Population in Urban Area, now
8,383,592
- World: 47th
- Asia: 31st
- Malaysia: 1st
Population in City Area, 2021-04-17
1,453,975
- World: 215th
- Asia: 135th
- Malaysia: 1st
Kuala Lumpur Urban Area Population Graph
Kuala Lumpur Urban Area Population History
1950 262,000
1951 269,000
1952 276,000
1953 284,000
1954 292,000
1955 300,000
1956 308,000
1957 317,000
1958 325,000
1959 334,000
1960 344,000
1961 353,000
1962 363,000
1963 373,000
1964 383,000
1965 394,000
1966 405,000
1967 416,000
1968 427,000
1969 439,000
1970 451,000
1971 486,000
1972 525,000
1973 567,000
1974 612,000
1975 661,000
1976 714,000
1977 771,000
1978 833,000
1979 899,000
1980 971,000
1981 1,049,000
1982 1,133,000
1983 1,224,000
1984 1,322,000
1985 1,427,000
1986 1,542,000
1987 1,665,000
1988 1,798,000
1989 1,942,000
1990 2,098,000
1991 2,266,000
1992 2,427,000
1993 2,598,000
1994 2,780,000
1995 2,975,000
1996 3,184,000
1997 3,407,000
1998 3,646,000
1999 3,902,000
2000 4,176,000
2001 4,318,000
2002 4,463,000
2003 4,612,000
2004 4,767,000
2005 4,927,000
2006 5,092,000
2007 5,263,000
2008 5,439,000
2009 5,621,000
2010 5,810,000
2011 6,005,000
2012 6,206,000
2013 6,414,000
2014 6,629,000
2015 6,851,000
2016 7,081,000
2017 7,319,000
2018 7,564,000
2019 7,780,000
2020 7,997,000
2021 8,211,000
2022 8,420,000
2023 8,622,000
2024 8,816,000
Kuala Lumpur Urban Area Population Projections
2025 9,000,000
2026 9,176,000
2027 9,343,000
2028 9,504,000
2029 9,657,000
2030 9,805,000
2031 9,948,000
2032 10,085,000
2033 10,217,000
2034 10,344,000
2035 10,467,000
Map of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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