PETALING JAYA: The country’s plunging birthrates, delayed childbirth, and longer life expectancy are giving rise to more small “beanpole” families that have few siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins.
This demographic shift also means that large families, typically defined as households with six or more children, are becoming increasingly rare.
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