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.

The given table illustrates the percentage of people in Australia within a period of 22 years, commencing from 1980.

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, the highest rate of the

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can be observed for the male

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of Malaysia in 2002

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the opposite can be observed for

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average annual

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of Australia in 1980. female

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for the two countries were significantly greater than that of other categories.

To begin

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with, the male

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from Malaysia had the largest

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at 50.6% in 2002,

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figure for other countries in the same year was 49.9%. the proportion of those who

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in Australia and Malaysia were quite different in

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at 1.5% and 3.2% in 1980 respectively.the rate of the

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aged over 65 was recorded at 9.6 in 1980,

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number increased moderately within 22 years to get to 12.4. the more noticeable feature is that the rate of average annual

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growth was the lowest one over the period rather than other categories.