Aging Population In Malaysia Statistics

Population of malaysia 1970 and 2020 population ageing in malaysia as malaysia progresses on into the next millennium.

Aging population in malaysia statistics. Governments in asia are generally poorly prepared for this vast change that will have wide social and economic consequences. A median projection by the united nations that by 2030 malaysia will be an aged country with 14 of the population or 5 2 million people aged 60 and above should serve as a wake up call for malaysians. August 10 2016 15 11 pm 08 a a. Population ageing in malaysia.

A discussion of the prospects and the way forward for population ageing in malaysia is also presented. In 2019 it was estimated that the share of the malaysian population aged over 65 years stood at 6 7 percent. Asia s elderly population is projected to reach nearly 923 million by the middle of this century. Kuala lumpur aug 10.

2015 population in malaysia by age group and ethnicity 2005 2015 2035 60 population reaches 15. Department of statistics malaysia 2010 2020 fig. The increase in the composition of working age and the old age population contributed to the incline of the median age in 2019. Malaysia is currently facing the prospect of an aging population and the latest.

As a result the region is on track in the next few decades to become one of the oldest in the world. Mohd uzir mahidin chief statistician malaysia department of statistics malaysia druzir mahidin dr uzir. Malaysia is at risk of becoming an ageing population when 7 of the total population is aged 65 and above based on the definition set by the world health organisation. Department of statistics malaysia 2014.

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. Of population ageing issues and challenges in malaysia. 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.