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MALAYSIA VS ASEAN · AGEING · 2025
How old is Malaysia becoming compared with ASEAN neighbours?
World Bank/UN 2025 population aged 65+ as a share of total population across all 11 ASEAN members.
SHOW ME THE DATA2025 · population aged 65+ · % of total population
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2025
1Thailand16population aged 65+ · % of total population
2Singapore14population aged 65+ · % of total population
3Viet Nam9population aged 65+ · % of total population
4Indonesia8population aged 65+ · % of total population
5Malaysia8population aged 65+ · % of total population
6Myanmar8population aged 65+ · % of total population
7Brunei Darussalam7population aged 65+ · % of total population
8Cambodia6population aged 65+ · % of total population
9Philippines6population aged 65+ · % of total population
10Lao PDR5population aged 65+ · % of total population
11Timor-Leste5population aged 65+ · % of total population
UN/United Nations / World Bankpopulation aged 65+ · % of total population
SourceUnited Nations / World Bank ↗2025 values · checked 3 Oct 2026HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
Malaysia is shown at 8% aged 65+ in 2025, tied on the rounded display with Indonesia and Myanmar.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSHow the numbers were calculated
PulseKita compares the same World Bank/UN age-structure indicator and 2025 reference year across all 11 ASEAN members. The values shown by the World Bank page are rounded whole percentages, so PulseKita does not break ties or claim exact rank positions among equal displayed values.
- Malaysia is shown at 8% aged 65+, the same rounded value as Indonesia and Myanmar.
- Thailand is 16%, Singapore 14% and Viet Nam 9%.
- The 2025 world benchmark is 10%.
- Brunei Darussalam is 7%, Cambodia and the Philippines 6%, and Lao PDR and Timor-Leste 5%.
- Ageing share describes population structure; it is not a direct measure of pension readiness, healthcare capacity or dependency burden.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Declared sourcePopulation ages 65 and above (% of total population)
- 2TransformationPulseKita compares the same World Bank/UN age-structure indicator and 2025 reference year across all 11 ASEAN members. The values shown by the World Bank page are rounded whole percentages, so PulseKita does not break ties or claim exact rank positions among equal displayed values.
- 3Published visualRanked snapshot
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE2025
UNITpopulation aged 65+ · % of total population
SOURCEofficial publication
UPDATED2025 values · checked 3 Oct 2026