Demographics of Malaysia
The total population of Malaysia is 32,042,458 people. People in Malaysia speak the Malaysian language. The linguistic diversity of Malaysia is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Malaysia is 0.597. The median age is approximately 27.7 years. Life expectancy in Malaysia is 74. The female fertility rate in Malaysia is 2. Around 14.% of the population of Malaysia are obese. The ethnic diversity is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Malaysia is 0.588. To find out specifics of language, religion, age, gender distribution, and advancement of people in Malaysia see the sections below, as well as visit the section concerning the education in the country.
Population
In Malaysia, the population density is 93 people per square kilometer (242 per square mile). Because of this statistic, this country is considered to be sparsely populated. The total population of Malaysia is 32,042,458 people. Malaysia has approximately 2,514,243 foreign immigrants. Immigrants in Malaysia represent 1.1 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. Immigrants in Malaysia represent 8.3 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. The ethnic diversity of Malaysia is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on ethnicity. Ethnic fractionalization (EF) deals with the number, sizes, socioeconomic distribution, and geographical location of distinct cultural groups, usually in a state or some otherwise delineated territory. Specific cultural features might refer to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history, or other distinctive criteria, alone or in combination. Frequently, these features are used for social exclusion and the monopolization of power. The index of ethnic fractionalization in Malaysia is 0.588. This means that there is a relatively high number of unique ethnic groups in Malaysia. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethnolinguistic group shares, which reproduces the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Read below for statistics of Malaysia on median age and gender distribution at various ages.
Age
The median age is approximately 27.7 years. The median age for men is 27.4, while the median age for women is 27.9.
Gender
The sex ratio, or the number of males for each female (estimated at birth), is 1.07. It can be further divided into the following categories: sex ratio under 15 - 1.06; sex ratio from 15 to 64 - 1.01; sex ratio over 64 - 0.79; total sex ratio - 1.01. Total sex ratio is different from sex ratio estimated at birth. This is due to the fact that some newborns are considered in the sex ratio estimated at birth but pass away within the first weeks of their life and are not included in the total sex ratio.
Religion
The majority religion of Malaysia is Islam, the followers of which comprise 63.7% of all religious believers in the country. Islam (Arabic: الإسلام) is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion articulated by the Quran, a religious text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God (Allāh), and, for the vast majority of adherents, by the teachings and normative example (called the sunnah, Arabic سنة, composed of accounts called hadith, Arabic حديث) of Muhammad, considered by most of them to be the last prophet of God. An adherent of Islam is called a Muslim. Besides Islam, there are some followers of folk religions in Malaysia. The religious diversity of Malaysia is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of religions in Malaysia. The index of religious fractionalization in Malaysia is 0.6657. This score means that there are several major religions distributed evenly within Malaysia.
General development
Malaysia is considered to be a developing nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. As a developing nation, Malaysia may not be able to offer consistent social services to its citizens. These social services may include things like public education, reliable healthcare, and law enforcement. Citizens of developing nations may have lower life expectancies than citizens of developed nations. In Malaysia, 65.8 in every 100 people use internet. Malaysia has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.773. Malaysia has a high HDI score. This indicates that the majority of citizens will be able to attain a desirable life while providing substantial aid and assistance to citizens with lower living standards. The migration rate in Malaysia is -0.33%. In Malaysia, 0.6% of the population lives below the poverty line. The percentage of citizens living below the poverty line in Malaysia is low, indicating that it has a stable economy. Investors should consider Malaysia to be a safe location for investments and other financial ventures.
Language
People in Malaysia speak the Malaysian language. The linguistic diversity of Malaysia is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of unrelated languages spoken in Malaysia. The index of linguistic fractionalization in Malaysia is 0.597. This means that there are several major languages spoken in Malaysia. Unrelated languages share few characteristics of grammatical structure, vocabulary, and etymological heritage. Linguistic diversity often results in issues of social and cultural fractionalization that can impact a country’s political circumstance and public policies.