Largest Cities in Malaysia

Cities and urban areas in Malaysia with population over 100,000]
[POPULATION data has been updated here]
Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

The table below includes cities with populations exceeding 100 000 people. All figures are estimates for 2002.

Urban Area Rank City Pop Rank City Country City Population Urban Area Population

66 155 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1448600 4060000

578 390 Johor Bahru Malaysia 722200 722200

559 518 Ipoh Malaysia 561700 746300

991 850 Kuching Malaysia 368000 368000

1156 1054 Kuala Terengganu Malaysia 302900 302900

1193 1097 Kuantan Malaysia 293400 293400

1204 1108 Kota Bahru Malaysia 290900 290900

1304 1220 Seremban Malaysia 265500 265500

1457 1397 Georgetown Malaysia 231800 231800

1562 1510 Kota Kinabalu Malaysia 216400 216400

1593 1544 Sandakan Malaysia 212400 212400

1624 1578 Taiping Malaysia 208300 208300

1675 1634 Kajang-Sungai Chua Malaysia 201800 201800

1699 1660 Alor Setar Malaysia 199100 199100

1891 1863 Sibu Malaysia 177100 177100

1974 1945 Tawau Malaysia 168500 168500

2013 1987 Kluang Malaysia 164600 164600

2308 2290 Sungai Petani Malaysia 141900 141900

2381 2365 Miri Malaysia 136600 136600

2522 2506 Melaka Malaysia 127400 127400

3135 3121 Bandar Penggaram Malaysia 101000 101000

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POPULATION data has been updated here

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Africa [ North Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Africa ]
Asia [ Middle East, Southeast Asia, Central Asia ]
Europe [ Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Balkans CIS ]
Oceania + Australia
North America [ Central America, Caribbean ]
South America

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Country Population Projections 2010, 2015, 2020

POPULATION data has been updated here

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Country Population Projections 2010, 2015, 2020
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Copyright Rhett Butler 2009