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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]
According to the 2023 population estimate, with a total population of 17.6 million, Malaysian Malays form 57.9% of Malaysia's demographics, the largest ethnic group in the country. They can be broadly classified into two main categories; Anak Jati (indigenous Malays or local Malays) and Anak Dagang (trading Malays or foreign Malays). [2] [3]
Topics Covered in the Population and Housing Censuses of Four Pan-Malaysia Censuses, 1970–2000; Census Topics 1970 1980 1991 2000 Geographic Characteristics Place where person was found on Census Day: Place of usual residence at time of Census: Demographics and Social Characteristics Sex: Age: Date of Birth: Marital Status: Ethnicity: Religion
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.
Lastly, the Cantonese people, who made up majority of the sinitic people population in the Peninsular Malaysia, not been really attracted to Sarawak. [20] As of 1989, 30% of Sarawak Chinese population was made up of ethnic Hakka, followed by Fuzhounese (30%), Hokkien (12%), and Cantonese (8%).
Classification of 2010 Census ethnic group is as set by Inter-Agency Technical Committee (IATC) in Appendix 1. IATC is a committee formed to co-ordinate and monitor the implementation and use of standardised codes, classifications and definitions used by the Department of Statistics, Malaysia and other government agencies.
Sabah is the third most populous state in Malaysia, with a population of 3,418,785 according to the 2020 Malaysian census. It also has the highest non-citizen population, at 810,443. [2] Although Malaysia is one of the least densely populated countries in Asia, Sabah is particularly sparsely populated. Most of the population is concentrated ...
Malaysia's Indian population is notable for its class stratification, with a significant elite and a large low income group within its fold. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Malaysian Indians large percentage of professionals per capita by constituting 15.5% of Malaysia's professionals in 1999 has been reduced with substantial population close to 40% is now ...