Malaysia vs Singapore: Population, male
Malaysia
52.3%
in 2025
Singapore
51.7%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
15th
Singapore rank
17th
Population, male over time
- Malaysia
- Singapore
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 52.3% against 51.7% in Singapore, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Malaysia ranks 15th and Singapore ranks 17th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.6% | 52.5% | 1.9% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 51.5% | 1.2% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 50.8% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 51.0% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 51.2% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 52.0% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 51.7% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Malaysia or Singapore?
- Malaysia, at 52.3% against 51.7% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Malaysia and Singapore?
- 0.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for population, male?
- Malaysia ranks 15th and Singapore ranks 17th 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.