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Turning Census Data Into Policy

Dr Geoffrey Williams, Economist, Malaysia University of Science and Technology

16-Feb-22 07:45

Turning Census Data Into Policy

The Malaysia 2020 Census Report was released which revealed data including population growth, urbanisation rates and even gender imbalance. The next step is using it for crafting national policies. Dr. Geoffrey Williams, Economist at Malaysia University of Science and Technology helps us understand why this is so important. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See, Tan Chen Li


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Categories:  social issues

Tags:  national census 2020populationageing populationgender imbalance





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