Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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
Download  excel_birupdf_biru 
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

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