Ageing Population In Malaysia 2019
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Ageing population in malaysia 2019. Using different measures of ageing. Meanwhile the composition of the population aged 0 to 14 years old young age in 2019 decreased to 23 3 per cent from 23 8 per cent in 2018. Other indicators visualized on maps. As malaysia is expected to be an ageing nation by 2030 the country must prepare itself to assist the elderly alliance for a safe community chairman tan sri lee lam thye said.
Of population ageing issues and challenges in malaysia. In 2019 it was estimated that the share of the malaysian population aged over 65 years stood at 6 7 percent. Population in malaysia by age group and ethnicity 2005 2015. The increase in the composition of working age and the old age population contributed to the incline of the median age in 2019.
Mohd uzir mahidin chief statistician malaysia department of statistics malaysia druzir mahidin dr uzir. It will focus on the trends of population ageing and the characteristics of the elderly in malaysia from five economic health social psycho spiritual environmental key domains. Petaling jaya jan 24 malaysia is on its way to becoming an ageing nation as life expectancy increases and fertility rates fall. In a study published by universiti malaya s social wellbeing research centre last year our country will have 6 3 million people above the age of 60 by 2040 making.
A discussion of the prospects and the way forward for population ageing in malaysia is also presented. Malaysia is currently facing the prospect of an aging population and the latest.