List of cities in Malaysia by population

Source	UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
Date	10 Apr 2026

Top Statistics

Malaysia cities population
City	Population		Share (%)	Rank		Change
City	2025	2026	Share (%)	Malaysia	World	Population	(%)
Kuala Lumpur	8,443,731	8,565,445	23.8	1	41	121,714	1.44
Johor Bahru	1,695,838	1,713,260	4.76	2	289	17,422	1.03
Ipoh	823,097	831,599	2.31	3	637	8,502	1.03
Kota Kinabalu	789,885	800,493	2.22	4	668	10,608	1.34
George Town	765,884	769,761	2.14	5	697	3,877	0.51
Kuching	586,880	593,455	1.65	6	929	6,575	1.12
Malacca City	555,703	563,080	1.57	7	985	7,377	1.33
Bukit Mertajam	517,326	521,208	1.45	8	1071	3,882	0.75
Kota Bharu	460,445	466,911	1.30	9	1208	6,466	1.40
Seremban	434,530	442,015	1.23	10	1271	7,485	1.72
Sandakan	400,980	406,297	1.13	11	1412	5,317	1.33
Kuantan	373,353	380,832	1.06	12	1513	7,479	2.00
Tawau	375,573	379,074	1.05	13	1519	3,501	0.93
Kuala Terengganu	326,615	341,474	0.949	14	1699	14,859	4.55
Sungai Petani	310,566	312,145	0.868	15	1857	1,579	0.51
Alor Setar	264,051	265,784	0.739	16	2223	1,733	0.66
Taiping	222,522	223,576	0.621	17	2661	1,054	0.47
Kulim	207,980	208,981	0.581	18	2892	1,001	0.48
Rawang	193,810	197,529	0.549	19	3070	3,719	1.92
Sibu	189,927	191,566	0.532	20	3177	1,639	0.86
Kulai	164,961	172,199	0.479	21	3565	7,238	4.39
Kluang	162,807	164,781	0.458	22	3712	1,974	1.21
Batu Pahat	154,683	155,853	0.433	23	3943	1,170	0.76
Kampong Pulau Melayu	150,819	152,314	0.423	24	4034	1,495	0.99
Muar	131,389	133,113	0.370	25	4635	1,724	1.31
Lahad Datu	120,676	122,888	0.342	26	5057	2,212	1.83
Putrajaya	112,672	116,089	0.323	27	5363	3,417	3.03
Bintulu	113,441	114,358	0.318	28	5461	917	0.81