Malaysia Population By Age 2019
In 2019 it was estimated that the share of the malaysian population aged over 65 years stood at 6 7 percent.
Malaysia population by age 2019. Information is included by sex and age group as follows. Age the proportion of the population of malaysia below the age of 15 years decreased to 27 6 per cent compared with 33 3 per cent in 2000. The demographics of malaysia are represented by the multiple ethnic groups that exist in the country malaysia s population according to the 2010 census is 28 334 000 including non citizens which makes it the 42nd most populated country in the world. Based on the population estimates by dosm malaysia s population grew from 32 4 million people in 2018 to 32 5 million people in 2019.
In english only for now adolescent fertility rate births per 1 000 women ages 15 19. Age structure from 2009 to 2019. The increase in the composition of working age and the old age population contributed to the incline of the median age in 2019. This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age.
Mohd uzir mahidin chief statistician malaysia department of statistics malaysia druzir mahidin dr uzir. The median age rose to 28 9 years from 28 6 years in 2018. Malaysia is currently facing the prospect of an aging population and the latest. In 2019 about 23 7 percent of malaysia s total population were aged 0 to 14 years.
In contrast the proportion of working age population 15 to 64 years increased to 67 3 per cent from 62 8 per cent. Currently 77 8 of the population of malaysia is urban 24 862 312 people in 2019 population density the 2019 population density in malaysia is 97 people per km 2 252 people per mi 2 calculated on a total land area of 328 550 km2 126 854 sq. The population of malaysia 1950 2019 chart plots the total population count as of july 1 of each year from 1950 to 2019. In 2019 22 7 million people are of working age defined by dosm as individual aged between 15 to 64 years old.
0 14 years children 15 24 years early working age 25 54 years prime working age 55 64 years mature working age 65 years and over elderly the age structure of a population affects a nation s key socioeconomic issues.