Aging Population In Malaysia 2017

Population ageing in malaysia.

Aging population in malaysia 2017. Of these 5 72 million live in east malaysia and 22 5 million live in peninsular malaysia. Other indicators visualized on maps. United nations department of economic and social affairs population division 2017 and us census bureau 2009. Ageing refer to population aged 65 years and over age 80 and over 2040 1 4 million elderly age 80 and over increase 4 fold by 2040 2017 0 3 million sources.

United nations department of economic and social affairs population division 2017. Population size and growth. The speed of population ageing is rapid in asia pacific source. The annual population growth rate decreased to 0 6 per cent in 2019 as compared to 1 1 per cent in 2018.

Population housing census peninsular malaysia 1957 population housing census malaysia 1970 population projections malaysia 2010 2040. Table 1 population size and annual population growth rate malaysia 2010 2018 population by sex and sex ratio the male population in 2018 outnumber the females with 16 7 million male. In english only for now adolescent fertility rate births per 1 000 women ages 15 19. Abridged life tables malaysia 2017 dosm 2018 life expectancy average sex and ethnic differences 2018 ethnicity older persons 60.

The 2017 revision special aggregates dvd edition. The estimated population of malaysia in 2018 is 32 4 million as compared to 32 0 million in 2017 with an annual population growth rate of 1 1 per cent. So it is sooner rather than later that we will become an ageing or. It will focus on the trends of population ageing and the characteristics of the elderly in malaysia from five economic health social psycho spiritual environmental key domains.

In 2019 it was estimated that the share of the malaysian population aged over 65 years stood at 6 7 percent. The population distribution is uneven with some 79. A discussion of the prospects and the way forward for population ageing in malaysia is also presented. This is projected to increase to 14 4 per cent in 13 years time and nearly a quarter of the population 23 5 per cent by 2050.

Malaysia is currently facing the prospect of an aging population and the latest. The total population comprises of 29 4 million 90 2 citizens and 3 2 million 9 8 non citizens.