Greece vs Malaysia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Greece
2.40 million people
in 2023
Malaysia
2.62 million people
in 2023
Greece rank
46th
Malaysia rank
44th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Greece
  • Malaysia
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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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Greece or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 2.62 million people against 2.40 million people in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people 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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
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 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

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.