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Population and Demography

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This chapter on population and demography provides a description of population growth, fertility, mortality, and migration trends that resulted in population outcomes, on the age structural shifts and changes in the ethnic composition over the 1970–2020 period. The second part of this chapter presents the likely changes in population size and structure for the period 2020–2050. The implications of population changes are discussed in relation to the demographic dividend, labour supply, challenges of an ageing population, and the need to prepare the youths to compete globally. The chapter concludes with recommendations to make use of demographic research for planning purposes.

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    Nai Peng Tey

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  1. Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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    Kamal Salih

  3. Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Cheong Kee Cheok

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Tey, N.P. (2022). Population and Demography. In: Rasiah, R., Salih, K., Kee Cheok, C. (eds) Malaysia’s Leap Into the Future. Dynamics of Asian Development. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7045-9_3

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