Malaysian Population By Race 2017

Malaysia s population in 2019 is estimated at 32 6 million increased from 32 4 million as compared to 2018.

Malaysian population by race 2017. The largest group of malaysians consist of three main races namely the malays chinese and indians. Try our corporate solution for free. Malaysia is a southeastern asian country that is multiracial with many different ethnic groups living in the country. Other indicators visualized on maps.

The annual population growth rate decreased to 0 6 per cent in 2019 as compared to 1 1 per cent in 2018. 50 1 of the population are malay 22 6 are chinese 11 8 are indigenous bumiputra groups other than the malays 6 7 are indian and. The malaysian population consists of people of different races religions and race. The chinese population has shrunk proportionally from 1957 when it was about 40 of malaya although in absolute numbers they have increased around threefold by 2017 in malaysia 2 4 million in 1957 to 6 6 million in 2017 the later figure include east malaysia but have been dwarfed by the fivefold increase of malays from around 3 1 million in 1957 to 15 5 million in 2017.

The demographic composition in the country are as follows. The total population comprises of 29 4 million 90 2 citizens and 3 2 million 9 8 non citizens. The malaysian population is growing at a rate of 1 94 per annum as of 2017. In english only for now adolescent fertility rate births per 1 000 women ages 15 19.

These include malays chinese indians and other indigenous bumiputra groups. According to latest projection of the 2010 census among the three largest malaysian groups malays and bumiputera fertility rates are at 2 4 children per woman chinese 1 4 children per woman and indians 1 8 children per woman.