Malaysia vs Northern Mariana Islands: Population, male
Malaysia
52.3%
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands
52.9%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
15th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
12th
Population, male over time
- Malaysia
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 52.9% against 52.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 15th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Northern Mariana Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.6% | 50.2% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 52.1% | 1.8% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 52.6% | 2.0% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 50.5% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 48.6% | 3.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 52.0% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 52.7% | 0.3% | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Malaysia or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 52.9% against 52.3% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Malaysia and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.6%, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for population, male?
- Malaysia ranks 15th and Northern Mariana Islands 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.