Malaysia vs Venezuela: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Malaysia
7.83 million people
in 2023
Venezuela
7.40 million people
in 2023
Malaysia rank
53rd
Venezuela rank
54th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Malaysia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 7.83 million people against 7.40 million people in Venezuela, a difference of 427,210 people.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Venezuela ahead.
Malaysia ranks 53rd and Venezuela ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.95 million people | 3.05 million people | 100,409 people | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 4.11 million people | 4.47 million people | 355,686 people | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 4.76 million people | 5.68 million people | 922,697 people | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 5.75 million people | 6.86 million people | 1.11 million people | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 7.21 million people | 7.97 million people | 763,168 people | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 8.04 million people | 8.50 million people | 459,894 people | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 8.07 million people | 8.53 million people | 453,489 people | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 7.97 million people | 7.65 million people | 321,040 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 Venezuela?
- Malaysia, at 7.83 million people against 7.40 million people in Venezuela as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Malaysia and Venezuela?
- 427,210 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Venezuela?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Venezuela rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Malaysia ranks 53rd and Venezuela ranks 54th 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.