Overview

The Bumiputera Statistics Publication 2025 presents national and state level statistics for the year of 2016 to 2025, covering social and economic indicators.

In 2025, the Bumiputera population increased by 0.9 per cent to 21.8 million.

The male population continued to exceed females, with 11.0 million males compared to 10.8 million females, resulting in a sex ratio of 102 males for every 100 females.

The total fertility rate in 2024 declined to 1.6 children per woman aged 15–49 years.

Meanwhile, life expectancy at birth in 2025 is estimated at 72.1 years for males and 77.0 years for females.

In 2023, Pneumonia was the leading medically certified cause of death with 11,209 cases (14.9%). This was followed by Ischaemic heart diseases (11,181 cases; 14.9%), Cerebrovascular diseases (5,823 cases; 7.7%), Transport accidents (3,050 cases; 4.1%), Chronic lower respiratory diseases (1,601 cases; 2.1%) and Diabetes mellitus (1,407 cases; 1.9%).

The Bumiputera labour force remained robust with a growth of 1.4 per cent in 2024, reaching 9.9 million persons, comprising 6.0 million males and 3.9 million females.

The labour force participation rate (LFPR) recorded 67.4 per cent, with male LFPR at 80.8 per cent and female LFPR increasing to 53.8 per cent.

The unemployment rate continued to fall to 3.4 per cent, namely 3.3 per cent for males and 3.5 per cent for females.

The number of Bumiputera graduates in 2024 decreased by 2.0 per cent to 3.7 million persons, consisting of 1.6 million males and 2.1 million females.

The graduates’ labour force participation rate recorded 86.0 per cent, with 89.5 per cent for males and 83.3 per cent for females.

The unemployment rate among graduates also declined to 3.4 per cent, namely 3.2 per cent for males and 3.6 per cent for females.

In 2024, the residential property sector recorded an increase in the number and value of transfers, with 128,747 transactions worth RM37.7 billion.

The commercial property sector also expanded with 5,161 transactions worth RM2.8 billion.

The full publication of the Bumiputera Statistics 2025 can be downloaded through eStatistik on the DOSM portal, www.dosm.gov.my.

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