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
- Malaysia
- Nepal
How they compare
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.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.95 million people | 3.74 million people | 792,382 people | Nepal |
| 1960s | 4.11 million people | 4.49 million people | 376,418 people | Nepal |
| 1970s | 4.76 million people | 5.58 million people | 823,443 people | Nepal |
| 1980s | 5.75 million people | 7.11 million people | 1.36 million people | Nepal |
| 1990s | 7.21 million people | 9.07 million people | 1.86 million people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 8.04 million people | 10.19 million people | 2.16 million people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 8.07 million people | 9.28 million people | 1.20 million people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 7.97 million people | 8.62 million people | 650,018 people | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Malaysia or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 8.53 million people against 7.83 million people in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Malaysia and Nepal?
- 697,450 people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nepal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Nepal rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Malaysia ranks 53rd and Nepal ranks 50th 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.