Belgium vs Malaysia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Belgium
2.36 million people
in 2023
Malaysia
2.62 million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
47th
Malaysia rank
44th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Belgium
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.62 million people against 2.36 million people in Belgium, a difference of 258,560 people.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.01 million people | 256,917 people | 752,671 people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1.18 million people | 244,867 people | 936,682 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.35 million people | 354,568 people | 998,797 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.40 million people | 528,446 people | 866,910 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.60 million people | 741,541 people | 857,550 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.79 million people | 1.10 million people | 684,225 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2.03 million people | 1.76 million people | 265,675 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2.28 million people | 2.44 million people | 161,655 people | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Belgium or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.62 million people against 2.36 million people in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Belgium and Malaysia?
- 258,560 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Malaysia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Belgium ranks 47th 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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.