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Out of the 29.7 million Citizens, the composition of Bumiputera rose 0.3 percentage points to record 69.6 per cent in 2020 when compared to 69.3 per cent in 2019. The percentage of population aged 65 years and over (old age) increased from 6.7 per cent to 7.0 per cent over the same period.Įthnic Indians and Chinese composition is declining This is due to the reduction in the Non-citizens population, which mostly comprised of foreign workers. While the overall percentage of 15-64 years (working age) also decreased from 69.8 per cent in 2019 to 69.7 per cent in 2020. The percentage of population aged 0-14 years (young age) decreased to 23.3 per cent compared with 23.5 per cent in 2019.

Older age population in Malaysia increase each year – leading to an ageing nation

In the case of Non-citizens, the sex ratio is quite higher than citizens with 156 males per 100 females in 2020 (refer table 1.1). The sex ratio of citizens is slightly decreased from for a five-year period with only 103 (males) : 100 (females) between 2010 till 2014 and 102 (males) : 100 (females) for a period from 2015-2020. The sex ratio for as a whole nation remained at 106 males per 100 females. Males dominate females in 6th consecutive years (2015-2020) Meanwhile, the females dominate the old-age group (65 years and over) with 1.2 million compared to males follows closely at only 1.1 million in 2020. Males outnumbered females in both young aged (0-14 years) and working-age (15-64 years) groups. In 2020, male population outnumbered the female with 16.8 million (males) and 15.9 million (females). Overall, there were more males than females. The growth rate of Citizens remained stable at 1.1 per cent with the population increasing from 29.4 million in 2019 to 29.7 million in 2020.

This is in line with the closure of our national borders and the return of foreigners to their respective countries during the Movement Control Order following the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. The decline of population growth rate is attributed to the decrease in the number of Non-citizens from 3.1 million (2019) to 3.0 million (2020). Malaysia's population in 2020 is estimated at 32.7 million as compared to 32.5 million in 2019 with an annual growth rate of 0.4 per cent. The total population of Malaysia is the sum of all the state’s population estimates.Ĭitizens growth rate remained stable at 1.1 per cent

Mid-year Population Estimates are prepared using the bottom-up approach where the population is estimated according to state, single age, ethnic group and sex.

The population estimates are based on Population and Housing Census 2010 which has taken into accounts births (fertility), deaths (mortality) and migration components.

The current population estimates of Malaysia and it states present the mid-year estimation of population that provides the key updates, trends and current population situation.