Kota Kinabalu, 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 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Kota Kinabalu in 2020 is 550,000, a 2.61% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Kota Kinabalu in 2019 was 536,000, a 2.49% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Kota Kinabalu in 2018 was 523,000, a 2.95% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Kota Kinabalu in 2017 was 508,000, a 3.04% 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 |
| Kota Kinabalu - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 550,000 | 2.61% |
| 2019 | 536,000 | 2.49% |
| 2018 | 523,000 | 2.95% |
| 2017 | 508,000 | 3.04% |
| 2016 | 493,000 | 2.92% |
| 2015 | 479,000 | 3.01% |
| 2014 | 465,000 | 3.10% |
| 2013 | 451,000 | 2.97% |
| 2012 | 438,000 | 3.06% |
| 2011 | 425,000 | 2.91% |
| 2010 | 413,000 | 2.99% |
| 2009 | 401,000 | 3.08% |
| 2008 | 389,000 | 2.91% |
| 2007 | 378,000 | 3.00% |
| 2006 | 367,000 | 3.09% |
| 2005 | 356,000 | 3.19% |
| 2004 | 345,000 | 2.99% |
| 2003 | 335,000 | 2.76% |
| 2002 | 326,000 | 3.16% |
| 2001 | 316,000 | 2.93% |
| 2000 | 307,000 | 7.72% |
| 1999 | 285,000 | 7.55% |
| 1998 | 265,000 | 7.72% |
| 1997 | 246,000 | 7.42% |
| 1996 | 229,000 | 7.51% |
| 1995 | 213,000 | 7.58% |
| 1994 | 198,000 | 7.61% |
| 1993 | 184,000 | 7.60% |
| 1992 | 171,000 | 6.88% |
| 1991 | 160,000 | 3.90% |
| 1990 | 154,000 | 3.36% |
| 1989 | 149,000 | 3.47% |
| 1988 | 144,000 | 3.60% |
| 1987 | 139,000 | 3.73% |
| 1986 | 134,000 | 3.08% |
| 1985 | 130,000 | 4.00% |
| 1984 | 125,000 | 3.31% |
| 1983 | 121,000 | 3.42% |
| 1982 | 117,000 | 3.54% |
| 1981 | 113,000 | 3.67% |
| 1980 | 109,000 | 10.10% |
| 1979 | 99,000 | 10.00% |
| 1978 | 90,000 | 11.11% |
| 1977 | 81,000 | 9.46% |
| 1976 | 74,000 | 10.45% |
| 1975 | 67,000 | 11.67% |
| 1974 | 60,000 | 9.09% |
| 1973 | 55,000 | 10.00% |
| 1972 | 50,000 | 11.11% |
| 1971 | 45,000 | 9.76% |
| 1970 | 41,000 | 5.13% |
| 1969 | 39,000 | 5.41% |
| 1968 | 37,000 | 5.71% |
| 1967 | 35,000 | 2.94% |
| 1966 | 34,000 | 6.25% |
| 1965 | 32,000 | 3.23% |
| 1964 | 31,000 | 6.90% |
| 1963 | 29,000 | 3.57% |
| 1962 | 28,000 | 7.69% |
| 1961 | 26,000 | 4.00% |
| 1960 | 25,000 | 4.17% |
| 1959 | 24,000 | 4.35% |
| 1958 | 23,000 | 4.55% |
| 1957 | 22,000 | 4.76% |
| 1956 | 21,000 | 5.00% |
| 1955 | 20,000 | 5.26% |
| 1954 | 19,000 | 5.56% |
| 1953 | 18,000 | 5.88% |
| 1952 | 17,000 | 6.25% |
| 1951 | 16,000 | 6.67% |
| 1950 | 15,000 | 0.00% |
