| Nationality |
noun: Malaysian(s) adjective: Malaysian |
| Population (CIA-July 2010 est.) | 28,274,729 |
| Annual population growth rate (2010 est.) | 1.609% |
| Age Structure (2010 est.) |
0-14 years: 31.4% (male 4,153,621/female 3,914,962) 15-64 years: 63.6% (male 8,210,373/female 8,143,043) 65 years and over: 5% (male 569,245/female 724,575) |
| Urbanization |
urban population: 70% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
| Ethnic groups (2004 est.) | Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8% |
| Languages | Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai note: in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan |
| Religion (2000 census) | Muslim 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% |
| Life expectancy (2010 est.) |
total population: 73.55 years male: 70.81 years female: 76.48 years |
| Infant mortality rate (2010 est.) |
total: 15.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.92 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.91 deaths/1,000 live births |