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

Malaysia
2.62 million people
in 2023
Venezuela
2.64 million people
in 2023
Malaysia rank
44th
Venezuela rank
43rd

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

  • Malaysia
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 2.64 million people against 2.62 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 26,140 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 44th and Venezuela ranks 43rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Venezuela Difference Ahead
1950s 256,917 people 149,723 people 107,194 people Malaysia
1960s 244,867 people 227,894 people 16,972 people Malaysia
1970s 354,568 people 366,134 people 11,566 people Venezuela
1980s 528,446 people 588,494 people 60,048 people Venezuela
1990s 741,541 people 920,629 people 179,088 people Venezuela
2000s 1.10 million people 1.35 million people 251,316 people Venezuela
2010s 1.76 million people 1.96 million people 200,051 people Venezuela
2020s 2.44 million people 2.49 million people 49,138 people Venezuela

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 Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 2.64 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 Venezuela?
26,140 people, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Venezuela?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Venezuela rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Malaysia ranks 44th and Venezuela ranks 43rd 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

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