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Census 2020: M’sia heading towards an ageing society

The National Census 2020 revealed that the population percentage of senior citizens aged 65 and above has increased significantly in the past two decades.According to the United Nations standards, a country or region is defined as an ageing society if those aged 65 and above are between seven and 14 percent of the entire population.Four ageing states in Malaysia

Three states registered an average population growth rate of below one percent over the last decade, namely Sarawak 0.2 percent, Perak 0.8 percent and Sabah 0.9 percent.AdvertisementWith the fertility rate declining, the average household size decreased from 4.3 to 3.9 over the last decade. The population in four administrative districts exceeded one million, namely Petaling , Ulu Langat , and Klang in Selangor and Johor Bahru .The percentage of bumiputera increased to 69.4 percent in 2020 compared to 55.8 percent in 1970. The composition of Chinese Malaysians decreased to 23.2 percent from 34.1 percent in the same period while Indian Malaysians decreased from nine percent to 6.7 percent.

 

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