Malaysia's population estimated to rise 1.9 pct to 34.1 mln in 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's total population in 2024 is estimated at 34.1 million, marking a growth of 1.9 percent as compared to 33.4 million in 2023, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said Wednesday.

The DOSM said in a statement that the population of citizens increased from 30.4 million in 2023 to 30.7 million in 2024 with the growth rate decreasing from 0.8 percent to 0.7 percent.