Aging Population In Malaysia 2019
The annual population growth rate decreased to 0 6 per cent in 2019 as compared to 1 1 per cent in 2018.
Aging population in malaysia 2019. In english only for now adolescent fertility rate births per 1 000 women ages 15 19. A discussion of the prospects and the way forward for population ageing in malaysia is also presented. The total population comprises of 29 4 million 90 2 citizens and 3 2 million 9 8 non citizens. Putrajaya with 100 per cent level in urbanisation the other states with high level of urbanisation were selangor and pulau pinang with 91 4 per cent and 90 8 per cent respectively chart 6.
Malaysia is currently facing the prospect of an aging population and the latest. To begin with there is a need for a white paper on our ageing population. For the record our total fertility rate tfr stood at 1 8 in 2019. Kuala lumpur and w.
The decline was attributed. 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. Life expectancy at birth and at 60 years by ethnicity malaysia 1991 2015 5 year inter state net migrants by state malaysia 1980 2010 source. As malaysia is expected to be an ageing nation by 2030 the country must prepare itself to assist the elderly alliance for a safe community chairman tan sri lee lam thye said.
In tandem with malaysia s rapid development the proportion of urban population increased to 71 0 per cent in 2010 compared with 62 0 per cent in 2000 chart 5. Malaysia s population in 2019 is estimated at 32 6 million increased from 32 4 million as compared to 2018. Malaysia is well on its way to becoming an ageing society by 2030 when it is projected that 15 per cent of its population will be 60 years old and above according to the department of statistics. In 2019 it was estimated that the share of the malaysian population aged over 65 years stood at 6 7 percent.
To drop below 2 simply means that we are not replacing ourselves fast enough relative to the current population size. Following this there should be a national and strategic policy framework. Of population ageing issues and challenges in malaysia.