Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Metro Area Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Kota Kinabalu in 2025 is 613,000, a 2% increase from 2024.
- The metro area population of Kota Kinabalu in 2024 was 601,000, a 2.04% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Kota Kinabalu in 2023 was 589,000, a 2.26% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Kota Kinabalu in 2022 was 576,000, a 2.31% increase from 2021.
| Other Cities in Malaysia |
| City Name |
Population |
| Kuala Lumpur |
9,000,000 |
| Johor Bahru |
1,128,000 |
| Ipoh |
888,000 |
| Kuching |
663,000 |
| Kota Kinabalu |
613,000 |
| Kuantan |
559,000 |
| Seremban |
523,000 |
| Kuala Terengganu |
419,000 |
| Sandakan |
403,000 |
| Alor Star |
382,000 |
| Kota Bharu |
375,000 |
|
Kota Kinabalu - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
613,000 |
2.00% |
| 2024 |
601,000 |
2.04% |
| 2023 |
589,000 |
2.26% |
| 2022 |
576,000 |
2.31% |
| 2021 |
563,000 |
2.36% |
| 2020 |
550,000 |
2.61% |
| 2019 |
536,000 |
2.49% |
| 2018 |
523,000 |
2.95% |
| 2017 |
508,000 |
3.04% |
| 2016 |
493,000 |
2.92% |
| 2015 |
479,000 |
3.01% |
| 2014 |
465,000 |
3.10% |
| 2013 |
451,000 |
2.97% |
| 2012 |
438,000 |
3.06% |
| 2011 |
425,000 |
2.91% |
| 2010 |
413,000 |
2.99% |
| 2009 |
401,000 |
3.08% |
| 2008 |
389,000 |
2.91% |
| 2007 |
378,000 |
3.00% |
| 2006 |
367,000 |
3.09% |
| 2005 |
356,000 |
3.19% |
| 2004 |
345,000 |
2.99% |
| 2003 |
335,000 |
2.76% |
| 2002 |
326,000 |
3.16% |
| 2001 |
316,000 |
2.93% |
| 2000 |
307,000 |
7.72% |
| 1999 |
285,000 |
7.55% |
| 1998 |
265,000 |
7.72% |
| 1997 |
246,000 |
7.42% |
| 1996 |
229,000 |
7.51% |
| 1995 |
213,000 |
7.58% |
| 1994 |
198,000 |
7.61% |
| 1993 |
184,000 |
7.60% |
| 1992 |
171,000 |
6.88% |
| 1991 |
160,000 |
3.90% |
| 1990 |
154,000 |
3.36% |
| 1989 |
149,000 |
3.47% |
| 1988 |
144,000 |
3.60% |
| 1987 |
139,000 |
3.73% |
| 1986 |
134,000 |
3.08% |
| 1985 |
130,000 |
4.00% |
| 1984 |
125,000 |
3.31% |
| 1983 |
121,000 |
3.42% |
| 1982 |
117,000 |
3.54% |
| 1981 |
113,000 |
3.67% |
| 1980 |
109,000 |
10.10% |
| 1979 |
99,000 |
10.00% |
| 1978 |
90,000 |
11.11% |
| 1977 |
81,000 |
9.46% |
| 1976 |
74,000 |
10.45% |
| 1975 |
67,000 |
11.67% |
| 1974 |
60,000 |
9.09% |
| 1973 |
55,000 |
10.00% |
| 1972 |
50,000 |
11.11% |
| 1971 |
45,000 |
9.76% |
| 1970 |
41,000 |
5.13% |
| 1969 |
39,000 |
5.41% |
| 1968 |
37,000 |
5.71% |
| 1967 |
35,000 |
2.94% |
| 1966 |
34,000 |
6.25% |
| 1965 |
32,000 |
3.23% |
| 1964 |
31,000 |
6.90% |
| 1963 |
29,000 |
3.57% |
| 1962 |
28,000 |
7.69% |
| 1961 |
26,000 |
4.00% |
| 1960 |
25,000 |
4.17% |
| 1959 |
24,000 |
4.35% |
| 1958 |
23,000 |
4.55% |
| 1957 |
22,000 |
4.76% |
| 1956 |
21,000 |
5.00% |
| 1955 |
20,000 |
5.26% |
| 1954 |
19,000 |
5.56% |
| 1953 |
18,000 |
5.88% |
| 1952 |
17,000 |
6.25% |
| 1951 |
16,000 |
6.67% |
| 1950 |
15,000 |
0.00% |
