KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s population in the first quarter of this year was estimated at 34 million, an increase of 2.3 percent, as compared to 33.2 million a year ago, official data showed yesterday.
The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), said in a statement that, the population growth was contributed by the positive natural increase of citizens and higher population of noncitizens.
According to the DOSM, the total population comprised 30.6 million (90 percent) citizens and 3.4 million (10 percent) noncitizens.
The male population increased to 17.8 million from 17.4 million a year ago, while the female population rose to 16.1 million from 15.8 million.
By ethnicity, Malays accounted for 57.9 percent (17.7 million) of the population recorded in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, the number of live births fell 9.4 percent, year on year, to 106,386.
A total of 47,964 deaths were recorded in the first quarter, a decrease of 1.5 percent, as compared to a year earlier.– NNN-BERNAMA
