INTERACTIVE: The numbers behind Malaysia’s singles population


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 28 Jan 2024

Pedestrians near jalan Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur —SHAARI CHEMAT /The Star

PETALING JAYA: Are more Malaysians saying “I don’t” to marriage and opting to remain single?

According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), the number of males and females aged 15 and above listed as “never married” has gone up from 3.08 million in 1970 to 8.39 million in 2020.

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