Malaysia vs Singapore: Share of the population that is female
Malaysia
47.7%
in 2025
Singapore
48.3%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
201st
Singapore rank
199th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Malaysia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 48.3% against 47.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 201st and Singapore ranks 199th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.4% | 47.5% | 1.9% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 49.7% | 48.5% | 1.2% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 49.2% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 49.0% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 48.8% | 0.5% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 48.0% | 0.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 48.3% | 0.8% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Malaysia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 48.3% against 47.7% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Malaysia and Singapore?
- 0.6%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Malaysia ranks 201st and Singapore ranks 199th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.