Aging Population In Malaysia 2017
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.
Aging population in malaysia 2017. Increase the understanding of population ageing in malaysia particularly the shift in the age structure the challenges the older people meet and what the. Malaysia s population is ageing due to increase in life expectancy changing demographic and family structure. In english only for now adolescent fertility rate births per 1 000 women ages 15 19. Governments in asia are generally poorly prepared for this vast change that will have wide social and economic consequences.
Of population ageing issues and challenges in malaysia. Malaysia s population in 2019 is estimated at 32 6 million increased from 32 4 million as compared to 2018. Abridged life tables malaysia 2017 dosm 2018 life expectancy average sex and ethnic differences 2018 ethnicity older persons 60. The aged population people 60 years and above is expected.
Other indicators visualized on maps. Malaysia is forecasted to have an ageing population by 2030 when 15 of population are elderly. Population ageing is a worldwide phenomenon experienced by developed and developing countries. Asia s elderly population is projected to reach nearly 923 million by the middle of this century.
It occurs when the median age of a country rises and shifts the distribution of that country s. The annual population growth rate decreased to 0 6 per cent in 2019 as compared to 1 1 per cent in 2018. The total population comprises of 29 4 million 90 2 citizens and 3 2 million 9 8 non citizens. A discussion of the prospects and the way forward for population ageing in malaysia is also presented.
As a result the region is on track in the next few decades to become one of the oldest in the world. Objective of the meeting at the end of the three hour meeting it is hoped that the participants will be able to. Population size and growth. Population ageing in malaysia.