Ethnic Groups In Malaysia 2019

These include malays chinese indians and other indigenous bumiputra groups.

Ethnic groups in malaysia 2019. Forming the largest indigenous group in sabah accounting for approximately 28 of the population the kadazan dusun are just one of several ethnic groups and subgroups in east malaysia once practising animism british missionaries converted many to christianity in the 20th century. Among the malaysian citizens the malays was the predominant ethnic group in peninsular malaysia which constituted 63 1 per cent. The annual population growth rate decreased to 0 6 per cent in 2019 as compared to 1 1 per cent in 2018. Currently 77 8 of the population of malaysia is urban 24 862 312 people in 2019 population density the 2019 population density in malaysia is 97 people per km 2 252 people per mi 2 calculated on a total land area of 328 550 km2 126 854 sq.

Malaysia s population in 2019 is estimated at 32 6 million increased from 32 4 million as compared to 2018. The demographic composition in the country are as follows. Society has attained a meaningful level of cohesion and accommodation of diversity but not integration and appreciation of. Factbook countries malaysia demographics.

The total population comprises of 29 4 million 90 2 citizens and 3 2 million 9 8 non citizens. Some may be surprised by the fact that bumiputera households made up 53 5 of the 1 72 million households in malaysia that had more than rm10 000 in monthly gross income in 2019 yet being the majority at 69 3 of 29 38 million malaysian citizens and 65 1 of 7 28 million households the ethnic group ranks high in both things to be proud of such as the most number of graduates and people. Bumiputera 62 malays and indigenous peoples including orang asli dayak anak negeri chinese 20 6 indian 6 2 other 0 9 non citizens 10 3 2017 est. Orang asli are the natives in peninsular malaysia and is generally divided into three major groups namely the negrito senoi and proto malay.

Updated as of 2019. Malaysian citizens consist of the ethnic groups bumiputera 67 4 chinese 24 6 indians 7 3 and others 0 7. Sabah s population consists of 32 ethnic groups and the major ethnic is kadazandusun while sarawak population consists of 27 ethnic groups and iban is the major ethnic group. Of these 5 72 million live in east malaysia and 22 5 million live in peninsular malaysia.

Malaysia s ethnic groups are distant from each other but not hostile. The demographics of malaysia are represented by the multiple ethnic groups that exist in the country malaysia s population according to the 2010 census is 28 334 000 including non citizens which makes it the 42nd most populated country in the world.