In 2023, the share of the Malaysian population aged over 65 years was at 7.4 percent, an increase compared to 7.2 percent in the previous year. Malaysia is currently facing the prospect of an aging population, and the latest statistical data predicted this to be happening as soon as in 2030. Aging population by 2030? An aging population is defined as one in which those aged 65 years and above make up at least 15 percent of the total population. According to a statement by Malaysia’s Chief Statistician in July 2019, the 15 percent threshold would be crossed in 2030. The past ten years have seen a change in Malaysia’s age structure. The share of the population between 0 and 14 years had been decreasing steadily, while the inverse was true for those aged 65 and above. The average age of the Malaysian population reflected this trend, and was expected to reach 34.1 years in 2030, up from 28.2 years in 2015. Is Malaysia ready for an aging society? Academics fear that Malaysian society would not be ready to meet the needs of a rapidly aging society. In a survey on aging, more than 70 percent of Malaysian respondents felt that it was the duty of the young to take care of the elderly. This mindset places the burden of care on a shrinking base of young people. Not only that, it could contribute to the underdevelopment of social services for the elderly. Already, more Malaysians seemed pessimistic about aging. Existing problems such as a lack of professional caregivers, affordable care, and elderly-friendly housing, especially in rural areas, need to be quickly addressed before the silver tsunami overwhelms the country.

This statistic shows the age structure in Malaysia from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, about 22.29 percent of Malaysia's total population were aged 0 to 14 years.

Malaysia Population: Female: Ages 60-64: % of Female Population data was reported at 3.507 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.413 % for 2016. Malaysia Population: Female: Ages 60-64: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 2.068 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.507 % in 2017 and a record low of 1.543 % in 1964. Malaysia Population: Female: Ages 60-64: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 60 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

The world's most accurate population datasets. Seven maps/datasets for the distribution of various populations in Malaysia: (1) Overall population density (2) Women (3) Men (4) Children (ages 0-5) (5) Youth (ages 15-24) (6) Elderly (ages 60+) (7) Women of reproductive age (ages 15-49).

The total population in Malaysia was estimated at 34.1 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Malaysia Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2022, there were approximately 23 million adults in Malaysia, an increase from around 22.73 million adults in the previous year. Adults here are classified as individuals above the age of 18 years.

Abstract

The World Values Survey (www.worldvaluessurvey.org) is a global network of social scientists studying changing values and their impact on social and political life, led by an international team of scholars, with the WVS association and secretariat headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. The survey, which started in 1981, seeks to use the most rigorous, high-quality research designs in each country. The WVS consists of nationally representative surveys conducted in almost 100 countries which contain almost 90 percent of the world’s population, using a common questionnaire. The WVS is the largest non-commercial, cross-national, time series investigation of human beliefs and values ever executed, currently including interviews with almost 400,000 respondents. Moreover the WVS is the only academic study covering the full range of global variations, from very poor to very rich countries, in all of the world’s major cultural zones. The WVS seeks to help scientists and policy makers understand changes in the beliefs, values and motivations of people throughout the world. Thousands of political scientists, sociologists, social psychologists, anthropologists and economists have used these data to analyze such topics as economic development, democratization, religion, gender equality, social capital, and subjective well-being. These data have also been widely used by government officials, journalists and students, and groups at the World Bank have analyzed the linkages between cultural factors and economic development.

Geographic coverage

The Survey covers Malaysia.

Analysis unit

• Household
• Individual

Universe

The WVS for Malaysia covers national population aged 18 and over, for both sexes.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

1.Age group 1865 (96%) and 65 above (4%) 2.Malays (60%), Chinese (30%), Indian (10%)

The sampling was based on proportionate size of the population (1st stage). Then each stratum was derived based on the number of states in the country, i.e. 14 altogether (2nd stage). Then from each stratum, a cluster sampling was done based on the districts consisted of urban and suburban (3rd stage). Finally a random sampling was done on each cluster (4th stage).

Remarks about sampling: Stratification was based on the number of states in the country. In this case, there were 14 strata. Stratification was done on the 2nd stage.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

English, Malay, Mandarin Questionnaires. Field pre-testing was carried out in the state of Selangor, of the questionnaire. Twenty five (25) questionnaires were distributed to persons of varying socioeconomic backgrounds. Cognitive interviews were carried out with the respondents after the questionnaires were answered, to determine questions in the survey that posed problems to them, in terms of interpretation, recalling and articulation of the required information V114 (The expression of Left-right self-placement for political party is not common in Malaysia); V165 (There is no Malay equivalent for Millennium Development Goals); V186 (Since Malaysia is a multi-religious country, the number of prayer times provided by WVS does not fit well); V206 (There is no Malay equivalent for euthanasia); V231-233 (It is not a norm for Malaysians to reveal the preference of political party in public or to stranger) V131, V146, V222, V256, V257 and V258 were altered to reflect Malaysias geographical location, linguistic, and demographic characteristics. Questions V114, V186, V231, V232, V233, and V233a . Question V186 was replaced by question V186a, as Malaysia is an Islamic society. Therefore, respondents were asked how frequently they pray. Questions V231 to V233 were excluded as they were too politically sensitive in nature and might dissuade respondents from participating in the survey. Questions V114 and V233a were irrelevant to the nature of Malaysias political parties alignment, which are aligned not according to liberal or conservative ideals, but according to ethnicity.

Response rate

Response rate: Total number of starting names/addresses (household): 1200

Remarks about non-response: We chose our respondents based on the household within the housing area (urban/suburban). The selection of houses was based on random selection

Sampling error estimates

+/- 2,9%

In 2023, approximately 2.43 million people between the age of 30 to 34 years old were employed in Malaysia, making it the largest age group of people in employment. By comparison, there were around 445,000 employed people aged 60 to 64 years old.

As of July 2024, 70.4 percent of the Malaysian population were classified as Bumiputera, 22.4 percent were classified as ethnic Chinese, and 6.5 percent as ethnic Indians. Those who do not fall under these three main ethnic groups are classified as ‘Other’. Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society with three main ethnicities and language groups. Who are Malaysia’s Bumiputera? Bumiputera, meaning sons of the soil, is a term used to categorize the Malays, as well as the indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia, also known as orang asli, and the indigenous peoples of Sabah and Sarawak. As of July 2023, the Bumiputera share of the population in Sabah was 89 percent, while that in Sarawak was 76.1 percent. Thus, the incorporation of the states of Sabah and Sarawak during the formation of Malaysia ensured that the ethnic Malays were able to maintain a majority share of the Malaysian population. Bumiputera privileges and ethnic-based politics The rights and privileges of the Malays and the natives of Sabah and Sarawak are enshrined in Article 153 of Malaysia’s constitution. This translated, in practice, to a policy of affirmative action to improve the economic situation of this particular group, through the New Economic Policy introduced in 1971. 50 years on, it is questionable whether the policy has achieved its aim. Bumiputeras still lag behind the other ethnic two major groups in terms of monthly household income. However, re-thinking this policy will certainly be met by opposition from those who have benefitted from it.

In 2023, it was estimated that approximately 87 percent of the Indonesian population were Muslim, accounting for the highest share of Muslims in any Southeast Asian country. Indonesia also has the world's largest Muslim population, with an estimated 229 million Muslims.

Demographics of Indonesia

The total population of Indonesia was estimated to reach around 290 million in 2028. The median age of the population in the country was at an all-time high in 2020 and was projected to increase continuously until the end of the century. In 2020, the population density in Indonesia reached its highest value recorded at about 145.7 people per square kilometer.

Shopping behavior during Ramadan in Indonesia

Nearly all Muslims in Indonesia celebrated Ramadan in 2022. During the month of Ramadan, 60 percent of Indonesian users utilized online applications to order food. Many Indonesians planned to shop online or offline during Ramadan, with around 76 percent of online users planning to purchase fashion wear and accessories. Shopee was the most used app for shopping purposes during that period.

In 2020, about 87.61 percent of the population in Malaysia used a smartphone. This figure is further expected to grow in the next few years.

In 2020, 63.5 percent of the Malaysian population professed to be of the Islamic faith. The second-largest religion in Malaysia in that year was Buddhism, adhered to by 18.7 percent of the population.

The statistic shows the results of a survey about the share of people having an outstanding housing loan in Malaysia in 2018, by type of population. In the period surveyed, the highest share of respondents with an outstanding housing loan was among people of the richest 60 percent, with around 13 percent, while only about seven percent of surveyed respondents at the age 15 to 24 years had an outstanding house loan.