As living costs soar, nation’s dwindling birth rate gives rise to an ageing population

Policies must be balanced to prevent discontentment among minority groups, says expert

Around two million more people in Selangor since 2015, signalling robust systems to support residents’ well-being

Dewan also seeks clarification on govt spending on new helicopter plant

PUTRAJAYA, July 11 — Malaysia’s population is expected to peak at 42.38 million in 2059, before declining to 42.37 million in 2060, 42.08 million in 2065 and 41.43 million by 2070, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, April 6 — Malaysia has been successfully elected to the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) for the term 2026-2030 during the United Nations Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) meeting in New York on April 4, said a statement from the Foreign Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — The trend of married couples opting to be child-free is concerning as it impacts Malaysia’s population structure and accelerates the ageing process, said Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — Kuala Lumpur’s population is estimated to exceed 8.8 million, with an annual increase of 2.25 per cent compared to last year, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territory) Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

PUTRAJAYA, July 31 — Malaysia’s total population in 2024 is estimated at 34.1 million as compared to 33.4 million in 2023 with a growth of 1.9 per cent, according to the Current Population Estimates, Malaysia, 2024, released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

PUTRAJAYA, May 14 — Malaysia’s population in the first quarter of 2024 was estimated at 34 million, an increase of 2.3 per cent compared with 33.2 million in the same period of 2023, showed the Demographic Statistics report released by the Statistics Department (DOSM).

TOKYO, April 12 — Japan’s population fell 595,000 from a year earlier to a total of 124,352,000 as of October 1, declining for the 13th consecutive year, government data showed Friday, as reported by Kyodo news agency.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The World Bank Group has called for urgent action to save lives as more than half the population of Gaza is on the brink of famine including children and the elderly.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — The population of Malaysia was estimated at 33.7 million in the fourth quarter of last year, marking a 2 per cent increase from 33 million during the same period the previous year.

KOTA KINABALU, Dec 24 — The crocodile population in the rivers of Sabah is believed to be still at a healthy level despite the current measure by the authorities to cull large-sized crocodiles for safety purposes, according to a zoologist from Universiti Malaysia Sabah’s (UMS) Institute of Tropical Biology and Conservation.

SHAH ALAM, Nov 29 — The Women, Family, and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) is encouraging people in the country to marry and start families at a young age.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 7 — The number of live births in Malaysia has decreased by 2.8 per cent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023 to 110,354 from 113,506 births in the corresponding period last year, according to the Demographic Statistics released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

CANBERRA, Sept 14 — High overseas migration has driven Australia's rate of population growth to its highest level in over a decade.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 30 — The Petaling district in Selangor has the highest population in 2023 with 2.3 million, according to the Current Population Estimates, Administrative Districts released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) yesterday.

TRENTON, March 23 — Canada’s population, spurred by immigration, jumped by over 1 million last year, the largest increase since the Second World War baby boom, Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported on Wednesday (March 22).

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 9 — Malaysia’s population in the fourth quarter of 2022 was estimated at 33 million, an increase of 1.3 per cent as compared to 32.6 million recorded in the same period of 2021, according to the latest demographic statistics released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).