Population: 29,179,952 (July 2012 est.)
Languages spoken: Bahasa
Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien,
Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai
(note: in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan)
GDP (estimated): $447 billion (2011 est.)
Average per capita income: $15,600 (2011 est.)
Size of country: 329,847 sq km
Top five cities by population:
- Kuala Lumpur 1,634,996
- Ipoh 441,628
- Johor Bahru 441,628
- Kuantan 356,153
- Seremban 317,813
Demographic information:
Average age:
Total population: 26.8 years
Male: 26.7 years
Female: 27 years
(2011 est.)
Average life expectancy:
Total population: 74.04 years
Male: 71.28 years
Female: 76.99 years
(2012 est.)
Biggest population group by age:
0-14 years: 29.6 per cent (male 4,374,495/female 4,132,009)
15-64 years: 65.4 per cent (male 9,539,972/female 9,253,574)
65 years and over: 5 per cent (male 672,581/female 755,976)
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