PENGALAMAN PERUBAHAN KELUARGA DAN TINGKAT FERTILITI DI SABAH, SARAWAK DAN SEMENANJUNG MALAYSIA: SATU ANALISIS DARI ASPEK DEMOGRAFI

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Syed Abdul Razak Syed Mahadi
Mustafa Omar

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Population is an integral factor in nation building and development. The recent socio-economic development in Malaysia left an impact over its national population’s demographic profile, particularly in the aspects of fertility, mortality, and migration. The changing demographic profile is expected to continue until Malaysia reaches its status as a developed nation in 2020. Using data from the Malaysian Population and Housing Census (1970-2000) and Malaysia’s Population and Family Studies from 1984-2004, this paper attempts to compare the changes on the family demographic profiles of Peninsula Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. Hence, the comparison between the three provinces will give a picture regarding the effect of development according to various population trends. Moreover, this paper analyses social, economic, and cultural determining factors that influence the change in the family demographic profile and population fertility rate. It also analyses issues and challenges from the changes in the family demographic profile and population fertility rate, as well as the implications of these changes to the national development planning in the future.

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