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

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.

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: 07 August 2026

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