MalayMail/Bernama: Stats Dept–Dec 19
The Bumiputera population is estimated at 21.3 million or 63.9 per cent of the 33.4 million population in Malaysia this year, according to the Bumiputera Statistics 2023 released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin in a statement today said the male Bumiputera population were estimated at 10.8 million persons and the females made up 10.5 million persons, while the gender ratio for the overall Bumiputera population was 102 males for every 100 females. “Participation in selected professionals showed that Bumiputera accounted for 92.7 per cent and 83.8 per cent of assistant medical officers and nurses in 2022. Meanwhile, the Bumiputera accounted for 60.8 per cent of land surveyors, 61.5 per cent of quantity surveyors, 52.8 per cent of dentists, and 52.7 per cent of interior designers. However, Bumiputera registered below 50.0 per cent participation in architects (41.2 per cent), lawyers (38.2 per cent), and accountants (31.8 per cent),” he said. Meanwhile, findings related to the labor force in 2022 showed that a total of 9.6 million labor force were Bumiputera, namely males 5.8 million and females 3.9 million. Mohd Uzir said the labor force participation rate (LFPR) for Bumiputera increased to 67.1 per cent compared to 2021 (65.8 per cent), while in terms of gender, the LFPR for Bumiputera male and female were 80.0 per cent and 54.1 per cent, respectively. “Based on educational attainment, the share of the Bumiputera labor force having educational attainment at secondary and below was at 62.3 per cent,” he said, adding that 37.7 per cent of Bumiputera labor force attained tertiary education. Read more at: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/12/19/stats-dept-bumiputera-population-estimated-at-213-million-this-year/108330
