There are 30 million Malaysians as of today

PETALING JAYA: The 30-millionth Malaysian would be born at about 2am today.

According to the population clock of the Statistics Department, monitored by The Star Online, there is a baby born every minute. This makes it 60 babies every hour.

The estimate, however, does not take into account the country’s death rate.

The department projects a nearly 39 million population in Malaysia by 2040; with about 19.6 million males and nearly19 million females.

The 2040 population is expected to be made up of Malays (20.9 million), other bumiputra citizens (5.2 million), Chinese (7.1 million), Indians (2.3 million) and others (240,000).

The non-Malaysian population is expected to increase to 2.3 million.

As of 2010, the country’s population was made up of the bumiputra group (67.4%), Chinese (24.6%), Indians (7.3%) and others (0.7%).

On Sunday, Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun said by 2030, it was expected that 15% of the Malaysian population would consist of senior citizens.