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