Malaysia’s population climbs to 32 million


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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s population this year is estimated at 32 million, comprising 28.7 million citizens while the rest are non-citizens, the Statistics Department said.

In a statement, it said the population had increased by 1.3% from a total of 31.6 million last year.

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