Population by sex, ethnic group and age, Malaysia, 2010

What is the population in Malaysia? Well finally, I came across the government figures but there is a note that states, " Note: Population projections based on the 2000 Population Census"...so this may not be the current figures...but the title of the said table reads, Population by sex, ethnic group and age, Malaysia, 2010

Total Population :   28,908,795

Malaysian Citizens :- 26,784,965

Malay : 14,749,378 (55.06% of citizens)

Other Bumiputras:  3,197,993 (11.3%)

Chinese: 6,520,559 (24.34%)

Indian: 1,969,343 (7.35%)

Others: 347,692 (1.30%)

Non-Citizens : 2,123,830

3,147,409 (About 11.75% are above 55 years old)

Malaysia @ a Glance
		2008	2009	2010
Area (km2)		330,803
Population (million)
	Total	27.5	27.9	28.3
	Male	14.0	14.2	14.4
	Female	13.5	13.7	13.9
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%)		1.3	1.3	1.3
Birth and Death ( per 1,000 population )
	Crude Birth Rate	18.4	17.9	18.8
	Crude Death Rate	4.7	4.8	4.9
Total Fertility Rate		2.3	2.3	2.4
Life Expectancy (years)
	Male	71.6	71.7	71.7
	Female	76.4	76.5	76.6
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
	GDP at current prices (RM million)	742,470	679,938	765,965
	GDP at constant prices (RM million)	530,683	522,001	559,554
	GDP Growth (%)	4.80	(1.60)	7.20
Employment
	Labour Force ('000)	11,028.1	11,315.3	11,517.2
	Employed ('000)	10,659.6	10,897.3	11,129.4
	Unemployment ('000)	368.5	418.0	387.9
	Labour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%)	62.6	62.9	62.7
	Unemployment Rate (%)	3.3	3.7	3.4
Indices
	Producer Price Index (2005=100)	119.9	111.1	117.3
	Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	97.7	98.3	100.0
	Index of Industrial Production	108.1	99.9	107.3
External Trade (RM million)
	Imports	519,804.3	434,669.8	529,194.6
	00. Foods	27,969.3	26,732.1	30,263.9
	01. Beverages and Tobacco	2,115.3	2,097.0	2,355.5
	02. Crude Materials, Inedible	18,641.8	14,881.2	19,447.8
	03. Mineral Fuels, Lubricants, and Other	56,804.3	35,688.2	52,690.8
	04. Oils & Animal and Vegetable fats	5,219.0	4,977.6	7,208.9
	05. Materials Chemistry	45,621.6	39,405.6	48,134.5
	06. Manufactured Goods (including tin)	67,154.9	52,801.2	65,603.1
	07. Machinery and Transport Equipment	254,283.0	222,364.1	261,590.1
	08. Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles	28,628.9	25,817.6	31,959.4
	09. Miscellaneous Transactions and Commodities	13,366.3	9,905.1	9,940.7
	Exports	663,013.5	552,518.1	639,428.1
	00. Foods	17,851.7	15,791.0	18,180.3
	01. Beverages and Tobacco	2,431.4	2,476.6	2,815.2
	02. Crude Materials, Inedible	17,694.4	13,157.1	19,125.4
	03. Mineral Fuels, Lubricants, and Other	121,651.9	79,508.1	101,321.3
	04. Oils & Animal and Vegetable fats	56,833.1	43,641.0	54,867.6
	05. Materials Chemistry	39,486.1	33,263.4	40,735.6
	06. Manufactured Goods (including tin)	59,150.8	49,356.4	56,391.9
	07. Machinery and Transport Equipment	286,099.3	258,628.0	280,745.3
	08. Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles	55,846.1	52,202.2	60,863.1
	09. Miscellaneous Transactions and Commodities	5,968.5	4,494.2	4,382.5
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Notes:
1. Population estimates based on the adjusted 2000 Population Census.
2. Crude Birth Rate, Crude Death Rate and Total Fertility Rate 2009 are preliminary data.
3. Crude Birth Rate, Crude Death Rate and Total Fertility Rate 2010 are estimated data .
4. Life expectancy 2008-2010 are estimated data.
5. The added total may differ due to rounding.
6. Group of classification for external trade product is based on the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC)

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia website

It should not be the ethnic or religious breakdowns of Malaysians that we should be concerned about  but the numbers of those who very poor....poor so that we can do something to ensure that there is more equity and justice in Malaysia...

With almost 12% of the Malaysian population over 55 years old - our concern must be for the welfare of the old folks....and, here must be the demand for FREE Universal Healthcare for all