Penang, Malaysia — statistics
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Top 7 locations in Penang, Malaysia
| George Town | 300,000 |
| Bukit Mertajam | 212,329 |
| Kampung Sungai Glugur | 145,600 |
| Kampung Sungai Ara | 140,849 |
| Tasek Glugor | 135,786 |
| Bayan Lepas | 130,455 |
| Butterworth | 107,591 |
List of the largest locations in Penang, Malaysia (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest locations in Penang, Malaysia?" you've come to the right place!
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The main milestones of Penang, Malaysia population
| 1951 | 300,000 |
| 1961 | 400,000 |
| 1969 | 500,000 |
| 1976 | 600,000 |
| 1983 | 700,000 |
| 1988 | 800,000 |
| 1992 | 900,000 |
| 1996 | 1,000,000 |
| 2058 | 2,000,000 |
Penang, Malaysia population is constantly growing, and we can estimate the main milestones of Malaysia population
The ratio of men and women in Penang, Malaysia
| Male | 843,521 | 51% |
| Female | 800,875 | 49% |
Current ratio of men and women in absolute and relative values in Penang, Malaysia. If you are interested in the answer to the question "How many men and women are there in Penang, Malaysia?" you've come to the right place!
Sources of our data about Penang, Malaysia
The main sources of data on the population and other in Penang, Malaysia:
- United Nations (UN) Penang, Malaysia statistic;
- World Bank Penang, Malaysia statistic
- World Health Organization (WHO) Penang, Malaysia statistic;
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Penang, Malaysia population, demographics, and projections to 2100
This graph provides information about the dynamics of changes in the quantitative composition of Penang, Malaysia population: the Total number of inhabitants, the number of men, the number of women, and the average age of Penang, Malaysia inhabitants.
In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.
| Year | Population | Male | Female | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 294,587 | 151,601 | 142,985 | 20 |
| 1951 | 302,365 | 155,135 | 147,229 | — |
| 1952 | 310,966 | 159,181 | 151,785 | — |
| 1953 | 320,117 | 163,583 | 156,534 | — |
| 1954 | 329,626 | 168,231 | 161,394 | — |
| 1955 | 339,379 | 173,053 | 166,325 | 19 |
| 1956 | 349,348 | 178,024 | 171,324 | — |
| 1957 | 359,586 | 183,159 | 176,426 | — |
| 1958 | 370,211 | 188,510 | 181,700 | — |
| 1959 | 381,387 | 194,153 | 187,234 | — |
| 1960 | 393,256 | 200,151 | 193,104 | 18 |
| 1961 | 405,863 | 206,522 | 199,340 | — |
| 1962 | 419,098 | 213,205 | 205,893 | — |
| 1963 | 432,669 | 220,046 | 212,622 | — |
| 1964 | 446,171 | 226,836 | 219,334 | — |
| 1965 | 459,320 | 233,427 | 225,892 | 17 |
| 1966 | 472,026 | 239,772 | 232,253 | — |
| 1967 | 484,380 | 245,918 | 238,462 | — |
| 1968 | 496,514 | 251,934 | 244,579 | — |
| 1969 | 508,636 | 257,931 | 250,704 | — |
| 1970 | 520,918 | 264,001 | 256,916 | 18 |
| 1971 | 533,372 | 270,149 | 263,222 | — |
| 1972 | 545,997 | 276,378 | 269,619 | — |
| 1973 | 558,936 | 282,771 | 276,164 | — |
| 1974 | 572,362 | 289,434 | 282,928 | — |
| 1975 | 586,396 | 296,438 | 289,958 | 19 |
| 1976 | 601,174 | 303,864 | 297,310 | — |
| 1977 | 616,681 | 311,703 | 304,977 | — |
| 1978 | 632,714 | 319,831 | 312,882 | — |
| 1979 | 648,972 | 328,063 | 320,908 | — |
| 1980 | 665,271 | 336,288 | 328,983 | 20 |
| 1981 | 681,470 | 344,413 | 337,056 | — |
| 1982 | 697,726 | 352,534 | 345,191 | — |
| 1983 | 714,515 | 360,956 | 353,558 | — |
| 1984 | 732,493 | 370,093 | 362,399 | — |
| 1985 | 752,098 | 380,223 | 371,874 | 21 |
| 1986 | 773,544 | 391,485 | 382,059 | — |
| 1987 | 796,604 | 403,729 | 392,875 | — |
| 1988 | 820,734 | 416,590 | 404,143 | — |
| 1989 | 845,154 | 429,548 | 415,606 | — |
| 1990 | 869,303 | 442,229 | 427,074 | 22 |
| 1991 | 892,934 | 454,483 | 438,450 | — |
| 1992 | 916,208 | 466,424 | 449,783 | — |
| 1993 | 939,459 | 478,258 | 461,200 | — |
| 1994 | 963,210 | 490,310 | 472,900 | — |
| 1995 | 987,804 | 502,802 | 485,001 | 23 |
| 1996 | 1,013,359 | 515,798 | 497,561 | — |
| 1997 | 1,039,644 | 529,179 | 510,465 | — |
| 1998 | 1,066,252 | 542,785 | 523,466 | — |
| 1999 | 1,092,608 | 556,382 | 536,226 | — |
| 2000 | 1,118,305 | 569,802 | 548,502 | 24 |
| 2001 | 1,143,129 | 582,941 | 560,187 | — |
| 2002 | 1,167,201 | 595,847 | 571,354 | — |
| 2003 | 1,190,847 | 608,670 | 582,177 | — |
| 2004 | 1,214,560 | 621,640 | 592,920 | — |
| 2005 | 1,238,666 | 634,894 | 603,772 | 25 |
| 2006 | 1,263,320 | 648,524 | 614,796 | — |
| 2007 | 1,288,315 | 662,398 | 625,917 | — |
| 2008 | 1,313,177 | 676,158 | 637,019 | — |
| 2009 | 1,337,238 | 689,314 | 647,923 | — |
| 2010 | 1,360,043 | 701,530 | 658,512 | 26 |
| 2011 | 1,381,399 | 712,658 | 668,740 | — |
| 2012 | 1,401,515 | 722,841 | 678,674 | — |
| 2013 | 1,420,836 | 732,403 | 688,433 | — |
| 2014 | 1,440,011 | 741,819 | 698,192 | — |
| 2015 | 1,459,507 | 751,435 | 708,072 | 28 |
| 2016 | 1,479,452 | 761,345 | 718,107 | — |
| 2017 | 1,499,703 | 771,451 | 728,252 | — |
| 2018 | 1,520,116 | 781,666 | 738,450 | — |
| 2019 | 1,540,451 | 791,838 | 748,612 | — |
| 2020 | 1,560,518 | 801,850 | 758,668 | 30 |
| 2021 | 1,580,296 | 811,694 | 768,601 | — |
| 2022 | 1,599,817 | 821,402 | 778,415 | — |
| 2023 | 1,619,015 | 830,938 | 788,077 | — |
| 2024 | 1,637,821 | 840,265 | 797,555 | 31 |
| 2025 | 1,656,173 | 849,351 | 806,822 | 32 |
| 2026 | 1,674,032 | 858,175 | 815,856 | — |
| 2027 | 1,691,378 | 866,729 | 824,648 | — |
| 2028 | 1,708,204 | 875,013 | 833,191 | — |
| 2029 | 1,724,516 | 883,032 | 841,483 | — |
| 2030 | 1,740,314 | 890,790 | 849,523 | 34 |
| 2031 | 1,755,595 | 898,287 | 857,307 | — |
| 2032 | 1,770,344 | 905,516 | 864,828 | — |
| 2033 | 1,784,546 | 912,467 | 872,079 | — |
| 2034 | 1,798,181 | 919,130 | 879,051 | — |
| 2035 | 1,811,242 | 925,501 | 885,740 | 36 |
| 2036 | 1,823,728 | 931,580 | 892,147 | — |
| 2037 | 1,835,658 | 937,377 | 898,280 | — |
| 2038 | 1,847,069 | 942,914 | 904,155 | — |
| 2039 | 1,858,016 | 948,220 | 909,796 | — |
| 2040 | 1,868,542 | 953,319 | 915,222 | 38 |
| 2041 | 1,878,665 | 958,221 | 920,443 | — |
| 2042 | 1,888,397 | 962,932 | 925,465 | — |
| 2043 | 1,897,769 | 967,468 | 930,301 | — |
| 2044 | 1,906,814 | 971,844 | 934,969 | — |
| 2045 | 1,915,557 | 976,073 | 939,484 | 39 |
| 2046 | 1,924,012 | 980,161 | 943,851 | — |
| 2047 | 1,932,188 | 984,114 | 948,073 | — |
| 2048 | 1,940,094 | 987,939 | 952,155 | — |
| 2049 | 1,947,739 | 991,638 | 956,100 | — |
| 2050 | 1,955,126 | 995,216 | 959,909 | 40 |
| 2051 | 1,962,258 | 998,674 | 963,583 | — |
| 2052 | 1,969,129 | 1,002,010 | 967,118 | — |
| 2053 | 1,975,717 | 1,005,214 | 970,503 | — |
| 2054 | 1,981,993 | 1,008,271 | 973,721 | — |
| 2055 | 1,987,930 | 1,011,169 | 976,761 | 42 |
| 2056 | 1,993,519 | 1,013,904 | 979,614 | — |
| 2057 | 1,998,751 | 1,016,473 | 982,278 | — |
| 2058 | 2,003,606 | 1,018,866 | 984,740 | — |
| 2059 | 2,008,060 | 1,021,073 | 986,986 | — |
| 2060 | 2,012,092 | 1,023,085 | 989,006 | 43 |
| 2061 | 2,015,696 | 1,024,901 | 990,794 | — |
| 2062 | 2,018,865 | 1,026,516 | 992,349 | — |
| 2063 | 2,021,589 | 1,027,926 | 993,663 | — |
| 2064 | 2,023,858 | 1,029,127 | 994,731 | — |
| 2065 | 2,025,663 | 1,030,114 | 995,549 | 44 |
| 2066 | 2,027,007 | 1,030,889 | 996,117 | — |
| 2067 | 2,027,896 | 1,031,457 | 996,439 | — |
| 2068 | 2,028,346 | 1,031,822 | 996,524 | — |
| 2069 | 2,028,375 | 1,031,994 | 996,380 | — |
| 2070 | 2,028,006 | 1,031,985 | 996,020 | 45 |
| 2071 | 2,027,251 | 1,031,800 | 995,451 | — |
| 2072 | 2,026,127 | 1,031,446 | 994,681 | — |
| 2073 | 2,024,659 | 1,030,932 | 993,726 | — |
| 2074 | 2,022,874 | 1,030,272 | 992,601 | — |
| 2075 | 2,020,800 | 1,029,478 | 991,322 | 46 |
| 2076 | 2,018,457 | 1,028,555 | 989,901 | — |
| 2077 | 2,015,866 | 1,027,516 | 988,350 | — |
| 2078 | 2,013,062 | 1,026,375 | 986,687 | — |
| 2079 | 2,010,077 | 1,025,147 | 984,930 | — |
| 2080 | 2,006,943 | 1,023,846 | 983,097 | 47 |
| 2081 | 2,003,681 | 1,022,482 | 981,199 | — |
| 2082 | 2,000,307 | 1,021,060 | 979,246 | — |
| 2083 | 1,996,842 | 1,019,589 | 977,252 | — |
| 2084 | 1,993,310 | 1,018,077 | 975,233 | — |
| 2085 | 1,989,726 | 1,016,528 | 973,198 | 47 |
| 2086 | 1,986,105 | 1,014,948 | 971,157 | — |
| 2087 | 1,982,455 | 1,013,341 | 969,114 | — |
| 2088 | 1,978,781 | 1,011,706 | 967,074 | — |
| 2089 | 1,975,081 | 1,010,042 | 965,039 | — |
| 2090 | 1,971,353 | 1,008,346 | 963,007 | 47 |
| 2091 | 1,967,601 | 1,006,618 | 960,982 | — |
| 2092 | 1,963,823 | 1,004,860 | 958,963 | — |
| 2093 | 1,960,023 | 1,003,072 | 956,950 | — |
| 2094 | 1,956,199 | 1,001,255 | 954,944 | — |
| 2095 | 1,952,349 | 999,409 | 952,940 | 48 |
| 2096 | 1,948,466 | 997,530 | 950,935 | — |
| 2097 | 1,944,540 | 995,617 | 948,923 | — |
| 2098 | 1,940,559 | 993,663 | 946,895 | — |
| 2099 | 1,936,505 | 991,662 | 944,842 | — |
| 2100 | 1,932,359 | 989,606 | 942,752 | 48 |
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