Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current population of Kuala Lumpur in 2020 is 7,997,000, a 2.79% increase from 2019.
- The population of Kuala Lumpur in 2019 was 7,780,000, a 2.86% increase from 2018.
- The population of Kuala Lumpur in 2018 was 7,564,000, a 3.35% increase from 2017.
- The population of Kuala Lumpur in 2017 was 7,319,000, a 3.36% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in Malaysia | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| Kuala Lumpur | 7,997,000 |
| Johor Bahru | 1,024,000 |
| Ipoh | 814,000 |
| Kuching | 612,000 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 550,000 |
| Kuantan | 503,000 |
| Seremban | 475,000 |
| Kuala Terengganu | 384,000 |
| Sandakan | 375,000 |
| Kota Bharu | 348,000 |
| Alor Star | 342,000 |
| Kuala Lumpur - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 7,997,000 | 2.79% |
| 2019 | 7,780,000 | 2.86% |
| 2018 | 7,564,000 | 3.35% |
| 2017 | 7,319,000 | 3.36% |
| 2016 | 7,081,000 | 3.36% |
| 2015 | 6,851,000 | 3.35% |
| 2014 | 6,629,000 | 3.35% |
| 2013 | 6,414,000 | 3.35% |
| 2012 | 6,206,000 | 3.35% |
| 2011 | 6,005,000 | 3.36% |
| 2010 | 5,810,000 | 3.36% |
| 2009 | 5,621,000 | 3.35% |
| 2008 | 5,439,000 | 3.34% |
| 2007 | 5,263,000 | 3.36% |
| 2006 | 5,092,000 | 3.35% |
| 2005 | 4,927,000 | 3.36% |
| 2004 | 4,767,000 | 3.36% |
| 2003 | 4,612,000 | 3.34% |
| 2002 | 4,463,000 | 3.36% |
| 2001 | 4,318,000 | 3.40% |
| 2000 | 4,176,000 | 7.02% |
| 1999 | 3,902,000 | 7.02% |
| 1998 | 3,646,000 | 7.01% |
| 1997 | 3,407,000 | 7.00% |
| 1996 | 3,184,000 | 7.03% |
| 1995 | 2,975,000 | 7.01% |
| 1994 | 2,780,000 | 7.01% |
| 1993 | 2,598,000 | 7.05% |
| 1992 | 2,427,000 | 7.11% |
| 1991 | 2,266,000 | 8.01% |
| 1990 | 2,098,000 | 8.03% |
| 1989 | 1,942,000 | 8.01% |
| 1988 | 1,798,000 | 7.99% |
| 1987 | 1,665,000 | 7.98% |
| 1986 | 1,542,000 | 8.06% |
| 1985 | 1,427,000 | 7.94% |
| 1984 | 1,322,000 | 8.01% |
| 1983 | 1,224,000 | 8.03% |
| 1982 | 1,133,000 | 8.01% |
| 1981 | 1,049,000 | 8.03% |
| 1980 | 971,000 | 8.01% |
| 1979 | 899,000 | 7.92% |
| 1978 | 833,000 | 8.04% |
| 1977 | 771,000 | 7.98% |
| 1976 | 714,000 | 8.02% |
| 1975 | 661,000 | 8.01% |
| 1974 | 612,000 | 7.94% |
| 1973 | 567,000 | 8.00% |
| 1972 | 525,000 | 8.02% |
| 1971 | 486,000 | 7.76% |
| 1970 | 451,000 | 2.73% |
| 1969 | 439,000 | 2.81% |
| 1968 | 427,000 | 2.64% |
| 1967 | 416,000 | 2.72% |
| 1966 | 405,000 | 2.79% |
| 1965 | 394,000 | 2.87% |
| 1964 | 383,000 | 2.68% |
| 1963 | 373,000 | 2.75% |
| 1962 | 363,000 | 2.83% |
| 1961 | 353,000 | 2.62% |
| 1960 | 344,000 | 2.99% |
| 1959 | 334,000 | 2.77% |
| 1958 | 325,000 | 2.52% |
| 1957 | 317,000 | 2.92% |
| 1956 | 308,000 | 2.67% |
| 1955 | 300,000 | 2.74% |
| 1954 | 292,000 | 2.82% |
| 1953 | 284,000 | 2.90% |
| 1952 | 276,000 | 2.60% |
| 1951 | 269,000 | 2.67% |
| 1950 | 262,000 | 0.00% |
