Japan population falls below 125 million, down for 13th straight year
TOKYO: Japan’s population fell 595,000 from a year earlier to total 124,352,000 as of Oct 1, declining for the 13th consecutive year, government data showed Friday, as reported by Kyodo news agency. The population of Japanese nationals fell 837,000 in 2023 from a year earlier to 121,193,000, marking the largest drop since comparable data became […]
Sarawak identifies strategies to address ageing population
KUCHING: Sarawak government has identified several strategies that are considered appropriate for immediate implementation to strengthen preparedness and readiness in facing the challenges of becoming an aged nation by 2028.Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah discussed the challenges and strategies related to ageing in the region at the […]
Bangi has highest population among parliamentary seats
PUTRAJAYA: Bangi has the highest population among the 222 parliamentary constituencies in the country at 691,900 people, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia’s (DoSM) latest Subnational Statistics of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies (SLA) 2023. It is followed by Kota Raja with 526,400 persons and Subang with 481,100 people, according to the statistics […]
Speed up development in Song District, urges Katibas rep
KATIBAS assemblyman Lidam Assan requests that the Sarawak government earmark Song District as an “Affirmative Action Area” to speed up its overall development in his debate in support of the Supply 2023 (Bill 2022). “I continue (as per the last sitting) to request for more assistance for Katibas to provide a concerted effort and assistance […]
Malaysia’s births drop, deaths increase in second quarter of 2021
PUTRAJAYA: The number of births recorded in the second quarter of this year in Malaysia declined by 4.4 per cent to 111,573 births compared to 116,688 births during the same period in 2020, the Demographic Statistics reported today. Commenting on the report in a statement today, Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said […]
Despite speculations, no baby boom due to lockdowns
By Nurul Hanis Izmir KUALA LUMPUR: Just a year ago, when the first of the stricter movement curbs was imposed and people were mostly confined to their homes, expectations ran high on a possible baby boom in Malaysia. But a year later, the numbers are nowhere close to it. In a rather unexpected turn of […]
First batch of Labuan hospital frontliners vaccinated
LABUAN: The first batch of 150 frontliners of Labuan Nucleus Hospital received the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine today. The vaccination exercise under the National Immunisation Programme was led by the hospital’s director, Dr Adnan Musa Balidran at the hospital compound and witnessed by Labuan Health director, Dr Ismuni Bohari. “It is our objective […]
Malaysia’s population stands at 32.73 mln
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s population is estimated at 32.73 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, an increase by 0.4 per cent from 32.59 million in the same period of 2019, according to the Demographic Statistics report. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin in a statement today said based on the report, the country’s total […]
Malaysia’s population climbs to 32.73 million in first quarter of 2020
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s population is estimated at 32.73 million in the first quarter of 2020, an increase of 0.6 per cent in the corresponding period last year, according to the Department of Statistics. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the population comprised 29.62 million or 90.5 per cent Malaysian citizens and 3.12 million (9.5 per cent) non-citizens. He said the […]
Aye, nay or a myth? — Crisis & baby boom
KUALA LUMPUR: As Malaysia enters the third phase of the movement control order (MCO) that will last until April 28, aimed at curbing the Covid-19 infection rate, talks on the possibility that it could lead to a baby boom is rife. Malaysia has been in a partial lock-down since March 18, and the expectation that it would lead to a population increase is based […]
