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Malaysia People
Malaysia People: A summary of information about Malaysia People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Malaysia: People
Population
21,793,293 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 35% (male 3,914,112; female 3,697,731) 15-64 years: 61% (male 6,655,506; female 6,642,073) 65 years and over: 4% (male 386,387; female 497,484) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
2.01% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
25.3 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
5.25 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) note: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegal immigrants from other countries in the region
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
20.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 70.83 years male: 68.22 years female: 73.63 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
3.29 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: Malaysian(s) adjective: Malaysian
Ethnic groups
Malay and other indigenous 58%, Chinese 26%, Indian 7%, others 9%
Religions
Islam, Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia
Languages
Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; note - in addition, in East Malaysia several indigenous languages are spoken, the largest of which are Iban and Kadazan
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.5% male: 89.1% female: 78.1% (1995 est.)
