Births In Malaysia Plummet 5 9pct In Q3 Of 2020

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There are 32.69 million people in Malaysia, an increase of 0.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2020, compared to 32.56 million in the third quarter of 2019. - BERNAMA/File picPUTRAJAYA: The number of births recorded in the country in the third quarter of this year fell 5.9 per cent to 116,434 compared to 123,751 during the same period in 2019, the Demographic Statistics reported today.
Commenting on the report, chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the births comprise 60,090 boys and 56,344 girls.
He said there are 32.69 million people in Malaysia, an increase of 0.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2020, compared to 32.56 million in the third quarter of 2019.
"The population consists of 29.78 million (91.1 per cent) citizens and 2.92 million (8.9 per cent) non-citizens," he said in a statement today.
Mohd Uzir said there are 16.82 million male residents and 15.88 million female residents, which gives the ratio of 106 men to every 100 women.
He said people aged 0 to 14 (young) fell to 7.59 million, compared 7.64 million in the third quarter of 2019; while those aged 65 and above (old) rose from 2.22 million to 2.32 million for the same period.
Mohd Uzir said Malaysia recorded 43,178 deaths in the third quarter of 2020, with 24,909 male deaths and 18,269 female deaths.
According to the Malaysia Population and Housing Census 2020 (Census 2020), Mohd Uzir, who is also the Census 2020 Commissioner, said that up to yesterday, 16.6 per cent of households have completed the e-Census.
"The people are advised to complete the e-Census before the closing date, or enumerators will be visiting your house from Jan 20 to Feb 6, 2021," he said.
It is estimated that nine million homes will be covered during Census 2020 involving 32.7 million people, he said. - Bernama

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