Ageing Population In Malaysia

Malaysia s median age would grow from 26 1 years in 2010 to 30 3 years in 2020 and will eventually reach 39 8 years in 2050.

Ageing population in malaysia. 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. Lee said the rising ageing population would have implications in areas such as healthcare financial services city planning and social services. Malaysia urban population currently 77 8 of the population of malaysia is urban 24 862 312 people in 2019 urban population malaysia urban vs. Malaysia s first demographic dividend really started in the late 1970s where the demographic window of opportunity began.

The total population comprises of 29 4 million 90 2 citizens and 3 2 million 9 8 non citizens. There are serious problems and challenges as malaysia will reach the ageing nation status in 10 years and 15 per cent of its population will be at least 60 years old said lee. In malaysia the 5 9 or l 2 million older persons 60 years and over in 1995 in malaysia is projected to increase to about l 5 million 6 6 in 2000 and possibly to about med j malaysia vol 54 no 4 dec 1999 4 million 11 3 in the year 2020. Population in malaysia by age group and ethnicity 2005 2015 2035 60 population reaches 15 2020 65 population reaches 7 2020 median age reaches 30 years old 2042 proportion of 60.

Malaysia s population in 2019 is estimated at 32 6 million increased from 32 4 million as compared to 2018. Population size and growth. The world bank said malaysia will become an ageing society this year which means seven per cent or more of the country s population are aged 65 and above. As of 2017 the number of people aged 65 and above in malaysia was about two million or 6 3 of the total population.

The annual population growth rate decreased to 0 6 per cent in 2019 as compared to 1 1 per cent in 2018. The share of the population between 0 to 14 years had been decreasing steadily while the inverse was true for those aged 65 and. This means that in another 35 years half of the total population will be aged 40 years or over. Henceforth malaysia is expected to continue to age rapidly and projected to become an aged society by 2044 it said in the report referring to the situation where more than 14 per cent of the population are aged 65 and above.

This suggests that millions of malaysians are of working age and most are working.