Children under 18 make up 27.4pc of Malaysia's population, says Stats Dept


KUALA LUMPUR: The number of children under 18 in Malaysia in 2023 is estimated to be 9.13 million, which accounts for 27.4 per cent of the country’s total population of 33.38 million.

Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said that based on the Children Statistics, Malaysia, 2023 published by the Department of Statistics (DOSM) today, the number of boys and girls under the age of 18 is 4.72 million and 4.42 million, respectively.

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