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Countdown to Malaysia's Population Decline

Jul 11, 2025

Malaysia's population is expected to start declining by the year 2060.  

According to a Statistics Department report, our total population will continue to rise steadily over the next three decades before reaching a peak of 42.3 million by 2059.  

It will then start dropping, for reasons including a greater gender imbalance and the country's aging population.   

The report also projected a sharp decline among the Chinese community, and they are expected to only represent 14.8% of the population by 2060. 

By that year, the Bumiputra population will account for 79.4% of the population, while the proportion of Indians is expected to see a slight drop to 4.7% 

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Police are still trying to trace the whereabouts of a missing British teenager, who is believed to be in Malaysia.  

According to initial investigations, the 17-year-old male arrived at KLIA early last month and was last seen on a bus travelling from the airport to KL Sentral.  

For now, cops believe he is still in Malaysia, as there are no Immigration records of him leaving the country.  

Reports earlier claimed that the teen flew from the UK to Malaysia on his own without his parents’ knowledge. 

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A Malaysian man who died in last week's ferry tragedy off Bali has been laid to rest.  

According to reports, he was buried at his wife's village in East Java, Indonesia earlier today.  

This, after Indonesian authorities confirmed his identity, based on medical records and his personal belongings.  

So far, 15 people are confirmed to have died in the ferry capsize, while 30 others were rescued and 20 are still missing. 

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Health authorities have closed a food preparation premises for investigations, after over 400 private college students suffered food poisoning due to meals prepared by an outside caterer.  

Earlier reports said it was due to salmonela contamination.  

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