Kuching, Malaysia Metro Area 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 Kuching, Malaysia metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Kuching in 2020 is 612,000, a 1.66% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Kuching in 2019 was 602,000, a 1.35% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Kuching in 2018 was 594,000, a 2.06% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Kuching in 2017 was 582,000, a 1.75% 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 |
| Kuching - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 612,000 | 1.66% |
| 2019 | 602,000 | 1.35% |
| 2018 | 594,000 | 2.06% |
| 2017 | 582,000 | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 572,000 | 1.96% |
| 2015 | 561,000 | 2.00% |
| 2014 | 550,000 | 1.85% |
| 2013 | 540,000 | 1.89% |
| 2012 | 530,000 | 1.92% |
| 2011 | 520,000 | 1.96% |
| 2010 | 510,000 | 1.80% |
| 2009 | 501,000 | 2.04% |
| 2008 | 491,000 | 1.87% |
| 2007 | 482,000 | 1.90% |
| 2006 | 473,000 | 1.94% |
| 2005 | 464,000 | 1.98% |
| 2004 | 455,000 | 1.79% |
| 2003 | 447,000 | 2.05% |
| 2002 | 438,000 | 1.86% |
| 2001 | 430,000 | 1.90% |
| 2000 | 422,000 | 4.71% |
| 1999 | 403,000 | 4.95% |
| 1998 | 384,000 | 4.92% |
| 1997 | 366,000 | 4.57% |
| 1996 | 350,000 | 4.79% |
| 1995 | 334,000 | 5.03% |
| 1994 | 318,000 | 4.61% |
| 1993 | 304,000 | 4.83% |
| 1992 | 290,000 | 4.69% |
| 1991 | 277,000 | 1.47% |
| 1990 | 273,000 | 1.87% |
| 1989 | 268,000 | 1.90% |
| 1988 | 263,000 | 1.54% |
| 1987 | 259,000 | 1.97% |
| 1986 | 254,000 | 1.60% |
| 1985 | 250,000 | 1.63% |
| 1984 | 246,000 | 1.65% |
| 1983 | 242,000 | 1.68% |
| 1982 | 238,000 | 2.15% |
| 1981 | 233,000 | 1.75% |
| 1980 | 229,000 | 1.33% |
| 1979 | 226,000 | 1.80% |
| 1978 | 222,000 | 1.83% |
| 1977 | 218,000 | 1.87% |
| 1976 | 214,000 | 1.42% |
| 1975 | 211,000 | 1.93% |
| 1974 | 207,000 | 1.97% |
| 1973 | 203,000 | 1.50% |
| 1972 | 200,000 | 1.52% |
| 1971 | 197,000 | 2.07% |
| 1970 | 193,000 | 4.89% |
| 1969 | 184,000 | 5.14% |
| 1968 | 175,000 | 4.79% |
| 1967 | 167,000 | 5.03% |
| 1966 | 159,000 | 4.61% |
| 1965 | 152,000 | 4.83% |
| 1964 | 145,000 | 5.07% |
| 1963 | 138,000 | 4.55% |
| 1962 | 132,000 | 5.60% |
| 1961 | 125,000 | 4.17% |
| 1960 | 120,000 | 5.26% |
| 1959 | 114,000 | 4.59% |
| 1958 | 109,000 | 4.81% |
| 1957 | 104,000 | 5.05% |
| 1956 | 99,000 | 5.32% |
| 1955 | 94,000 | 4.44% |
| 1954 | 90,000 | 4.65% |
| 1953 | 86,000 | 4.88% |
| 1952 | 82,000 | 5.13% |
| 1951 | 78,000 | 5.41% |
| 1950 | 74,000 | 0.00% |
