Obesity is one of the most pressing health concerns in Malaysia, with nearly 20% of its population classified as obese. The World Obesity Atlas projects that this number could increase to 41% by 2035, ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- In 1970, Malaysia took stock of itself as a nation for the first time: 10.9 million people. But for those who want to know where the nation started out at – ...

Population growth slowed to 0.6% (34.3mn people) as live births fell 5.4%, while the elderly population rose to 8.0%. Labour demand climbed 1.8% to 9.21mn jobs, the strongest growth since Q1 2024, ...

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's non-citizen population is projected to reach 3.38 million in 2025, with an annual growth rate of -0.5% compared with 2024, according to the Statistics Malaysia Department.

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's population is projected to reach its peak of 42.38 million in 2059, before slowly declining starting 2060, official projections showed Friday. The Department of Statistics ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 (Bernama) -- RHB Research views that Malaysia’s aged population growth is expected to be the second highest among the countries under its coverage, with a compound annual growth ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's population was estimated at 33.7 million in the fourth quarter of last year, a 2% increase from 33 million during the same period the previous year. Chief Statistician Datuk ...