MALAYSIA is an urbanised country with 77.16% of its total population living in towns and cities in 2020. Malaysia’s urbanisation rate grew rapidly from 70.91% in 2010 to 77.19% in 2020. This growth rate is expected to continue as the population migrates from rural to urban areas in search of employment opportunities.
Malaysia’s population has also increased from 28.6 million in 2010 to 32.7 million in 2021. Taken together, rapid urbanisation and population growth have warranted drastic changes in land use for development in major cities.
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