Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Population 2024

Kota Kinabalu's 2024 population is now estimated at 601,121In 1950, the population of Kota Kinabalu was 15,487Kota Kinabalu has grown by 12,442 in the last year, which represents a 2.11% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Kota Kinabalu, which typically includes Kota Kinabalu's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Country
Malaysia
Growth Rate
2.11%
Year
Population
2035711,902
2034703,573
2033694,911
2032685,920
2031676,604
2030666,945
2029656,935
2028646,563
2027635,819
2026624,678
2025613,127
2024601,121
2023588,679
2022575,880
2021562,824
2020549,586
2019536,285
2018523,044
2017507,771
2016492,944
2015478,549
2014464,575
2013451,009
2012437,839
2011425,054
2010412,642
2009400,593
2008388,911
2007377,539
2006366,514
2005355,812
2004345,436
2003335,335
2002325,543
2001316,037
2000306,675
1999285,019
1998264,919
1997246,237
1996228,895
1995212,732
1994197,730
1993183,786
1992170,842
1991159,516
1990154,080
1989148,830
1988143,765
1987138,859
1986134,127
1985129,556
1984125,148
1983120,877
1982116,758
1981112,779
1980108,942
197999,038
197889,717
197781,272
197673,633
197566,693
197460,416
197354,730
197249,585
197144,912
197040,814
196938,884
196837,047
196735,293
196633,624
196532,033
196430,520
196329,075
196227,700
196126,390
196025,143
195923,952
195822,820
195721,740
195620,714
195519,733
195418,799
195317,910
195217,064
195116,256
195015,487
Year
Population
Change
Growth
195015,4870%0
195116,2564.97%769
195217,0644.97%808
195317,9104.96%846
195418,7994.96%889
195519,7334.97%934
195620,7144.97%981
195721,7404.95%1,026
195822,8204.97%1,080
195923,9524.96%1,132
196025,1434.97%1,191
196126,3904.96%1,247
196227,7004.96%1,310
196329,0754.96%1,375
196430,5204.97%1,445
196532,0334.96%1,513
196633,6244.97%1,591
196735,2934.96%1,669
196837,0474.97%1,754
196938,8844.96%1,837
197040,8144.96%1,930
197144,91210.04%4,098
197249,58510.4%4,673
197354,73010.38%5,145
197460,41610.39%5,686
197566,69310.39%6,277
197673,63310.41%6,940
197781,27210.37%7,639
197889,71710.39%8,445
197999,03810.39%9,321
1980108,94210%9,904
1981112,7793.52%3,837
1982116,7583.53%3,979
1983120,8773.53%4,119
1984125,1483.53%4,271
1985129,5563.52%4,408
1986134,1273.53%4,571
1987138,8593.53%4,732
1988143,7653.53%4,906
1989148,8303.52%5,065
1990154,0803.53%5,250
1991159,5163.53%5,436
1992170,8427.1%11,326
1993183,7867.58%12,944
1994197,7307.59%13,944
1995212,7327.59%15,002
1996228,8957.6%16,163
1997246,2377.58%17,342
1998264,9197.59%18,682
1999285,0197.59%20,100
2000306,6757.6%21,656
2001316,0373.05%9,362
2002325,5433.01%9,506
2003335,3353.01%9,792
2004345,4363.01%10,101
2005355,8123%10,376
2006366,5143.01%10,702
2007377,5393.01%11,025
2008388,9113.01%11,372
2009400,5933%11,682
2010412,6423.01%12,049
2011425,0543.01%12,412
2012437,8393.01%12,785
2013451,0093.01%13,170
2014464,5753.01%13,566
2015478,5493.01%13,974
2016492,9443.01%14,395
2017507,7713.01%14,827
2018523,0443.01%15,273
2019536,2852.53%13,241
2020549,5862.48%13,301
2021562,8242.41%13,238
2022575,8802.32%13,056
2023588,6792.22%12,799
2024601,1212.11%12,442
2025613,1272%12,006
2026624,6781.88%11,551
2027635,8191.78%11,141
2028646,5631.69%10,744
2029656,9351.6%10,372
2030666,9451.52%10,010
2031676,6041.45%9,659
2032685,9201.38%9,316
2033694,9111.31%8,991
2034703,5731.25%8,662
2035711,9021.18%8,329

Kota Kinabalu Population Data (Urban Area)

11 cities

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Kuala Lumpur8,815,6302.25%
Johor Bahru1,107,0001.91%
Ipoh872,4241.77%
Kuching652,3201.68%
Kota Kinabalu601,1212.11%
Kuantan548,2152.06%
Seremban513,5581.92%
Kuala Terengganu411,8211.76%
Sandakan397,1251.55%
Alor Star374,8692.16%
Kota Bharu368,7421.58%

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