Malaysia: People & Society#
| Population | 30,949,962 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Malaysian(s) adjective: Malaysian |
| Ethnic groups | Malay 50.1%, Chinese 22.6%, indigenous 11.8%, Indian 6.7%, other 0.7%, non-citizens 8.2% (2010 est.) |
| Languages | Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai note: in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan |
| Religions | Muslim (official) 61.3%, Buddhist 19.8%, Christian 9.2%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 1.3%, other 0.4%, none 0.8%, unspecified 1% (2010 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 28.16% (male 4,484,188/female 4,231,557) 15-24 years: 16.86% (male 2,647,105/female 2,571,883) 25-54 years: 41.06% (male 6,430,455/female 6,276,427) 55-64 years: 8.06% (male 1,266,415/female 1,227,690) 65 years and over: 5.86% (male 861,151/female 953,091) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 43.6% youth dependency ratio: 35.2% elderly dependency ratio: 8.4% potential support ratio: 11.9% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 28.2 years male: 28 years female: 28.5 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.4% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 19.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 74.7% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 2.66% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | KUALA LUMPUR (capital) 6.837 million; Johor Bahru 912,000 (2015) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 40 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 12.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 14.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75 years male: 72.2 years female: 78 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.53 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 4.2% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 1.2 physicians/1,000 population (2010) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.9 beds/1,000 population (2012) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 93% of population total: 98.2% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 7% of population total: 1.8% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 96.1% of population rural: 95.9% of population total: 96% of population unimproved: urban: 3.9% of population rural: 4.1% of population total: 4% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.4% (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 91,600 (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 7,200 (2015 est.) |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne diseases: dengue fever water contact disease: leptospirosis (2016) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 12.9% (2014) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 12.9% (2006) |
| Education expenditures | 5% of GDP (2015) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.6% male: 96.2% female: 93.2% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 14 years male: NA female: NA (2014) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 10.2% male: 9.3% female: 11.6% (2014 est.) |