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Other pages in this profile of Malaysia:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 25,274,133 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 76.9 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 31.8% (male 4,135,013/female 3,898,761) 15-64 years: 63.3% (male 8,026,755/female 7,965,332) 65 years and over: 4.9% (male 548,970/female 699,302) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 24.6 years male: 24 years female: 25.3 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.742% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 22.44 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.02 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA note: does not reflect net flow of an unknown number of illegal immigrants from other countries in the region (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 16.39 deaths/1,000 live births male: 18.92 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 73.03 years male: 70.32 years female: 75.94 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.98 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.4% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 52,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 2,000 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Malaysian(s) adjective: Malaysian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8% (2004 est.) |
Religions |
Definition Muslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% (2000 census) |
Languages |
Definition Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai note: in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 88.7% male: 92% female: 85.4% (2000 census) |
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