Petaling District has highest population, density in 2023 - DOSM

 

The Petaling district in Selangor has the highest population in 2023 with 2.3 million, according to the Current Population Estimates, Administrative Districts released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

This is followed by Johor Bahru in Johor (1.8 million) and Ulu Langat in Selangor (1.5 million), the DOSM said in a statement today.

The Petaling district also had the highest population density with 4,783 persons per square kilometre, followed by Timur Laut, Penang (4,710 persons), and Seberang Perai Tengah, Penang (1,845 persons).

The DOSM said eight districts were categorised as ageing districts because more than 7 percent of their population are aged 65 and above this year.

The eight districts are Johor Bahru, Johor; Kota Bharu and Kuala Krai (Kelantan); Seberang Perai Utara and Barat Daya (Penang); Kota Kinabalu (Sabah); Miri (Sarawak); and Ulu Selangor (Selangor).

The findings also showed that Lubok Antu, Sarawak has the highest elderly population (65 years and over) with 14.4 percent, followed by Sri Aman, Sarawak (12.8 percent) and Song, Sarawak (11.9 percent).

The United Nations has defined three categories of ageing, namely an ageing society, an aged society, and a super-aged society which refers to the population aged 65 years and over reaching 7 percent, 14 percent, and 20 percent respectively.

The National Senior Citizens Policy states that ageing is when the population of 60 years old and over comprised 15 percent of the total population.

According to DOSM, Kalabakan, Sabah recorded the highest growth rate at 13.4 percent, followed by Semporna, Sabah (11.7 percent) and Kunak, Sabah (11.5 percent).

Meanwhile, Bukit Mabong, Sarawak recorded the lowest population with 10,400 followed by Song, Sarawak (10,000) and Tanjung Manis, Sarawak (7,900).

Three districts in Sarawak recorded the highest citizens population in 2023 which is Julau (99.9 percent), followed by Song and Pakan (both 99.7 percent), while Sabah had the largest percentage of Non-citizens which is in Kinabatangan (70.6 percent), followed by Kalabakan (66.5 percent) and Kunak (53.2 percent).

The DOSM said the findings also found that females outnumbered males in 13 districts - Muallim, Perak with a sex ratio of 92 males for every 100 females, followed by Samarahan, Sarawak (94); Bachok, Kelantan (94); Song, (95); Saratok, Sarawak (97); Kubang Pasu, Kedah (97); Julau, Sarawak (98); Tumpat and Pasir Puteh, Kelantan (both 98); Kuala Nerus, Terengganu (99); Kanowit, Sarawak (99); Machang, Kelantan (99); and Kota Setar, Kedah (99).

It said Setiu district in Terengganu has the highest composition of bumiputera in 2023 with 99.7 percent followed by Nabawan, Sabah (99.6 percent), and Hulu Terengganu, Terengganu (99.4 percent).

Meanwhile, the highest composition of Chinese is recorded in Timur Laut, Penang with 63.9 percent, followed by Kampar, Perak (48.3 percent) and Sibu, Sarawak (48.2 percent).

As for Indians, the highest composition is recorded in Bagan Datuk, Perak, followed by Klang, Selangor and Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan with a composition of 23.2 percent, 18.8 percent, and 18.4 percent respectively.

The DOSM said the highest composition of the population aged 0-14 years (young age) in 2023 is recorded in Kecil Lojing, Kelantan with 35.3 percent, followed by Gua Musang, Kelantan (34.7 percent), and Tumpat, Kelantan (33 percent).

Meanwhile, Sebauh, Sarawak recorded the highest percentage of the population aged 15-64 years (working age) with 80.2 percent, followed by Kinabatangan, Sabah (78.6 percent) and Belaga, Sarawak (78.3 percent).

- Bernama