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Population Petaling Jaya (Malaysia)
543 415
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Petaling Jaya is 543 415 people, including children under the age of 6 - 54 613 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 63 851 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 65 482 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 233 397 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 102 162 people, and the centenarians Petaling Jaya over 80 years old - 23 910 people.
Population size Petaling Jaya by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 54 613 / 10.05% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 63 851 / 11.75% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 65 482 / 12.05% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 233 397 / 42.95% |
| Elderly over 60 | 102 162 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 23 910 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Petaling Jaya
Total Petaling Jaya permanent residents 259 481 men (47.75%) and 283 934 women (52.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 16 954 / 6.1% | 13 564 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 16 954 / 6.1% | 13 303 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 15 128 / 5.4% | 11 999 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 12 781 / 4.5% | 10 434 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 15 128 / 5.4% | 12 521 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 22 432 / 8.2% | 18 781 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 21 910 / 8% | 18 781 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 20 084 / 7.3% | 18 259 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 18 519 / 6.7% | 17 216 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 16 954 / 6.1% | 15 912 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 19 302 / 7% | 19 303 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 20 345 / 7.4% | 22 172 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 16 954 / 6.1% | 19 824 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 11 737 / 4.1% | 15 651 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 4 956 / 1.5% | 8 347 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 6 260 / 2% | 13 042 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 4 434 / 1.3% | 11 738 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Petaling Jaya: have higher education 22.7% (123 355 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (15 759 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (193 999 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (85 316 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (47 277 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (44 560 people), have no education — 0.4% (2 174 people), illiterate — 0.6% (3 260 people).
| Higher education | 123 355 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 15 759 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 193 999 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 85 316 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 47 277 / 8.7% |
| High school | 44 560 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 2 174 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 3 260 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Petaling Jaya
Total Petaling Jaya the number of officially employed population is 355 937 people (65.5%), pensioners 146 722 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 24 454 people (4.5%).
| Employed population | 355 937 / 65.5% |
| Unemployed | 24 454 / 4.5% |
| Pensioners | 146 722 / 27% |
Disability
Total Petaling Jaya have a disability 51 787 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 7 988 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 20 215 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 19 400 (3.57.%), disabled children 4 184 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 51 787 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 7 988 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 20 215 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 19 400 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 4 184 / 0.77% |