Malaysia vs Peru: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Malaysia
7.83 million people
in 2023
Peru
8.24 million people
in 2023
Malaysia rank
53rd
Peru rank
51st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Malaysia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 8.24 million people against 7.83 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 415,220 people.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 53rd and Peru ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.95 million people | 3.74 million people | 789,236 people | Peru |
| 1960s | 4.11 million people | 5.14 million people | 1.03 million people | Peru |
| 1970s | 4.76 million people | 6.60 million people | 1.84 million people | Peru |
| 1980s | 5.75 million people | 8.01 million people | 2.25 million people | Peru |
| 1990s | 7.21 million people | 9.03 million people | 1.82 million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 8.04 million people | 8.94 million people | 903,588 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 8.07 million people | 8.42 million people | 345,834 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 7.97 million people | 8.31 million people | 338,425 people | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Peru, at 8.24 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 Peru?
- 415,220 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Peru rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Malaysia ranks 53rd and Peru ranks 51st 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.