Population Data From World Gazetteer
Only the fifty most populated areas are listed here. Part of this list was compiled by The World Gazetteer.
| Rank | Area | Local government(s) | Total population (local government areas) | District(s) | Total population (districts) | Demographia | City Population (2000) | World Gazetteer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur City Hall: 1,588,750 Petaling Jaya City Council: 613,977 Shah Alam City Council: 541,306 Selayang Municipal Council: 542,409 Klang Municipal Council: 744,062 Subang Jaya Municipal Council: 708,296 Ampang Jaya Municipal Council: 468,961 Kajang Municipal Council: 795,522 |
6,071,644 | Kuala Lumpur: 1,674,621 Petaling: 1,812,633 Hulu Langat: 1,156,585 Klang: 861,189 Gombak: 682,226 |
6,187,254 | 6,094,000 | 4,815,400 | - |
| 2 | George Town | Municipal Council of Penang Island: 708,127 Seberang Perai Municipal Council: 818,197 Sungai Petani Municipal Council: 443,488 Kulim Municipal Council: 281,260 |
2,251,072 | North-East Penang Island: 520,202 Central Seberang Perai: 371,975 North Seberang Perai: 295,979 South-West Penang Island: 202,142 South Seberang Perai: 171,045 Kuala Muda: 456,605 Kulim: 287,694 |
2,305,642 | 1,450,000 | 1,266,800 | - |
| 3 | Johor Bahru | Johor Bahru City Council: 497,067 Johor Bahru Tengah Municipal Council:529,074 Pasir Gudang Municipal Council: 46,571 Kulai Municipal Council: 234,532 |
1,277,244 | Johor Bahru District: 1,386,569 Kulaijaya: 251,650 |
1,638,219 | 1,578,000 | 1,013,000 | - |
| 4 | Kuching | Kuching North City Hall: 165,642 Kuching South City Council: 159,490 Padawan Municipal Council: 273,485 Samarahan District Council: 116,685 |
889,708 | Kuching: 617,887 | 617,887 | 450,000 | - | - |
| 5 | Ipoh | Ipoh City Council: 657,892 Batu Gajah District Council: 79,969 |
737,861 | Kinta: 767,794 | 767,794 | 625,000 | 608,100 | 798,708 |
| 6 | Kota Kinabalu | Kota Kinabalu City Hall: 452,058 Penampang District Council: 176,667 |
628,725 | Kota Kinabalu: 462,963 Penampang: 125,913 Putatan: 55,864 |
644,740 | - | - | - |
| 7 | Malacca City | Historical Malacca City Council: 484,885 | 484,885 | Central Malacca: 503,127 | 503,127 | - | - | - |
| 8 | Kuantan | Kuantan Municipal Council: 427,515 | 427,515 | Kuantan: 461,906 | 461,906 | - | - | - |
| 9 | Alor Setar | Alor Setar City Council: 405,523 | 405,523 | Kota Setar: 366,797 | 366,787 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Kota Bharu | Kota Bharu Municipal Council: 314,964 | 314,964 | Kota Bahru: 491,237 | 491,237 | - | - | - |
| Ranking | Town/City | Population 1980 | Population 1991 | Population 2000 | Population 2009 | Population 2010 | ||
| 1 | Subang Jaya, Selangor | 78,494 | 423,338 | 1,321,672 | 1,553,589 | |||
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 919,999 | 1,145,075 | 1,297,526 | 1,468,984 | 1,475,337 | ||
| 3 | Klang, Selangor | 192,081 | 368,228 | 631,676 | 1,055,207 | 1,113,851 | ||
| 4 | Johor Bahru, Johor | 246,395 | 442,252 | 630,603 | 895,509 | 916,409 | ||
| 5 | Ampang Jaya, Selangor | 287,823 | 475,253 | 756,309 | 804,901 | |||
| 6 | Ipoh, Perak | 293,456 | 468,765 | 574,041 | 710,798 | 704,572 | ||
| 7 | Shah Alam, Selangor | 158,103 | 319,612 | 617,149 | 671,282 | |||
| 8 | Kuching, Sarawak | 72,555 | 277,346 | 423,763 | 658,562 | 658,549 | ||
| 9 | Petaling Jaya, Selangor | 207,805 | 351,719 | 428,562 | 543,415 | 638,516 | ||
| 10 | Kota Bharu, Kelantan | 167,872 | 284,604 | 362,714 | 577,301 | 609,886 | ||
| 11 | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | 55,997 | 160,122 | 305,382 | 579,304 | 604,708 | ||
| 12 | Cheras, Selangor | 51,131 | 177,521 | 515,961 | 601,534 | |||
| 13 | Tebrau, Johor | 21,697 | 160,028 | 475,229 | 559,804 | |||
| 14 | Sandakan, Sabah | 70,423 | 157,184 | 275,375 | 479,121 | 501,195 | ||
| 15 | Kajang, Selangor | 29,301 | 99,914 | 207,322 | 428,131 | 448,243 | ||
| 16 | Seremban, Negeri Sembilan | 132,911 | 193,009 | 290,999 | 419,536 | 439,296 | ||
| 17 | Kuantan, Pahang | 131,547 | 201,272 | 289,395 | 407,778 | 422,020 | ||
| 18 | Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu | 180,296 | 228,659 | 255,109 | 396,433 | 406,317 | ||
| 19 | Tawau, Sabah | 43,200 | 124,683 | 213,903 | 373,914 | 381,736 | ||
| 20 | Malacca City, Central Malacca, Malacca | 107,494 | 162,873 | 237,053 | 335,473 | 331,790 | ||
| 21 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 69,435 | 165,113 | 186,524 | 223,199 | 290,624 | ||
| 22 | Miri, Sarawak | 52,125 | 102,969 | 167,535 | 261,000 | 271,671 | ||
| 23 | Sibu, Sarawak | 85,231 | 133,471 | 166,322 | 255,000 | 265,719 | ||
| 24 | Selayang Baru, Selangor | 134,535 | 187,733 | 253,921 | 265,297 | |||
| 25 | Sungai Petani, Kedah | 45,343 | 117,734 | 174,609 | 260,374 | 265,158 | ||
| 26 | Kulim, Kedah | 26,817 | 58,374 | 117,454 | 214,885 | 228,662 | ||
| 27 | Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang | 28,675 | 122,044 | 165,422 | 235,319 | 227,972 | ||
| 28 | Pasir Gudang, Johor | 28,220 | 89,317 | 204,983 | 223,548 | |||
| 29 | Bukit Indah, Johor | 43,326 | 175,326 | 216,906 | ||||
| 30 | Taiping, Perak | 146,002 | 186,791 | 199,332 | 214,481 | 212,562 | ||
| 31 | Georgetown, Penang, Pulau Pinang | 448,241 | 372,453 | 286,573 | 223,501 | 207,743 | ||
| 32 | Skudai, Johor | 4,555 | 19,725 | 93,405 | 227,955 | 203,420 | ||
| 33 | Bintulu, Sarawak | 8,712 | 52,021 | 102,761 | 189,695 | 199,514 | ||
| 34 | Rawang, Selangor | 3,427 | 23,790 | 65,769 | 178,500 | 194,577 | ||
| 35 | Kluang, Johor | 50,315 | 98,837 | 134,882 | 187,368 | 188,521 | ||
| 36 | Sungai Ara, Pulau Pinang | 723 | 68,547 | 112,293 | 156,603 | 187,990 | ||
| 37 | Batu Pahat, Johor | 64,727 | 84,538 | 123,237 | 175,146 | 184,730 | ||
| 38 | Chukai, Terengganu | 15,964 | 43,875 | 62,875 | 163,330 | 176,938 | ||
| 39 | Gelugor, Pulau Pinang | 54,849 | 98,748 | 161,236 | 171,652 | |||
| 40 | Batu Caves, Selangor | 12,796 | 41,768 | 79,711 | 146,057 | 157,967 | ||
| 41 | Muar, Johor | 65,151 | 70,637 | 102,273 | 142,326 | 152,255 | ||
| 42 | Semenyih, Selangor | 9,018 | 15,106 | 45,088 | 120,445 | 142,824 | ||
| 43 | Lahad Datu, Sabah | 14,938 | 45,084 | 74,601 | 127,407 | 128,589 | ||
| 44 | Keningau, Sabah | 3,938 | 16,065 | 43,870 | 113,433 | 120,578 | ||
| 45 | Sitiawan, Perak | 21,965 | 58,773 | 95,922 | 126,723 | 119,764 | ||
| 46 | Ayer Itam, Pulau Pinang | 33,550 | 79,176 | 95,895 | 121,655 | 117,662 | ||
| 47 | Ulu Tiram, Johor | 6,071 | 22,277 | 49,829 | 97,402 | 109,205 | ||
| 48 | Senai, Johor | 6,397 | 18,633 | 45,483 | 100,326 | 107,756 | ||
| 49 | Butterworth, Pulau Pinang | 77,982 | 94,231 | 99,227 | 105,437 | 104,719 | ||
| 50 | Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan | 47,962 | 69,175 | 99,227 | 100,466 | 102,259 |
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