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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]
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.
Below is a list of countries by their Gender Development Index, based on data collected in 2018, and published in 2019. [3] Countries are grouped into five groups based on the absolute deviation from gender parity in HDI values, from 1 (closest to gender parity) to 5 (furthest from gender parity).
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.
Today, they make up 17.1% of the population of Sarawak (as reported by Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) in 2021), and consist of communities built from the economic migrants of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Sarawak Sinitic people belong to a wide range of ethnic groups, the most significant being: Hakka; Hokkien; Teochew ...
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. [1] [4] Seberang Perai, Malaysia's third largest city, was home to over 54% of Penang's population, while George Town contained nearly 46%.
Source: Malaysian Population Statistics [1] 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.
Malaysia was one of the countries in Asia polled with the least acceptance of homosexuality. A poll by Pew Research Center released in September 2023 found that support for same-sex marriage in Malaysia has risen to 17%. 59% of Buddhists, 35% of Christians and 49% of Hindus support same-sex marriage.