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Malaysia People 1996

Population:

19,723,587 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

37% (female 3,559,434; male 3,690,310)

15-64 years:

59% (female 5,871,131; male 5,844,568)

65 years and over:

4% (female 423,539; male 334,605) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.24% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

27.95 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

5.56 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

24.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

69.48 years

male:

66.55 years

female:

72.56 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.47 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Malaysian(s)

adjective:

Malaysian

Ethnic divisions:

Malay and other indigenous 59%, Chinese 32%, Indian 9%

Religions:

Peninsular Malaysia:

Muslim (Malays), Buddhist (Chinese), Hindu (Indians)

Sabah:

Muslim 38%, Christian 17%, other 45%

Sarawak:

tribal religion 35%, Buddhist and Confucianist 24%, Muslim 20%, Christian 16%, other 5%

Languages:

Peninsular Malaysia:

Malay (official), English, Chinese dialects, Tamil

Sabah:

English, Malay, numerous tribal dialects, Chinese (Mandarin and Hakka dialects predominate)

Sarawak:

English, Malay, Mandarin, numerous tribal languages *** No data for this item ***

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

78%

male:

86%

female:

70%

Labor force:

7.627 million (1993)

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