It is projected to rise to about 7 million, or 17.6% of the projected population of 40 million, by 2040. Additionally, Malaysia is forecasted to become an aging country by 2030, with the percentage of elderly people rising to about 20%.
In conjunction with the celebration this year themed ‘Reconnecting for Happiness: Building Resilient Communities’, the World Happiness Report is a partnership of Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and the WHR’s Editorial Board. published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, UK. This year World Happiness Day’s theme aims at happiness for the young, the old, and everyone in between.