Afghanistan vs Malaysia: Population ages 15-64, total
Afghanistan
24.12 million
in 2025
Malaysia
25.42 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
41st
Malaysia rank
40th
Population ages 15-64, total over time
- Afghanistan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 25.42 million against 24.12 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.30 million.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Globally, Afghanistan ranks 41st and Malaysia ranks 40th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.