Malaysian MP Sim Tze Tzin disclosed on the 11th that in 2022, only 6.6 out of every 1,000 Chinese in Malaysia registered for marriage, a sharp drop of about one-third from 9.8 in 2016.
Sim Tze Tzin released data obtained from the Malaysian Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development through parliamentary inquiries on social media on the same day.
The data showed that the marriage rate of Malays in 2022 increased by 47% compared with 2016, while the marriage rate of Indians decreased by 9% during the same period.
According to the latest data released by the Malaysian Statistics Department in May this year, among Malaysian citizens, Malays accounted for 57.9%, Chinese accounted for 22.6%, and Indians accounted for 12.2%.
Sim Tze Tzin also pointed out that according to relevant survey reports, more than half of Malaysian men who choose not to marry are due to economic considerations, and the lack of suitable candidates and the desire to focus on career development are the second and third factors respectively.
Sim Tze Tzin believes that although whether to get married is a personal choice, a sharp drop in the marriage rate will bring about a chain reaction such as a decline in fertility. He said on social media that Malaysian Chinese should pay attention to the sharp decline in marriage rates.