Ageing population adds pressure to social system


Good forum: Azman (left) and Jomo at Khazanah’s Megatrends Forum 2016. Jomo said Malaysians were having fewer children and this wasn’t just among the Chinese, but all races.

Economist says the other factor is falling fertility rates

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s growing ageing population coupled with decreasing fertility rates will lead to higher pressure on the social system.

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