Malaysian Population by Age Group in Year 2008

Adolescences (0-14)

Adult (15-64)

Senior Citizens (65+)

Most Malaysian population are made up by adult group which is 64 %.Then follow by adolescences group, 32 % and 4 % is senior citizens group.Overall the pie chart shows Malaysian population is dominant by adults group follow by adolescences group and lastly senior citizens group.

REASONS WHY MALAYSIAN POPULATION IS DIFFERENT ACCORDING TO AGE GROUP

• Family planning
• Changing traditional roles of women
• Increase educational opportunities ( especially for women )
• Delayed age at marriage
• Less advance in medical technology and innovations

PREDICTION:

We all think that in the future:

• The Malaysian population according to the age group will decrease because Malaysians are starting to have family planning in order to have better economic life.

• The amount of senior citizens will increase among the years because there are improvements in medical technology and health care.