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
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M195019862023

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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Indicator
Share 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 0-14.