A 28.96m people in 2010
 The country's population will reach 28.96 million in 1010, based on a projection growth of an average of 1.6% per year.
The drop in the population growth rate,compared with the previous Malaysia Plan, is due to more Malaysians delaying marriage to pursue higher education and career advancement.
In 2010, the total fertility rate will decline to an estimated 2.48 per family.
A total of 63.6% of the total population will be aged between 15 and 64 by the end of this period, while those above 65 will increase to 4.7%
The Government expects that 63.8% of the population would be living in urban areas, resulting in a demand for more houses, schools and employment.
By 2010, Malaysian men are expected to live up to 71 year of age while women will live up to 77.1 years. The longer life span is attributed to the improvements in accessibility to health and medical services.
| |
Average annual Growth rate (%) |
| |
2005 |
% |
2010 |
% |
8 MP |
9MP |
| Total population |
26.75 |
100.0 |
28.96 |
|
2.6 |
1.6 |
| Citizens |
24.36 |
65.9 |
26.79 |
100 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
| Bumiputera |
16.06 |
25.3 |
17.95 |
67.0 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
| Chinese |
6.15 |
7.5 |
6.52 |
24.3 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| Indian |
1.83 |
1.3 |
1.97 |
7.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| Others |
0.32 |
|
0.35 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
| Non-citizens1 |
2.39 |
|
2.17 |
|
11.0 |
-1.8 |
| Age Structure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 0 - 14 |
8.72 |
32.6 |
9.18 |
31.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
| 15 - 64 |
16.88 |
63.1 |
18.42 |
63.6 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
| 65 and above |
1.15 |
4.3 |
1.36 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
3.4 |
| Dependency ration (%) |
58.5 |
|
57.2 |
|
|
|
| Median age (years) |
23.3 |
|
24.2 |
|
|
|
| Total fertility rate |
2.76 |
|
2.48 |
|
|
|
| Bumiputera |
3.18 |
|
2.80 |
|
|
|
| Chinese |
2.19 |
|
2.04 |
|
|
|
| Indian |
2.34 |
|
2.15 |
|
|
|
| Urban (%) |
63.0 |
|
63.8 |
|
|
|
| Rural (%) |
37.0 |
|
36.2 |
|
|
|
Source : Department of statistic and economic planning unit.
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28,96 million Malaysian people in year 2010