Demographics of Malaysia

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsMuslim (or Islam - official) 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% (2000 census)

Ethnic groupsMalay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8% (2004 est.)

Demographics

Total fertility rate2.64 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence10.9 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index46.2 46.0 37.9

Intentional homicides2.35 per 100,000 people (2012)2.57 per 100,000 people (1999)2.82 per 100,000 people (1998)

Total Population30.1 Million (2014)29.6 Million (2013)29.2 Million (2012)

Population Growth1.47 % (2014)1.51 % (2013)1.54 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.01 Square kilometer per capita

Population density91.2 capita per square kilometer (2014)89.8 capita per square kilometer (2013)88.5 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people378 per 1,000 people (2011)361 per 1,000 people (2010)344 per 1,000 people (2009)

Vehicles per km of road70.1 per km of road (2011)71.0 per km of road (2010)66.5 per km of road (2009)

Mobile cellular subscriptions145 per 100 people (2013)141 per 100 people (2012)127 per 100 people (2011)

Mobile cellular subscriptions of Malaysia

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers8.22 per 100 people (2013)8.41 per 100 people (2012)7.43 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers of Malaysia

Internet users67.0 per 100 people (2013)65.8 per 100 people (2012)61.0 per 100 people (2011)