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The People of Malaysia Population: 31,381,992 Ethnic Groups: Bumiputera              (Malays and original peoples,               including Orang Asli, Dayak, Anak              Negeri), Chinese,  Indian Age Structure:              0–14 years: 27.83%                (8,732,075)              15–24 years: 16.81%                (5,276,792)               25–54 years: 41%               (12,866,261)              55–64 years: 8.27%                  (2,593,889)              65 years and over: 6.1%                (1,912,975) Population Growth Rate:              1.37% Death Rate:              5.1 deaths/1,000 pop. Migration Rate:              –0.3 migrants/1,000 pop. Infant Mortality Rate:              12.5 deaths/1,000 live birth Life Expectancy at Birth:              total population: 72.2 years              male: 72.4 years              female: 78.2 years Total Fertility Rate:              2.1 children born/woman Religions:              Muslim 61.3%, Buddhist 19.8%,               Christian 9.2%, Hindu 6.3%               Confucianism, Taoism, others 3.5% Languages:              Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese,               Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi,               Thai Literacy Rate:              94.6%                    Source: www.cia.gov 2017

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