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Population Kuching (Malaysia)
658 562
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Kuching is 658 562 people, including children under the age of 6 - 66 185 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 77 381 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 79 357 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 282 852 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 123 810 people, and the centenarians Kuching over 80 years old - 28 977 people.
Population size Kuching by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 66 185 / 10.05% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 77 381 / 11.75% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 79 357 / 12.05% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 282 852 / 42.95% |
| Elderly over 60 | 123 810 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 28 977 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Kuching
Total Kuching permanent residents 314 463 men (47.75%) and 344 099 women (52.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 20 547 / 6.1% | 16 438 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 20 547 / 6.1% | 16 122 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 18 334 / 5.4% | 14 541 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 15 489 / 4.5% | 12 645 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 18 334 / 5.4% | 15 174 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 27 185 / 8.2% | 22 760 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 26 553 / 8% | 22 760 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 24 340 / 7.3% | 22 128 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 22 443 / 6.7% | 20 864 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 20 547 / 6.1% | 19 283 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 23 392 / 7% | 23 393 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 24 656 / 7.4% | 26 870 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 20 547 / 6.1% | 24 025 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 14 225 / 4.1% | 18 967 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 6 006 / 1.5% | 10 116 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 7 586 / 2% | 15 806 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 5 373 / 1.3% | 14 225 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Kuching: have higher education 22.7% (149 494 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (19 098 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (235 107 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (103 394 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (57 295 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (54 002 people), have no education — 0.4% (2 634 people), illiterate — 0.6% (3 951 people).
| Higher education | 149 494 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 19 098 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 235 107 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 103 394 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 57 295 / 8.7% |
| High school | 54 002 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 2 634 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 3 951 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Kuching
Total Kuching the number of officially employed population is 431 358 people (65.5%), pensioners 177 812 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 29 635 people (4.5%).
| Employed population | 431 358 / 65.5% |
| Unemployed | 29 635 / 4.5% |
| Pensioners | 177 812 / 27% |
Disability
Total Kuching have a disability 62 761 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 9 681 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 24 499 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 23 511 (3.57.%), disabled children 5 071 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 62 761 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 9 681 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 24 499 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 23 511 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 5 071 / 0.77% |