The table below gives information about population in Australia and Malaysia in 1980 and 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

ven table chart illustrates information concerning the

population

of two different countries (

Australia

and

Malaysia

) for the years 1980 and 2002. Looking at the

overall

perspective, it is readily apparent that the total

population

increased in both countries and there are a little changes in all the articles. A cursory glance at the data reveals that

Australia

and

Malaysia

increased their total populations. In the year 1980, there were 14.7

million

and 13.7

million

, respectively

while

, in the year 2002, the statistics were 19.6

million

and 24.3

million

, respectively.

Also

, another eye-catching trend is that

two

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countries' gender populations were similar for the given years. In

Australia

, male and female

population

percentages maintained the same level accounting for 49.9% and 50.1%, respectively.

Also

, in

Malaysia

,

male

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population

increased by 0.3%

while

,

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female

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population

slightly declined by 0.3%. A more detailed look at the graph reveals that the birth rate gradually decreased from 1.2% to 1.3% in

Australia

and by 3.2% to 2.2% in

Malaysia

.

In contrast

, average annual

population

growth soared by 0.1%

however

, in

Malaysia

dropped by 0.3%.