Ipoh, 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 Ipoh, Malaysia metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Ipoh in 2020 is 814,000, a 1.75% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Ipoh in 2019 was 800,000, a 1.78% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Ipoh in 2018 was 786,000, a 2.08% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Ipoh in 2017 was 770,000, a 2.12% 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 |
| Ipoh - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 814,000 | 1.75% |
| 2019 | 800,000 | 1.78% |
| 2018 | 786,000 | 2.08% |
| 2017 | 770,000 | 2.12% |
| 2016 | 754,000 | 2.17% |
| 2015 | 738,000 | 2.22% |
| 2014 | 722,000 | 2.12% |
| 2013 | 707,000 | 2.17% |
| 2012 | 692,000 | 2.06% |
| 2011 | 678,000 | 2.11% |
| 2010 | 664,000 | 2.15% |
| 2009 | 650,000 | 2.20% |
| 2008 | 636,000 | 2.09% |
| 2007 | 623,000 | 2.13% |
| 2006 | 610,000 | 2.18% |
| 2005 | 597,000 | 2.23% |
| 2004 | 584,000 | 2.10% |
| 2003 | 572,000 | 2.14% |
| 2002 | 560,000 | 2.19% |
| 2001 | 548,000 | 2.05% |
| 2000 | 537,000 | 1.51% |
| 1999 | 529,000 | 1.54% |
| 1998 | 521,000 | 1.56% |
| 1997 | 513,000 | 1.58% |
| 1996 | 505,000 | 1.61% |
| 1995 | 497,000 | 1.43% |
| 1994 | 490,000 | 1.66% |
| 1993 | 482,000 | 1.47% |
| 1992 | 475,000 | 1.93% |
| 1991 | 466,000 | 4.25% |
| 1990 | 447,000 | 4.20% |
| 1989 | 429,000 | 4.13% |
| 1988 | 412,000 | 4.30% |
| 1987 | 395,000 | 4.22% |
| 1986 | 379,000 | 4.41% |
| 1985 | 363,000 | 4.31% |
| 1984 | 348,000 | 4.19% |
| 1983 | 334,000 | 4.38% |
| 1982 | 320,000 | 4.23% |
| 1981 | 307,000 | 4.07% |
| 1980 | 295,000 | 2.08% |
| 1979 | 289,000 | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 284,000 | 1.79% |
| 1977 | 279,000 | 1.45% |
| 1976 | 275,000 | 1.85% |
| 1975 | 270,000 | 1.89% |
| 1974 | 265,000 | 1.53% |
| 1973 | 261,000 | 1.95% |
| 1972 | 256,000 | 1.59% |
| 1971 | 252,000 | 2.02% |
| 1970 | 247,000 | 5.11% |
| 1969 | 235,000 | 5.38% |
| 1968 | 223,000 | 5.19% |
| 1967 | 212,000 | 5.47% |
| 1966 | 201,000 | 5.24% |
| 1965 | 191,000 | 5.52% |
| 1964 | 181,000 | 5.23% |
| 1963 | 172,000 | 5.52% |
| 1962 | 163,000 | 5.16% |
| 1961 | 155,000 | 5.44% |
| 1960 | 147,000 | 5.00% |
| 1959 | 140,000 | 5.26% |
| 1958 | 133,000 | 5.56% |
| 1957 | 126,000 | 5.00% |
| 1956 | 120,000 | 4.35% |
| 1955 | 115,000 | 4.55% |
| 1954 | 110,000 | 4.76% |
| 1953 | 105,000 | 5.00% |
| 1952 | 100,000 | 4.17% |
| 1951 | 96,000 | 4.35% |
| 1950 | 92,000 | 0.00% |
