THE DYNAMICS OF URBAN DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE IN MALAYSIA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE 1991 POPULATION CENSUS

Chan 
                      Kok Eng

doi:10.1080/10225706.1995.9684000

Eng, Chan Kok

1995-01-01 00:00:00

Asian Geographer (1995), Vol. 14, No. 1, pages 58 to 70 THE DYNAMICS OF URBAN DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE IN MALAYSIA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE 1991 POPULATION CENSUS Chan Kok Eng University of Malaya Like several other ASEAN countries, manufacturing and modern services normally Malaysia's urban population has increased predominate in major urban concentrations considerably in the past three decades with superior economies of scale and access (Ogawa, 1985). The total population grew to better developed infrastructure. These from 10.4 million in 1970 to 17.6 million in developments are of policy significance in 1991, while the proportion of urban dwellers Malaysia as they reflect the success of the country's New Economic Policy. Launched has risen from 26.8 to 50.6 per cent. By 1980, 34.2 per cent of the total population in the aftermath of the racial riots of 1969 of 13.7 million was enumerated as 'urban'. and implemented between 1970 and 1990 it Increased urbanization in Malaysia, as is was designed to secure political stability by true elsewhere, reflected total population stimulating both economic growth and growth (c.f. Tolley and Thomas, 1987; curtailing inter-ethnic, socio-economic, Colman and Nixson, 1994). Particularly geographical disparities (Malaysia, 197 1, impressive was the faster growth of

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