Malaysia vs Nepal: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Malaysia

7.83 million people

in 2023

Nepal

8.53 million people

in 2023

Malaysia rank

53rd

Nepal rank

50th

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

Nepal currently reports 8.53 million people against 7.83 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 697,450 people.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 53rd and Nepal ranks 50th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.