Malaysia Analytics
LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. Malay
: 10,552,001
- 2. Standard Chinese
: 6,435,947
Mother Tongue : Malay
Literacy Rate (%) : 95
Country Capital | : | Kuala Lampur |
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GDP Per capita | : | 43,095 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 50th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 76 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 3 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 34,527,790 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 29th/195 |
Area | : | 328,550 |
Area Rank | : | 64th/195 |
Total Population | : | 35,978 |
Total Population Rank | : | 44th/195 |
Malaysia Highlights
Malaysia is the 44th ranked country in population and 64th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Better than World Average-
- 1. Malaysia is the 17th highest ranked in Facebook users out of 195 countries in the world. This may take into context a higher country population, or may simply imply that this country has more social media popularity, or may have a higher youth demographic.
- 2. The average Total Military Force of 195 countries in the world is 358,465. Malaysia is the 24th highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This implies that the country is facing higher threats compared to other countries or may imply that the size or population of the country is higher.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Malaysia is the 29th highest ranked in Internet Users . This may take into context a higher country population, and implies that there are significantly more people with access to the internet when compared to other countries.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Malaysia is the 10th worst ranked in #Dentists out of 195 countries in the world. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
- 2. The average Sugarcane prod. of the countries in the world is 52,039,862. Malaysia is the 114th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This is indicative of less focus on the production of sugarcane, or scarcity of fertile land, or higher industrialisation as compared to other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Malaysia is the 118th worst ranked in HIV Infections (Per 1000) . This may indicate a better healthcare infrastructure in the country or better health awareness among the people compared to other countries.
Malaysia Metrics
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 1 | 1129 | ||
2 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 12 | 1128 | ||
3 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 13 | 1127 | ||
4 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 13 | 1125 | ||
5 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 15 | 1130 | ||
6 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 15 | 1125 | ||
7 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 16 | 1130 | ||
8 | 1M+ Cities per 100000 ( 1M+ Cities/ Tot Pop.)* 100000 | 0 | 20 | 1126 | |||
9 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 27 | 1129 | ||
10 | Urban Population | # People | 23,726,053 | 33 | 1125 | ||
11 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 51 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 144 | 1234 | ||
2 | 1M+ Cities Ratio ( 1M+ Cities/ # Cities> 100000) | 0 | 94 | 1233 | |||
3 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 1 | 39 | 1230 | ||
4 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 69 | 1234 |
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Malay | # People | 162,307 | 2 | 1126 | ||
2 | Malay as a % of total Malay speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1126 | ||
3 | Standard Chinese as a % of total Standard Chinese speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1127 | ||
4 | Tamil | # People | 459,389 | 3 | 1129 | ||
5 | Tamil as a % of total Tamil speakers | % People | 0 | 3 | 1127 | ||
6 | Mandarin Chinese as a % of total Mandarin Chinese speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | English as a % of total English speakers | % People | 0 | 26 | 1231 | ||
2 | English | # People | 3,175,743 | 22 | 1230 | ||
3 | Gujarati | # People | 347,561 | 8 | 1231 | ||
4 | Burmese | # People | 179,944 | 6 | 1235 | ||
5 | Burmese as a % of total Burmese speakers | % People | 0 | 6 | 1235 | ||
6 | Gujarati as a % of total Gujarati speakers | % People | 0 | 6 | 1230 | ||
7 | Telugu | # People | 536,655 | 4 | 1231 | ||
8 | Malayalam as a % of total Malayalam speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1232 | ||
9 | Telugu as a % of total Telugu speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1232 | ||
10 | Standard Chinese | # People | 6,821,357 | 3 | 1235 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 10 | 1128 | ||
2 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 26 | 1127 | |||
3 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 30 | 1125 | ||
4 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 30 | 1128 | |||
5 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 31 | 1127 | ||
6 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 31 | 1128 | |||
7 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 33 | 1130 | ||
8 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 33 | 1126 | |||
9 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 42 | 1125 | |||
10 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 50 | 1129 | ||
11 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 114 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 613 | 34 | 1232 | ||
2 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 34 | 1230 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Buddhist Population | # People | 1,911,974 | 10 | 1127 | ||
2 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 20 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 82 | 1232 | ||
2 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 66 | 1235 | ||
3 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 68 | 1234 | ||
4 | Total Medals | Count | 12 | 58 | 1233 | ||
5 | Bronze Medal | Count | 4 | 37 | 1234 | ||
6 | Hindu Population | # People | 6,207,784 | 7 | 1235 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 26 | 10 | 1126 | ||
2 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 13 | 1126 | ||
3 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 16 | 1130 | ||
4 | Facebook users | # People | 7,174,483 | 17 | 1125 | ||
5 | Twitter users | # People | 3,179,254 | 25 | 1125 | ||
6 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 25 | 1127 | ||
7 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,064,509 | 26 | 1127 | ||
8 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 26 | 1128 | ||
9 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 33 | 27 | 1128 | ||
10 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 29 | 1127 | ||
11 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 37 | 1125 | ||
12 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 14 | 50 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 33 | 85 | 1231 | ||
2 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 30 | 70 | 1232 | ||
3 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 15 | 61 | 1231 |
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Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Buddhist Pop./Total Buddhist Pop. % | % People | 0 | 10 | 1129 | ||
2 | Buddhist Pop./Total Pop.%. | % People | 3 | 11 | 1129 | ||
3 | Hindu Pop./Total Pop.%. | % People | 2 | 14 | 1128 | ||
4 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 20 | 1127 | ||
5 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 42 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 124 | 1235 | ||
2 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 81 | 1235 | ||
3 | Hindu Pop./Total Hindu Pop.% | % People | 0 | 7 | 1233 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 13 | 1126 | ||
2 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 81 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 183 | 1235 | ||
2 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 183 | 1230 | ||
3 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 312 | 81 | 1233 | ||
4 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 59 | 1231 | ||
5 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 47 | 1235 | ||
6 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 44 | 1234 | ||
7 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 42 | 1232 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 20 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Tin Produced/Total Tin Produced in 2019 | Weight | 7 | 10 | 1231 | ||
2 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 82 | 1232 | ||
3 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 59 | 1235 | ||
4 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 55 | 1232 | ||
5 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 54 | 1230 | ||
6 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 32 | 1231 | ||
7 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 32 | 1231 | |||
8 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 31 | 1230 | ||
9 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 4,369,531 | 29 | 1230 | ||
10 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 29 | 1232 | |||
11 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 27 | 1234 | ||
12 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 27 | 1230 | ||
13 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 216,389 | 12 | 1231 | ||
14 | Natural Gas Produced/Total Natural Gas Produced % | Mass | 5 | 12 | 1232 | ||
15 | Tin prod. | Tons | 23,069 | 10 | 1231 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Theaters/Total Theaters %. | Percent | 0 | 21 | 1128 | ||
2 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 34 | 1126 | ||
3 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 34 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Theaters per 100000 | Ratio | 1 | 39 | 1234 | ||
2 | # Theaters | Count | 310 | 21 | 1232 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 24 | 1127 | ||
2 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 24 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 81 | 1233 | ||
2 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 47 | 1233 | ||
3 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 47 | 1235 | ||
4 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 36 | 1231 | ||
5 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 28 | 1231 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 30 | 1128 | ||
2 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 31 | 1128 | ||
3 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 34 | 1128 | ||
4 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 45 | 1130 | ||
5 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 54 | 1126 | ||
6 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 65 | 1126 | ||
7 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 69 | 1126 | ||
8 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 80 | 1127 | ||
9 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 80 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 113 | 1235 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 113 | 1233 | ||
3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 102 | 1231 | ||
4 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 86 | 1233 | ||
5 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 62 | 1233 | ||
6 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 56 | 1232 | ||
7 | Total Labour Force (2023) | # People | 20,409,734 | 36 | 1233 | ||
8 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 36 | 1234 | ||
9 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 30 | 1233 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 33 | 1128 | ||
2 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 69 | 1128 | ||
3 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 20 | 78 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 186 | 1234 | ||
2 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 46 | 83 | 1231 | ||
3 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 72 | 1230 | ||
4 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 76 | 1230 | ||
5 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 34 | 1235 | ||
6 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 34 | 1234 | ||
7 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 164,032 | 34 | 1234 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 99 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 126 | 1233 | ||
2 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 110 | 1234 | ||
3 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 103 | 1235 | ||
4 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 102 | 1232 | ||
5 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 95 | 1234 | ||
6 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 71 | 1231 | ||
7 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 58 | 1232 | ||
8 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 49 | 1234 | ||
9 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 47 | 1234 | ||
10 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 45 | 1231 | ||
11 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 44 | 1232 | ||
12 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 43 | 1230 | ||
13 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 41 | 1230 | ||
14 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 39 | 1232 | ||
15 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 34 | 1230 | ||
16 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 32 | 1235 | ||
17 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 31 | 1230 | ||
18 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 27 | 1233 |
Malaysia Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | Malay | 29.33 % |
2 | Standard Chinese | 17.89 % |
3 | Tamil | 3.72 % |
4 | English | 1.53 % |
5 | Gujarati | 0.41 % |
6 | Telugu | 0.35 % |
7 | Burmese | 0.04 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Malaysia
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Alor Gajah | 224,729 |
2 | Alor Setar | 524,627 |
3 | Ampang Jaya | 606,782 |
4 | Baling | 171,167 |
5 | Batu Pahat | 271,046 |
6 | Beluran | 135,200 |
7 | Bentong | 148,008 |
8 | Besut | 176,730 |
9 | Dungun | 193,937 |
10 | Ipoh | 851,176 |
11 | Jasin | 170,132 |
12 | Johor Bahru | 643,137 |
13 | Johor Bahru Tengah | 684,538 |
14 | Kajang | 1,030,494 |
15 | Kangar | 291,876 |
16 | Kapit | 143,221 |
17 | Kemaman | 215,802 |
18 | Keningau | 223,953 |
19 | Kerian | 155,512 |
20 | Kinabatangan | 235,856 |
21 | Klang | 962,700 |
22 | Kluang | 217,096 |
23 | Kota Bharu Bandaraya Islam | 407,540 |
24 | Kota Kinabalu | 584,917 |
25 | Kota Marudu / Pitas | 134,812 |
26 | Kuala Kangsar | 684,538 |
27 | Kuala Langat | 284,890 |
28 | Kuala Lumpur | 2,055,554 |
29 | Kuala Selangor | 265,613 |
30 | Kuala Terengganu | 436,779 |
31 | Kuantan | 553,090 |
32 | Kubang Pasu | 277,515 |
33 | Kuching Selatan | 206,358 |
34 | Kuching Utara | 214,250 |
35 | Kulai | 303,391 |
36 | Kulim | 363,940 |
37 | Lahad Datu | 258,497 |
38 | Manjung | 273,116 |
39 | Maran | 143,739 |
40 | Melaka Bandraya Bersejarah | 627,353 |
41 | Miri | 303,391 |
42 | Muar | 260,179 |
43 | Nilai | 260,049 |
44 | Padawan | 353,848 |
45 | Papar | 160,946 |
46 | Pasir Mas | 234,044 |
47 | Pasir Puteh | 146,456 |
48 | Pekan | 134,294 |
49 | Penampang | 143,739 |
50 | Petaling Jaya | 794,380 |
51 | Port Dickson | 130,801 |
52 | Rompin | 141,798 |
53 | Samarahan | 150,984 |
54 | Sandakan | 512,724 |
55 | Seberang Perai | 1,058,569 |
56 | Segamat | 133,259 |
57 | Selayang | 701,745 |
58 | Semporna | 172,331 |
59 | Sepang | 268,330 |
60 | Seremban | 406,893 |
61 | Shah Alam | 700,322 |
62 | Sibu | 210,498 |
63 | Subang Jaya | 916,383 |
64 | Sungai Petani | 573,790 |
65 | Taiping | 317,234 |
66 | Tanah Merah | 149,949 |
67 | Tangkak | 170,649 |
68 | Tawau | 514,535 |
69 | Teluk Intan | 165,733 |
70 | Temerloh | 205,323 |
71 | Tuaran | 132,483 |
72 | Tumpat | 186,045 |
73 | Ulu Selangor | 251,510 |
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