Greece vs Malaysia: Population by age group
Greece
2.40 million people
in 2023
Malaysia
2.62 million people
in 2023
Greece rank
46th
Malaysia rank
44th
Population by age group over time
- Greece
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.62 million people against 2.40 million people in Greece, a difference of 213,280 people.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 549,437 people | 256,917 people | 292,520 people | Greece |
| 1960s | 715,845 people | 244,867 people | 470,978 people | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.07 million people | 354,568 people | 710,477 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.29 million people | 528,446 people | 760,780 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.61 million people | 741,541 people | 863,877 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.98 million people | 1.10 million people | 877,600 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 2.26 million people | 1.76 million people | 496,955 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 2.41 million people | 2.44 million people | 35,950 people | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by age group, Greece or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.62 million people against 2.40 million people in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by age group between Greece and Malaysia?
- 213,280 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Malaysia rank globally for population by age group?
- Greece ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 44th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.