The 2027 budget brings fresh momentum to Malaysia’s preparations for longer lives.
Its wider investment commitments, including RM25 billion from government-linked investment companies, provide a timely setting to consider how capital, housing and care can work together for older Malaysians.
The opportunity is to translate that momentum into responsible investment in care, housing, healthcare, technology and services that families can depend on. The task is to turn that momentum into services that families can depend on.
The scale is clear. Asean’s population aged 60 and over stood at 74.4 million in 2020 and is projected to reach 127 million by 2035. The speed matters, too. France had 115 years to make the transition to an aged society. Malaysia will have about 27 years.
