 52.3% against 50.5% in Middle income, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 15th and Middle income ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.6% | 50.7% | 0.1% | Middle income |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 50.7% | 0.4% | Middle income |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 50.7% | 0.0% | Middle income |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 50.7% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 50.6% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 50.6% | 1.7% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 50.5% | 1.9% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Malaysia or Middle income?
- Malaysia, at 52.3% against 50.5% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Malaysia and Middle income?
- 1.8%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Middle income rank globally for population, male?
- Malaysia ranks 15th and Middle income ranks 12th 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.