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Live births in Malaysia drop 10.2 pct in second quarter of 2024
Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said male babies outnumbered females at 51,759 to 48,973 births.
Tue Aug 13 2024
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Malaysia's inflation rises to 3.3 PCT in 2022 - DOSM
Malaysia's inflation in 2022 rose to 3.3 per cent versus 2.5 per cent in 2021, with the index points standing at 127.2 last year versus 123.1 in 2021, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM)
Wed May 17 2023
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9.19 million children under 18 in Malaysia in 2022 - DOSM
Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the children made up 28.1 per cent of Malaysia's population of 32.65 million.
Mon Nov 28 2022
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Malaysia's CPI rises 2.8 pct in May 2022
Chief statistician Datuk Sri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said food inflation continued to rise to a new high at 5.2 per cent.
Fri Jun 24 2022
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Malaysian well-being index down by 2.1 pct in 2020 - Chief Statistician
The Malaysian Well-Being Index (MyWI) for 2020 dropped by 2.1 per cent to 118.3 points, compared to 120.8 points in 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wed Dec 01 2021
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12MP: Malaysia needs more new tech investments, says chief statistician
Mohd Uzir said the country is more likely to benefit from investments that would enhance the digitalisation of the economic sector.
Tue Sep 28 2021
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14.3 mln Malaysians enumerated - Chief statistician
Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the census was expected to complete at the end of June.
Fri Apr 09 2021
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11.8 million Malaysians enumerated - Chief Statistician
Putrajaya recorded the highest number of people enumerated at 96.5 per cent followed by Johor.
Wed Mar 17 2021
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Lack of knowledge, awareness limit inclusive involvement in SDG
Lack of knowledge and awareness among society limit their inclusive involvement in Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), according to the Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin.
Wed Feb 17 2021
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10 mln residents recorded under e-Census so far - Mohd Uzir
Of the 10 million respondents, 50.1 per cent are female while 49.9 per cent are male, so there is a balance gender distribution.
Fri Jan 29 2021
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Monitor COVID-19 pandemic's impact via economic indicators - Chief Statistician
Dr Mohd Uzir said export performance continued to show signs of recovery in November 2020.
Wed Jan 27 2021
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Crime index ratio improves in 2019 - Chief Statistician
The report presents six selected crime statistics namely crime index, drugs, corruption, environment, maritime crime and correctional.
Fri Nov 20 2020
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Census 2020: Do not wait until last minute to fill e-census - Chief statistician
Census 2020 involves 32.7 million population and nine million residences to be conducted in two phases.
Thu Jul 23 2020
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Latest statistics the foundation for accurate govt planning - Chief Statistician
Findings from the Census 2020 data could be applied in planning and providing better facilities to the population.
Tue Jul 07 2020
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Unemployment rate may go up to 5.5 per cent this year, says Chief Statistician
Mohd Uzir said the job demand and vacancy status for the first quarter gave an early signal of an imbalance in the labour market.
Thu May 14 2020