PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s population this year is estimated at 32.7 million, up from 32.5 million in 2019, with an annual growth rate of 0.4%.
Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin (pic) said the decline in the nation’s population growth rate was due to the decrease in the number of non-citizens from 3.1 million in 2019 to three million this year.
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