Ageing Population In Malaysia Pdf

Malaysia will become an ageing society by the year 2020 where malaysia s population aged 65 years or older will reach 7.

Ageing population in malaysia pdf. Contact author for details. Challenges of the new millennium in conclusion the increase in the ageing population in this country is inevitable. Inadequacy of savings among the elderly. Of population ageing issues and challenges in malaysia.

Malaysia is forecasted to have an ageing population by 2030 when 15 of population are elderly. 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. The aging population of malaysia. Malaysia s population is ageing due to increase in life expectancy changing demographic and family structure.

Population in malaysia by age group and ethnicity 2005 2015 2035 60 population reaches 15 2020 65 population reaches 7 2020 median age reaches 30 years old 2042 proportion of 60 exceeds proportion of 15 2017 peak of proportion of 15 59 age group at 65 6 changing population age structure malaysia 2005 2015. Population in malaysia by age group and ethnicity 2005 2015 2035 60 population reaches 15 2020 65 population reaches 7 2020 median age reaches 30 years old 2042 proportion of 60. However once it reaches 7 the speed of ageing will be faster i e. The aged population has its own unique problems and will generate new challenges and demands on the health and social services.

A discussion of the prospects and the way forward for population ageing in malaysia is also presented. Challenges in the new m illennium j t arokiasamy department of sodal preventive medicine faculty of medicine universiti malaya 50603 kuala lumpur the year 1999 has been declared the international year for older persons in recognition that the world population is ageing. It will take 23 years for malaysia to double its elderly population to be 14 by 2043 which is much faster than the. The rate of increase in the percentage o f older people to 14 percent is considered faster than man y dev eloped.

In malaysia in the year 2020 7 2 of the population would be 75 years of age.