Overview

INTRODUCTION

My Local Stats, Malaysia, 2023 is a comprehensive economic and social statistics publication which covers 20 areas namely basic information; population; housing; employment; household income and expenditure; education; health; welfare services; public safety; tourism, transportation and recreation; internet and social media; basic amenities; gross domestic product; consumer price index; export and import; agriculture; mining and quarrying; manufacturing; construction; and services. 

HOUSING

The stock of existing residential units in 2023 recorded an increase of 2.0 per cent from 6.08 million units (2022) to 6.20 million units. Terrace houses recorded the highest percentage at 41.3 per cent. This is followed by condominiums/ apartments (17.2%) and low-cost houses (11.2%). All types of residential recorded an increase and cluster houses recorded the highest increase at 10.2 per cent to 53,548 units as compared to 48,585 units in the previous year. This is followed by townhouses (5.7%) and condominiums/apartments (3.0%).

Table 2: Stock of existing residential units by type, Malaysia, 2022 and 2023

Source: National Property Information Centre (NAPIC)

The national average house price recorded in 2023 was RM471,020. The highest average house price was semi-detached house (RM710,590), followed by detached house (RM642,429), terraced house (RM451,472) and high-rise unit (RM371,258). Malaysian House Price Index (MHPI) in 2023 is stood at 218.3 points with an annual growth of 4.1 per cent. All types of residential units recorded a growth for MHPI in the range of 2.3 to 4.6 per cent.

Chart 1: National average house price by type of residential units, Malaysia, 2022 and 2023

Source: National Property Information Centre (NAPIC)

Chart 2: Malaysian House Price Index by type of residential units, Malaysia, 2022 and 2023

Source: National Property Information Centre (NAPIC)

EDUCATION

The number of government and government-aided schools recorded in 2023 were 10,231 schools consisting of 7,779 primary schools and 2,452 secondary schools. The number of primary and secondary school teachers in 2023 recorded a decrease of 1.1 per cent and 1.4 per cent respectively to 232,693 teachers and 178,619 teachers. On the other hand, pupils in primary, secondary and post-secondary levels, increased 0.3 per cent, 0.1 per cent and 6.4 per cent respectively to 2,779,131 pupils, 1,986,513 pupils and 71,073 pupils.

Table 5: Number of schools, teacher and pupils in government and government-aided schools,

Malaysia, 2022 and 2023

Source: Ministry of Education Malaysia

Overall, the number of students in higher education institutions in 2023 increased 3.6 per cent to 1,271,499 students as compared to 1,227,083 students in 2022. This increase was contributed by students at community colleges, private higher education institutions and polytechnics which increased by 9.0 per cent, 8.8 per cent and 2.2 per cent respectively in 2023. Meanwhile, the number of students at institute of teacher education and public universities recorded a decrease of 5.2 per cent and 0.4 per cent respectively in 2023.

Table 7: Number of students in public higher education institutions and private higher education institutions,

Malaysia, 2022 and 2023

Source: Ministry of Education Malaysia

HEALTH

Overall, the number of government and private medical personnel increased in 2023. The number of doctors increased by 3.5 per cent in 2023 to 82,227 persons as compared to 79,443 persons in the previous year. The number of registered dental practitioners also recorded an increase at 6.1 per cent to 14,255 persons in the same period. In contrast, nurses recorded a decrease of 1.1 per cent in 2023. There were 161 government hospitals in Malaysia in 2023 consisting of 138 hospitals under the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MoH), 11 special medical institutions and 12 non-MOH hospitals. The number of government clinics in 2023 were 3,114 including 1,175 health clinics, 1,716 rural clinics and 223 community clinics, Health clinics include maternal and child health clinics.

Table 8: Number of medical personnel (government and private), government hospital and

government clinic, Malaysia, 2022 and 2023

Source: Ministry of Health Malaysia

The ratio doctor-to-population in Malaysia improved in 2023 which is one doctor to 406 population (1:406) as compared to 2022 (1:412) and has reached the target ratio of 1:425 as stated in the KKM Strategic Plan 2021-2025. Seven states have reached the target ratio namely Kelantan (1:400), Perak (1:394), Pulau Pinang (1:386), Melaka (1:368), Negeri Sembilan (1:339), W.P. Kuala Lumpur (1:200) and W.P. Putrajaya (1:64).

Table 9: Doctors-to-population ratio by state, Malaysia, 2022 and 2023

Note:

Calculation of the ratio using the mid-year current population estimates for the reference year

TOURISM, TRANSPORTATION AND RECREATION

Domestic tourists in 2023 recorded a 22.3 per cent increase from 65.1 million (2022) to 79.6 million tourists. Sabah recorded the highest increase for the state visited in 2023 which was 51.1 per cent to 5.8 million from 3.8 million in 2022. This was followed by W.P. Labuan (47.0%), Johor (42.7%) and W.P. Kuala Lumpur (39.0%). Johor recorded the highest contribution percentage of state visited in 2023 which was 11.2 per cent followed by Pahang (10.7%) and Selangor (10.6%).

Table 15: Number of domestic tourists by state visited, Malaysia, 2022 and 2023

New registrations of motor vehicles recorded by the Road Transport Department in 2023 showed an increase of 0.7 per cent to 1.53 million vehicles as compared to 1.52 million in 2022. All vehicles recorded a decrease except public transport and motorcar recorded an increase in new registrations of 67.5 per cent and 11.8 per cent respectively in 2023.

Table 16: Number of new registrations of motor vehicles by type, Malaysia, 2022 and 2023

Source: Road Transport Department

Note:

^a Include vehicles such as caravans, government & private fire vehicles, driving school vehicles, hearse, vehicle for disabled person, government vehicles, local authority vehicles, ambulance and embassy vehicles

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