PUTRAJAYA (July 31): Malaysia’s total population is estimated at 34.1 million in 2024, compared with 33.4 million in 2023, with a growth of 1.9%, according to the current population estimate released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia on Wednesday.

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the population of citizens increased from 30.4 million in 2023 to 30.7 million in 2024, with a slower growth rate 0.7% from 0.8% in the preceding year.

“Similarly, non-citizens showed the same trend, with a slower growth rate of 13.6% in 2024, compared with 17.1% in 2023,” Mohd Uzir said in a statement.

He said the three states with the highest population percentage in 2024 are Selangor (21.6%), Johor (12.3%) and Sabah (11.0%), while Labuan at 0.3% and Putrajaya at 0.4% have the lowest population percentages.

The composition of the population aged zero to 14 years (young age) decreased to 22.2% in 2024, from 22.7% in 2023.

Mohd Uzir said the composition of population aged 15 to 64 years (working age) increased from 69.9% in 2023 to 70.1% in 2024, while the percentage of the population aged 65 years and over (old age) increased from 7.4% to 7.7%.

“Bumiputera account for 70.4% out of 30.7 million citizens in 2024 (2023: 70.1%), with the composition of the Chinese and Indians decreased to 22.4% (2023: 22.6%) and 6.5% (2023: 6.6%) respectively.

"In terms of gender, males outnumber females at 17.9 million against 16.2 million this year, with the sex ratio for the overall population being 111 males for every 100 females.

“Overall, all states in Malaysia recorded males exceeding females, except for Perlis (99) and Putrajaya (98).

“The states recording the highest sex ratio are Kuala Lumpur with 117 males per 100 females, followed by Johor (116), Selangor (115) and Pahang (114),” Mohd Uzir added.

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