Canada vs Malaysia: Population, male

Canada
20.68 million
in 2025
Malaysia
18.82 million
in 2025
Canada rank
39th
Malaysia rank
42nd

Population, male over time

  • Canada
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 20.68 million against 18.82 million in Malaysia, a difference of 1.86 million.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 39th and Malaysia ranks 42nd of 215 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 9.81 million 4.53 million 5.29 million Canada
1970s 11.47 million 5.71 million 5.76 million Canada
1980s 12.81 million 7.63 million 5.18 million Canada
1990s 14.41 million 10.29 million 4.12 million Canada
2000s 15.91 million 13.20 million 2.72 million Canada
2010s 17.69 million 16.22 million 1.47 million Canada
2020s 19.72 million 18.31 million 1.40 million Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Canada or Malaysia?
Canada, at 20.68 million against 18.82 million in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Canada and Malaysia?
1.86 million, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malaysia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Canada and Malaysia rank globally for population, male?
Canada ranks 39th and Malaysia ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.