Source:worldpopulationreview
Malaysia Population 2013
Malaysia is a federal state that has a monarchy system of governance. It is comprised of 13 large states and 3 different federal territories. Its area is about 329,847 square kilometers. The Malaysian land is divided into two parts, namely Malaysian Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia, between which the South China Sea flows.
Malaysia borders Brunei,Thailand, and Indonesia. Its sea borders Singapore,Vietnam and the Philippines. Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia.
Malaysia Population 2013
The current population of Malaysia in total is 29,791,949. Of this number, 50.7% (or 15,106,780) is the male population, and the remaining 49.3% (which is 14,685,169) is female population.
During the 1960s Malaysian population was recorded to be 8.16 million, which gradually increased to 10.91 million in 1970. In 1980 the Malaysian population increased to 13.83 million, after which a drastic rise took place and the population reached 20.21 million in 1994. Finally, the population rate was 28.86 million in the year 2011.
The population of Malaysia was 28,334,135 according to the 2010 census. This made Malaysia the 42nd most populated country in the world. Malaysia consists of people of different cultures and religions. Only 50.4 percent of the population is Malay, and the rest is Bumiputera, Muslim, etc., including majorities and minorities.
Malaysian nationality is only given to a child whose parents are both Malaysian. Dual nationality in Malaysia is not allowed.
The infant mortality rate in 2009 was 6 deaths per 1000, and life expectancy at birth in 2009 was 75 years in Malaysia. Five percent of the government social sector development budget is spent on health care to develop Malaysia into a medical tourism destination. Peninsular Malaysia has an urban population of 70%. This area consists of 28 million Malaysians, and the population is mostly concentrated here. Kuala Lampur is the capital and is also the center of financial and commercial activities. A city named Putrajaya was constructed in Malaysia to normalize the growing population in Kuala Lumpur and is now the seat of government.
Malaysia is estimated to have over 3 million migrant workers because of a rise in labor-intensive industries. It is estimated by the Sabah-based NGOs that out of those 3 million migrant workers, 2 million are illegal migrants.
