Aging Population In Malaysia Statistics

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.

Aging population in malaysia statistics. On the other hand the share of elderly population age 60 years or over had increased from 5 5 to 7 9 for the same period. The older population aged 65 years or over will take only 23 years to double from 7 percent in 2020 to 14 percent in 2043. Malaysia is currently facing the prospect of. Hirschmann nov 23 2020 in 2020 it was estimated that the share of the malaysian population aged over 65 years stood at seven percent.

Population distribution in sabah malaysia 2019 2020 by age group population distribution by five year age group in taiwan 2018 population distribution in guangdong china 2000 2019 by age group. The annual population growth rate decreased to 0 6 per cent in 2019 as compared to 1 1 per cent in 2018. As of 2017 the number of people aged 65 and above in malaysia was about two million or 6 3 of the total population. Malaysia urban population currently 77 8 of the population of malaysia is urban 24 862 312 people in 2019.

Compared to the more developed countries malaysia has a rather short time to prepare for the transition into an aged nation. Between 2020 and 2046 malaysia s 65 population will double from 7 to 14 1 million 2 million 3 million 4 million 5 million source. Malaysia s population in 2019 is estimated at 32 6 million increased from 32 4 million as compared to 2018. In malaysia senior citizens are defined as those aged 60 years and above based on the definition made at the world assembly on ageing 1982 in vienna.

The age distribution of malaysia s population had changed dramatically from 1970 to 2010 where the percentage of the population aged less than 20 years old had decreased by 18 3 from 55 6 in 1970 to 37 3 in 2010.