Demographics (v2.1)

Urbanization
% population in urban areas
Subnational regions
Malaysia
All years

% population in urban areas

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Malaysia (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 71.2 69.4 67.7 65.9 64.1 62.3 60.5 58.8 57.0 55.2 53.4 51.7 49.9 48.1 46.3 44.5 42.8 41.0
Central (Perak, Selangor, Wilayah Persekutuan) 65.2 65.2 65.2 65.2 65.2 65.2 65.2 65.2 65.2
East (Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang) 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5
East Malaysia (Saba, Sarawak) 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5
North (Perlis, Kedah, Penang) 39.6 39.6 39.6 39.6 39.6 39.6 39.6 39.6 39.6
South (Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor) 54.3 54.3 54.3 54.3 54.3 54.3 54.3 54.3 54.3
Johor 70.8 70.8 70.8 70.8 70.8 70.8 70.8 70.8 70.8
Kedah 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0
Kelantan 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0
Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Labuan Federal Territory 75.5 75.5 75.5 75.5 75.5 75.5 75.5 75.5 75.5
Melaka 75.3 75.3 75.3 75.3 75.3 75.3 75.3 75.3 75.3
Negeri Sembilan 64.0 64.0 64.0 64.0 64.0 64.0 64.0 64.0 64.0
Pahang 46.8 46.8 46.8 46.8 46.8 46.8 46.8 46.8 46.8
Perak 64.2 64.2 64.2 64.2 64.2 64.2 64.2 64.2 64.2
Perlis 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.1
Pulau Pinang 79.4 79.4 79.4 79.4 79.4 79.4 79.4 79.4 79.4
Sabah 50.1 50.1 50.1 50.1 50.1 50.1 50.1 50.1 50.1
Sarawak 54.0 54.0 54.0 54.0 54.0 54.0 54.0 54.0 54.0
Selangor 90.4 90.4 90.4 90.4 90.4 90.4 90.4 90.4 90.4
Terengganu 54.3 54.3 54.3 54.3 54.3 54.3 54.3 54.3 54.3
Lighter numbers are estimates