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Population: |
4,300,419 (July 2001
est.) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 17.89%
(male 397,124; female
372,058)
15-64 years: 75.16%
(male 1,575,381;
female 1,656,838)
65 years and over:
6.95%
(male 130,815; female
168,203) (2001 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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3.5% (2001 est.) |
Birth rate:
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12.8 births/1,000
population (2001 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.24 deaths/1,000
population (2001 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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26.45 migrant(s)/1,000
population
(2001 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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3.62 deaths/1,000 live
births (2001 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
|
total population: 80.17
years male:
77.22 years
female: 83.35 years
(2001 est.) |
Ethnic groups:
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Chinese 76.7%, Malay 14%,
Indian 7.9%, other
1.4% |
Religions:
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Buddhist (Chinese),
Muslim (Malays), Christian,
Hindu, Sikh, Taoist,
Confucianist |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and
over can read and write
total population: 93.5%
male: 97%
female: 89.8% (1999)
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