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Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Values: population aged 65+ · %IN BRIEF
DEMOGRAPHY · AGEING · STATES
Which Malaysian states have the oldest populations?
Track the share of residents aged 65 and above across Malaysian states and federal territories from the long-run DOSM population series through 2026.
SHOW ME THE DATA1970 → 2026 · population aged 65+ · %
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PULSEKITA RACE1970 — 2026
SourceDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
1970
1Perlis4
2Kelantan4
3Pulau Pinang4
4Melaka4
5Negeri Sembilan4
6Perak4
7Terengganu4
8Kedah3
9Johor3
10Pahang3
11Sarawak3
12Selangor3
13Sabah2
14W.P. Kuala Lumpur0
15W.P. Labuan0
16W.P. Putrajaya0
197019702026
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Values: population aged 65+ · %SourceDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) ↗31 Jul 2026 · data through 2026HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
The 65+ share helps explain different future pressures on labour supply, healthcare, housing and household support across states.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSHow the numbers were calculated
PulseKita sums DOSM five-year age groups beginning at age 65 and divides that total by each state's both-sex, all-ethnicity population for the same year.
- This is a population-age-structure measure, not life expectancy or health status.
- Historical age-group granularity changes across the long series, but the 65+ threshold can still be constructed from the published older-age groups.
- Federal territories enter the series in different years because of Malaysia's administrative history.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Primary evidencePopulation Table: States
- 2TransformationPulseKita sums DOSM five-year age groups beginning at age 65 and divides that total by each state's both-sex, all-ethnicity population for the same year.
- 3Published visualAnimated race
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE1970 → 2026
UNITpopulation aged 65+ · %
SOURCEmachine readable
UPDATED31 Jul 2026 · data through 2026