The table below gives information about populations in Australia and Malaysia in 1980 and 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given table compares six demographic indicators of

Australia

and

Malaysia

in the years 1980 and 2002.

Overall

,

while

the

population

size in both countries increased considerably over the

period

,

Malaysia

grew at a much higher rate. Despite comparable figures for the male and female populations, the two countries saw noticeable differences in the rates of birth, average annual growth, and ageing

population

. Over a 22-year

period

, the total

population

in both countries saw a sharp rise in the figure for

Malaysia

nearly doubling to 24.3 million

while

Australia

increased from 14.7 to 19.6 million. The percentage of men and women in

Australia

remained steady during the

period

, at 49.9% and 50.1% respectively.

In contrast

, the Malaysian male

population

increased its proportion by 0.3% (50.6%)

while

there was a gradual decline of 0.3% for females (49.4%). A deep analysis of the table provided reveals the two nations experienced a dip in birth rates over a

period

of 22 years. The elderly in

Australia

and

Malaysia

,

by contrast

, saw significant growth in

population

, by 2.8% and 0.6% respectively.

Moreover

, the average

population

growth rate grew by 0.1% in

Australia

yet fell by 1% for the other nation.