Chile vs Malaysia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Chile
2.69 million people
in 2023
Malaysia
2.62 million people
in 2023
Chile rank
42nd
Malaysia rank
44th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Chile
- Malaysia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2.69 million people against 2.62 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 71,560 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Chile ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 230,072 people | 256,917 people | 26,845 people | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 324,649 people | 244,867 people | 79,782 people | Chile |
| 1970s | 451,522 people | 354,568 people | 96,954 people | Chile |
| 1980s | 646,762 people | 528,446 people | 118,316 people | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.02 million people | 741,541 people | 280,188 people | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.47 million people | 1.10 million people | 362,070 people | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.01 million people | 1.76 million people | 250,194 people | Chile |
| 2020s | 2.56 million people | 2.44 million people | 118,568 people | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Chile or Malaysia?
- Chile, at 2.69 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 Chile and Malaysia?
- 71,560 people, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Malaysia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Chile ranks 42nd 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.