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Demographics of Malaysia. The demographics of Malaysia are represented by the multiple ethnic groups that exist in the country. The official estimate of 2024 Malaysia's population is about 34,100,000 people. [1] According to the 2020 census, is 32,447,385 including non-citizens, which makes it the 43rd most populated country in the world. [2]
Census in Malaysia. The census in Malaysia, or officially, the Population and Housing Census, is a descriptive count of everyone who is in Malaysia on the Census Day, and of their dwellings. The decennial Malaysian census has been conducted six times, As of 2010. It has been conducted every 10 years, beginning in 1960.
The literacy rate is lower for females (90.7%) compared to males (95.4%)—estimates as of 2010, for population aged 15 and over. [31] Malaysia, has, in recent years invested in the education of both sexes; and as a result, more girls are now studying at the university level.
Malaysia has an average population density of 96 people per km 2, ranking it 116th in the world for population density. People within the 15–64 age group constitute 69.5 per cent of the total population; the 0–14 age group corresponds to 24.5 per cent; while senior citizens aged 65 years or older make up 6.0 per cent.
A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. [2][3] However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, either periodically or permanently. Examples include parthenogenic and androgenetic [4] species ...
Total population. 28,334,135 ( 2.0%) Most populous state / federal territory. Selangor (5,462,141) Least populous state / federal territory. Putrajaya (72,413) The Population and Housing Census of Malaysia, 2010, was conducted by Department of Statistics from 6 July to 22 August 2010. It was carried out in three phases; the first phase from 6 ...
Ethnic Chinese, Malays and Indians cumulatively comprised nearly 91% of Penang's population. [1] Total fertility rate was 1.3 that year. [2] Penang has the highest population density of all Malaysian states at 1,659/km 2 (4,300/sq mi), as well as an urbanisation rate of 92.5%, the second highest after Selangor.
Sex ratio by country for total population. Blue represents more males than the world average of 1.07 males/females. (2020) The human sex ratio is the comparative number of males with respect to each female in a population. This is a list of sex ratios by country or region.