World Population Ageing 1950-2050

Malaysia
Indicator
Population (thousands)
Total

Female

Male

Age
Total
0 - 14
15 - 59
60 - 64
65 - 69
70 - 74
75 - 79
80 - 84
85 - 89
90 - 94
95 - 99
100+
Total
0 - 14
15 - 59
60 - 64
65 - 69
70 - 74
75 - 79
80 - 84
85 - 89
90 - 94
95 - 99
100+
Total
0 - 14
15 - 59
60 - 64
65 - 69
70 - 74
75 - 79
80 - 84
85 - 89
90 - 94
95 - 99
100+

1950

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1975

2000

2025

2050

6 109.9
2 498.8
3 163.6
138.6
109.0
97.9
63.3

12 257.8
5 159.8
6 412.0
228.8
193.4
114.7
88.3

38.7

60.8

22 218.5
7 575.2
13 179.8
545.4
369.6
269.8
144.8
87.8
33.2
11.0
1.6
0.2

31 326.2
7 392.7
19 743.5
1 368.9
1 125.3
798.1
494.7
240.5
119.0
35.0
7.7
0.8

37 850.0
7 504.8
22 471.4
2 035.2
1 891.2
1 461.2
1 087.3
733.1
432.6
180.1
46.4
6.6

2 965.6
1 242.5
1 509.8
66.6
50.0
46.4
30.9

6 089.0
2 545.7
3 203.3
111.6
94.8
54.3
45.9

19.4

33.4

10 963.7
3 684.2
6 508.1
275.6
193.2
146.5
80.1
49.9
18.7
6.3
0.9
0.1

15 568.3
3 591.2
9 714.9
707.8
591.6
432.9
279.6
142.7
76.8
24.4
5.7
0.6

18 887.6
3 643.3
10 977.4
1 017.8
968.0
776.5
611.4
440.5
281.8
128.7
36.5
5.6

3 144.3
1 256.3
1 653.8
72.0
59.0
51.5
32.4

6 168.8
2 614.1
3 208.7
117.2
98.6
60.4
42.4

19.3

27.4

11 254.8
3 891.0
6 671.6
269.8
176.4
123.3
64.7
37.9
14.5
4.7
0.7
0.1

15 757.9
3 801.5
10 028.6
661.1
533.7
365.2
215.1
97.8
42.3
10.6
2.0
0.2

18 962.4
3 861.5
11 494.0
1 017.3
923.2
684.7
475.9
292.6
150.8
51.3
9.9
1.0

Percentage in older ages

Total

60+
65+
80+

7.3
5.1
0.6

5.6
3.7
0.5

6.6
4.1
0.6

13.4
9.0
1.3

20.8
15.4
3.7

Female

60+
65+
80+

7.2
4.9
0.7

5.6
3.8
0.5

7.0
4.5
0.7

14.5
10.0
1.6

22.6
17.2
4.7

Male

60+
65+
80+

7.4
5.2
0.6

5.6
3.7
0.4

6.2
3.8
0.5

12.2
8.0
1.0

19.0
13.7
2.7

17.9

13.3

19.3

56.7

104.9

40.9
51.8
7.3

42.1
52.3
5.6

34.1
59.3
6.6

23.6
63.0
13.4

19.8
59.4
20.8

19.8

18.6

23.3

31.2

37.8

85.0
75.7
9.4

84.6
77.7
6.9

61.9
55.2
6.7

48.4
35.0
13.4

54.4
30.6
23.8

10.7

14.5

14.9

7.5

4.2

2.7

2.6

2.2

3.6

9.4

109.8
110.6
99.5

101.8
100.2
82.0

89.7
85.2
76.4

85.2
81.5
61.1

84.5
79.7
56.6

Ageing index
Broad age groups (percentage)

0 - 14
15 - 59
60+

Median age (years)

Dependency ratio

Total
Youth
Old Age

Potential support ratio

Parent support ratio
Sex ratio (per 100 women)

318

60+
65+
80+

Population Division, DESA, United Nations

World Population Ageing 1950-2050

Malaysia
Indicator

Age

1950-1955

1975-1980

2000-2005

2025-2030

2045-2050

Growth rate (percentage)

Total
60+
65+
80+

2.7
-1.4
-0.7
0.6

2.3
2.7
1.9
2.3

1.7
3.3
4.3
2.2

1.0
3.0
3.9
6.2

0.5
2.0
2.6
2.8

6.8

4.2

2.9

2.1

2.1

48.5
..
..
..
50.0
..
..
..
47.0
..
..
..

65.3
..
..
..
67.1
..
..
..
63.5
..
..
..

73.0
18.1
14.5
6.7
75.5
19.4
15.5
6.9
70.6
16.9
13.5
6.4

77.4
20.6
16.8
7.8
79.9
22.6
18.5
8.7
75.0
18.6
14.9
6.7

79.7
22.4
18.4
8.9
82.2
24.5
20.2
9.8
77.3
20.3
16.5
7.6

60
65
80

..
..
..

..
..
..

85.4
78.0
36.5

91.1
85.7
49.0

92.9
88.5
56.5

Female

60
65
80

..
..
..

..
..
..

89.5
83.6
43.4

93.1
89.2
58.0

94.6
91.4
65.0

Male

60
65
80

..
..
..

..
..
..

81.6
72.9
30.2

89.1
82.2
40.1

91.2
85.7
48.1

1950

1970

1990

2000

2010

40.9
12.9
66.3

31.6
13.7
49.1

29.2
18.4
42.0

26.6
17.0
38.6

24.7
15.7
35.8

1980

1990

2000

2005

2010

Total fertility rate (per woman)

Life expectancy (years)
Total

Birth
60
65
80
Birth
60
65
80
Birth
60
65
80

Female

Male

Survival rate (percentage)

Total

Labour force participation (percentage)

Total
Female
Male

65+
65+
65+

Illiteracy rate (percentage)

Total

60 - 64
65 - 69
70+

69.9
75.7
80.7

56.0
63.1
71.0

39.0
48.2
57.3

29.4
39.4
49.2

21.6
29.7
40.5

Female

60 - 64
65 - 69
70+

86.8
91.1
93.9

73.8
80.8
86.8

53.9
64.8
73.8

41.3
53.9
64.8

30.0
41.3
53.9

Male

60 - 64
65 - 69
70+

52.2
60.4
66.9

37.1
44.0
52.2

24.0
30.1
37.1

17.6
24.0
30.1

13.0
17.6
24.0

Population pyramids
1950

2000

2050

60+
80

Male

Female

0-59

Age

60
40
20

10

Percentage

10

Population Division, DESA, United Nations

10

Percentage

10

10

Percentage

10

319