Malaysia's total population rises to 34.2 mln in Q1
21:36, 14 May 2025
Malaysia's total population was estimated at 34.2 million, compared to 33.9 million in the first quarter of 2024, Xinhua reports.
The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that Malay accounted 58.1 percent of the population in the first quarter.
Indians and Chinese made up of 6.5 percent 22.4 percent, respectively, of the total population.
The total population comprised 30.8 million (90.1 percent) citizens and 3.4 million (9.9 percent) non-citizens.
As reported earlier, Kazakhstan’s population has increased by 32,756 people to 20,316,155 since the start of 2025.
