Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Malaysia
2.62 million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.70 million people
in 2023
Malaysia rank
44th
Sri Lanka rank
41st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.70 million people against 2.62 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 80,740 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 256,917 people | 476,444 people | 219,527 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 244,867 people | 420,921 people | 176,054 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 354,568 people | 544,118 people | 189,551 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 528,446 people | 772,802 people | 244,356 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 741,541 people | 1.05 million people | 306,200 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.10 million people | 1.33 million people | 231,501 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.76 million people | 1.92 million people | 156,566 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.44 million people | 2.55 million people | 112,930 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.70 million people against 2.62 million people in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 80,740 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Malaysia ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st 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+.