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Population Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
1 809 699
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Kuala Lumpur is 1 809 699 people, including children under the age of 6 - 181 875 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 212 640 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 218 069 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 777 266 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 340 223 people, and the centenarians Kuala Lumpur over 80 years old - 79 627 people.
Population size Kuala Lumpur by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 181 875 / 10.05% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 212 640 / 11.75% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 218 069 / 12.05% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 777 266 / 42.95% |
| Elderly over 60 | 340 223 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 79 627 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Kuala Lumpur
Total Kuala Lumpur permanent residents 864 131 men (47.75%) and 945 568 women (52.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 56 462 / 6.1% | 45 170 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 56 462 / 6.1% | 44 302 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 50 382 / 5.4% | 39 959 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 42 564 / 4.5% | 34 747 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 50 382 / 5.4% | 41 696 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 74 704 / 8.2% | 62 544 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 72 967 / 8% | 62 544 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 66 886 / 7.3% | 60 806 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 61 674 / 6.7% | 57 332 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 56 462 / 6.1% | 52 988 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 64 280 / 7% | 64 281 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 67 755 / 7.4% | 73 836 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 56 462 / 6.1% | 66 018 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 39 089 / 4.1% | 52 120 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 16 504 / 1.5% | 27 797 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 20 847 / 2% | 43 433 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 14 767 / 1.3% | 39 090 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents Kuala Lumpur: have higher education 22.7% (410 802 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (52 481 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (646 063 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (284 123 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (157 444 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (148 395 people), have no education — 0.4% (7 239 people), illiterate — 0.6% (10 858 people).
| Higher education | 410 802 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 52 481 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 646 063 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 284 123 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 157 444 / 8.7% |
| High school | 148 395 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 7 239 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 10 858 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Kuala Lumpur
Total Kuala Lumpur the number of officially employed population is 1 185 353 people (65.5%), pensioners 488 619 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 81 436 people (4.5%).
| Employed population | 1 185 353 / 65.5% |
| Unemployed | 81 436 / 4.5% |
| Pensioners | 488 619 / 27% |
Disability
Total Kuala Lumpur have a disability 172 464 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 26 603 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 67 321 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 64 606 (3.57.%), disabled children 13 935 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 172 464 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 26 603 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 67 321 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 64 606 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 13 935 / 0.77% |