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Malaysia People 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/malaysia/malaysia_people.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Population 20,932,901 (July 1998 est.) Age structure
Population growth rate 2.11% (1998 est.) Birth rate 26.5 births/1,000 population (1998 est.) Death rate 5.36 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio
Infant mortality rate 22.45 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth
Total fertility rate 3.37 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality
Ethnic groups Malay and other indigenous 58%, Chinese 26%, Indian 7%, others 9% Religions Peninsular Malaysia - Muslim (Malays), Buddhist (Chinese), Hindu (Indians); Sabah - Muslim 38%, Christian 17%, other 45%; Sarawak - tribal religion 35%, Buddhist and Confucianist 24%, Muslim 20%, Christian 16%, other 5% Languages Peninsular Malaysia - Malay (official), English, Chinese dialects, Tamil; Sabah - English, Malay, numerous tribal dialects, Chinese (Mandarin and Hakka dialects predominate); Sarawak - English, Malay, Mandarin, numerous tribal languages Literacy
NOTE: The information regarding Malaysia on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malaysia People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malaysia People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |