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. As of 2017 the number of people aged 65 and above in malaysia was about two million or 6 3 of the total population. Department of statistics malaysia 2014. The increase in the composition of working age and the old age population contributed to the incline of the median age in 2019. Kuala lumpur and w.

A discussion of the prospects and the way forward for population ageing in malaysia is also presented. 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. Mohd uzir mahidin chief statistician malaysia department of statistics malaysia druzir mahidin dr uzir. Of population ageing issues and challenges in malaysia.

Asia s elderly population is projected to reach nearly 923 million by the middle of this century. 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. 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. 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.

2015 population in malaysia by age group and ethnicity 2005 2015 2035 60 population reaches 15. Malaysia will be an ageing nation by 2035 when 15 per cent of the population are classified as senior citizens. Population ageing in malaysia. August 10 2016 15 11 pm 08 a a.

Governments in asia are generally poorly prepared for this vast change that will have wide social and economic consequences. In 2019 it was estimated that the share of the malaysian population aged over 65 years stood at 6 7 percent. 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.

The median age rose to 28 9 years from 28 6 years in 2018. 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.