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Population Kota Bharu (Malaysia)
577 301
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Kota Bharu is 577 301 people, including children under the age of 6 - 58 019 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 67 833 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 69 565 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 247 951 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 108 533 people, and the centenarians Kota Bharu over 80 years old - 25 401 people.
Population size Kota Bharu by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 58 019 / 10.05% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 67 833 / 11.75% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 69 565 / 12.05% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 247 951 / 42.95% |
| Elderly over 60 | 108 533 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 25 401 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Kota Bharu
Total Kota Bharu permanent residents 275 661 men (47.75%) and 301 640 women (52.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 18 011 / 6.1% | 14 410 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 18 011 / 6.1% | 14 133 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 16 072 / 5.4% | 12 747 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 13 578 / 4.5% | 11 085 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 16 072 / 5.4% | 13 301 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 23 831 / 8.2% | 19 952 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 23 276 / 8% | 19 952 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 21 337 / 7.3% | 19 398 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 19 674 / 6.7% | 18 289 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 18 011 / 6.1% | 16 904 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 20 505 / 7% | 20 506 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 21 614 / 7.4% | 23 554 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 18 011 / 6.1% | 21 060 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 12 469 / 4.1% | 16 627 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 5 265 / 1.5% | 8 868 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 6 650 / 2% | 13 856 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 4 710 / 1.3% | 12 470 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Kota Bharu: have higher education 22.7% (131 047 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (16 742 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (206 096 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (90 636 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (50 225 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (47 339 people), have no education — 0.4% (2 309 people), illiterate — 0.6% (3 464 people).
| Higher education | 131 047 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 16 742 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 206 096 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 90 636 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 50 225 / 8.7% |
| High school | 47 339 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 2 309 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 3 464 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Kota Bharu
Total Kota Bharu the number of officially employed population is 378 132 people (65.5%), pensioners 155 871 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 25 979 people (4.5%).
| Employed population | 378 132 / 65.5% |
| Unemployed | 25 979 / 4.5% |
| Pensioners | 155 871 / 27% |
Disability
Total Kota Bharu have a disability 55 017 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 8 486 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 21 476 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 20 610 (3.57.%), disabled children 4 445 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 55 017 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 8 486 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 21 476 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 20 610 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 4 445 / 0.77% |