Malaysia vs Syria: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Malaysia
7.83 million people
in 2023
Syria
7.16 million people
in 2023
Malaysia rank
53rd
Syria rank
56th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Malaysia
- Syria
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 7.83 million people against 7.16 million people in Syria, a difference of 671,400 people.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 53rd and Syria ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.95 million people | 1.71 million people | 1.24 million people | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 4.11 million people | 2.52 million people | 1.59 million people | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 4.76 million people | 3.62 million people | 1.14 million people | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 5.75 million people | 5.03 million people | 722,365 people | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 7.21 million people | 6.39 million people | 813,918 people | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.04 million people | 7.39 million people | 644,967 people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.07 million people | 7.89 million people | 183,278 people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 7.97 million people | 7.21 million people | 766,245 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, Malaysia or Syria?
- Malaysia, at 7.83 million people against 7.16 million people in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Malaysia and Syria?
- 671,400 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Syria rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Malaysia ranks 53rd and Syria ranks 56th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.