Italy vs Malaysia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Italy
7.23 million people
in 2023
Malaysia
7.83 million people
in 2023
Italy rank
55th
Malaysia rank
53rd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Italy
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 7.83 million people against 7.23 million people in Italy, a difference of 603,080 people.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.22 million people | 2.95 million people | 9.27 million people | Italy |
| 1960s | 12.64 million people | 4.11 million people | 8.52 million people | Italy |
| 1970s | 13.24 million people | 4.76 million people | 8.48 million people | Italy |
| 1980s | 11.13 million people | 5.75 million people | 5.38 million people | Italy |
| 1990s | 8.54 million people | 7.21 million people | 1.34 million people | Italy |
| 2000s | 8.26 million people | 8.04 million people | 220,799 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 8.26 million people | 8.07 million people | 182,850 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 7.46 million people | 7.97 million people | 514,915 people | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Italy or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 7.83 million people against 7.23 million people in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Italy and Malaysia?
- 603,080 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Italy ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.