PERUBAHAH KOMPOSISI DAN TABURAN PENDUDUK SARAWAK, 1970-2000

THE CHANGES OF POPULATION COMPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SARAWAK, 1979-2000

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  • Usman Yaakob Section of Geography, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, MALAYSIA Author
  • Tarmiji Masron Section of Geography, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, MALAYSIA Author

Keywords:

Population distribution, composition, growth, socio-economic development, Sarawak

Abstract

Size, growth and population distribution of Sarawak had changed since five decade ago. This article will discuss the changing of the population composition such age structure, sex, marriages status, occupation, education and literacy, economic activities, urbanization and distribution population based on the population census data of 1970, 1980, 1991 and 2000. In general, Sarawak has been facing higher annual population growth rate with more than 2.3 per cent yearly since 1970 and this growth stimulated by access of fertility than mortality and flow of in-migrant and outmigrant from Sarawak. Lastly, this article will look at the impact of changing composition and distribution on the socio-economic development that was achieved by Sarawak and it divisions in the period of study.

Keywords: Population distribution, composition, growth, socio-economic development and Sarawak

 

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2009-12-29

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