|
Population
25,274,132 (as at July 2008)
Age breakdown
0-14 years: 31.8% (male 4,135,013 / female 3,898,761)
15-64 years: 63.3% (male 8,026,755 / female 7,965,332)
65 years and over: 4.9% (male 548,970 / female 699,302)
Median age
Total: 24.6 years
Male: 24 years
Female: 25.3 years
Population growth rate
1.742%
Birth rate
22.44 births/1,000 population
Death rate
5.02 deaths/1,000 population
Sex ratio
Birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.01 male(s)/female
Infant mortality rate
Total: 16.39 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 18.92 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 13.68 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 73.03 years
Male: 70.32 years
Female: 75.94 years
Total fertility rate
2.98 children born/woman
Nationality
Noun: Malaysian(s)
Adjective: Malaysian
Ethnic groups (as at 2004)
Malay 50.4%
Chinese 23.7%
Indigenous 11%
Indian 7.1%
Others 7.8%
Religions (2000 census)
Muslim 60.4%
Buddhist 19.2%
Christian 9.1%
Hindu 6.3%
Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%
Other 1.5%
None 0.8%
Languages
Bahasa Malaysia (official)
English (extensively spoken)
Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow)
Tamil
Telugu
Malayalam
Panjabi
In East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan
Literacy (2000 census)
Total population: 88.7%
Male: 92%
Female: 85.4%
Source: CIA Factbook 2008, 2009
|
