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Population redistribution and concentration in Malaysia, 1970-2020

This paper uses published census data to examine population redistribution and concentration in Malaysia since 1970. The population growth rate varied widely across states and districts, and between urban and rural areas. Consequently, the population has become ever more concentrated in the cities....

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Main Authors: Tey, Nai Peng, Lai, Siow Li
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Published: Malaysian Institute of Planners 2022
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HB Economic Theory
Competition. Production. Wealth
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spelling my.um.eprints.436642023-10-24T05:26:09Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/43664/ Population redistribution and concentration in Malaysia, 1970-2020 Tey, Nai Peng Lai, Siow Li HB Economic Theory Competition. Production. Wealth This paper uses published census data to examine population redistribution and concentration in Malaysia since 1970. The population growth rate varied widely across states and districts, and between urban and rural areas. Consequently, the population has become ever more concentrated in the cities. In 2020, 41 of the population lived in 12 districts, making up 2.6 of the total land area. About one in four Malaysians live in the Greater Kuala Lumpur (commonly known as the Klang Valley – comprising the Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur and four adjacent districts in Selangor), compared to 4.3 in 1970. The population in urban areas increased from 28 in 1970 to 75 in 2020, and most are in the cities. The rapid growth of urban population and concentration of population in major cities pose sustainable development challenges. However, the agglomeration of diverse labour pools provides economies of scale. © 2022 Malaysian Institute Of Planners. All rights reserved. Malaysian Institute of Planners 2022 Article PeerReviewed Tey, Nai Peng and Lai, Siow Li (2022) Population redistribution and concentration in Malaysia, 1970-2020. Planning Malaysia, 20 (3). 227 – 238. ISSN 16756215, DOI https://doi.org/10.21837/PM.V20I22.1141 <https://doi.org/10.21837/PM.V20I22.1141>. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85143146533&doi=10.21837%2fPM.V20I22.1141&partnerID=40&md5=86b27457c11b4b58b9c85705d17a12bc 10.21837/PM.V20I22.1141
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topic HB Economic Theory
Competition. Production. Wealth
spellingShingle HB Economic Theory
Competition. Production. Wealth
Tey, Nai Peng
Lai, Siow Li
Population redistribution and concentration in Malaysia, 1970-2020
description This paper uses published census data to examine population redistribution and concentration in Malaysia since 1970. The population growth rate varied widely across states and districts, and between urban and rural areas. Consequently, the population has become ever more concentrated in the cities. In 2020, 41 of the population lived in 12 districts, making up 2.6 of the total land area. About one in four Malaysians live in the Greater Kuala Lumpur (commonly known as the Klang Valley – comprising the Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur and four adjacent districts in Selangor), compared to 4.3 in 1970. The population in urban areas increased from 28 in 1970 to 75 in 2020, and most are in the cities. The rapid growth of urban population and concentration of population in major cities pose sustainable development challenges. However, the agglomeration of diverse labour pools provides economies of scale. © 2022 Malaysian Institute Of Planners. All rights reserved.
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author Tey, Nai Peng
Lai, Siow Li
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Lai, Siow Li
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title Population redistribution and concentration in Malaysia, 1970-2020
title_short Population redistribution and concentration in Malaysia, 1970-2020
title_full Population redistribution and concentration in Malaysia, 1970-2020
title_fullStr Population redistribution and concentration in Malaysia, 1970-2020
title_full_unstemmed Population redistribution and concentration in Malaysia, 1970-2020
title_sort population redistribution and concentration in malaysia, 1970-2020
publisher Malaysian Institute of Planners
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url http://eprints.um.edu.my/43664/
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