Demographic trends, process, and transformation.

According to Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, demographic is the scientific study of human populations in primarily with the respect to their size, their structure (composition) and their development (change). So at this point demographic is all about human population in some area, about the movement and the size of population. In Malaysia demographic process was started in early 20th century and until now. But for better future planning, demographic trends need to be sustainable result.

 

 In Malaysia demographic are change every year and we can see the change before independent and until now. These situation are depends too many factor that give impact to demographic. As we know, Malaysia now have 27 million population in 2010 and this number will increased to achieve 70 million people in the year 2020. We can said more develop a country more highest their quality of life. In this situation we can see that japan in the earlier 50s until 90s was a develop country and create more urbanization. They also have a highest quality of live so their population are increased but nowadays japan demographic has big changed. Japan now is one of develop country in the world and have strong economic base but their population is decreased and surprised their old people is more than young people. Japan have advantage in their quality of life but the cost of living especially in the greater Tokyo is very high so if a couple married they only want to have one or two children because of cost of living in japan is really high.

This have big difference in Malaysia which is have a positive in demographic. Since independent Malaysia population always increased until now. The main reason is government factor that want to achieve a goal to have big population towards 2020. Also Malaysia have big scale of migration especially migration for work. People from Bangladesh, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Nepal, Philippines and others comes to Malaysia to get a job. Urbanization also one of demographic trends, example National Physical Plan are plans to develop some area with a big city in north peninsular, east coast peninsular and southern peninsular. This plan also plans to build more industries that provided more job opportunities and attract people to migrate not only outsiders but also Malaysian. When economic are stabilize in Malaysia the birth rate are increased and demographic in Malaysia has changed every year. But in Malaysia, Demographic scenario is not only depend to economic factor because in 1997 when Malaysia facing economy recession birth rate in Malaysia still increased. So if some country still are in develop era their population still growth and effect to that country demographic. Maybe in the future demographic trends will change into new factor that effect to population growth.