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CPS2047 Kamaruzaman Mohamed et al.

Silver tsunami in Johor
Kamaruzaman Mohamed, Noor Haninah Hasri, Amerudin Abdul Ghani,
Norfazilany Ahmad, Thanusha, P.T, Shalini,M, Nor Hidayah Halil
Department of Statistics Malaysia

Abstract
The Silver Tsunami (also known as The Grey Tsunami or Gray Tsunami) is
a metaphor used to describe population aging. According to Ngram Viewer,
variants of the Silver Tsunami metaphor (for example, age wave, grey hoard,
rising tide, grey or gray tsunami) first occurred in reference to population
aging in the 1980s. It can be determined where the population of older people
are 7 per cent and above of the total population. This article will explore the
possibility that Johor becoming an aging state in 2020. By using descriptive
analysis on population data of Johor 2010 till 2020, other related variable also
collected to understand more about this Silver Tsunami issue in Johor.

Keywords
Johor, Population, Aging.

1. Introduction
The population growth continue in some fast-growing districts and the
phenomenon will have profound impacts on various dimensions of society
and this aging trend will be intensified in the coming decades. The impact
and wave of Silver Tsunami that will affect the state of Johore are believed to
be seen directly. It is due to increasing longevity and declining fertility, most
developed areas have seen an increase in their elderly proportion (Weil, 1997).
Recently, however, the aging problem is becoming more and more serious,
not only in the countryside, but also in the urban areas to which young people
are supposedly migrating. Why is the population aging in the urban areas?
The economic factors such as job opportunities, fields of economic activities
and to attained academic qualification/further studies were identified as most
influenced factors that shift migration of population from Johor to other
location.
The growing number of elderly will provides great challenges and huge
impact to economy, health and social development. In Malaysia, aging
population can be seen through the different between males and females,
urban and rural area and also ethnic groups. Since Malaysia is divided into 14
states and many districts for each state, there are very limited studies about
the aging population for every state and districts. So, this study aims is to

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