Malaysia has a population of 24,821,286 (2007 estimate), giving an average population density of about 76 people per sq km (196 per sq mi). Peninsular Malaysia is about seven times more densely populated than Sarawak and Sabah. About 35 per cent of the population is rural, 65 per cent urban (2005). The population growth rate, once among the highest in Asia, has declined steadily since 1960, and was 1.76 per cent in 2007.
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