Johor population

Estimated residents of Johor in 2026, by sex, age group and ethnicity.

Total Population4,224,300
Male2,261,000
Female1,963,100
Districts10

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Population by district in Johor

Johor population by sex

Johor population by sex
SexPopulationShareShare chart
Male 2,261,000 53.5%
Female 1,963,100 46.5%

Johor population by age group

Johor population by age group
Age groupPopulationShareShare chart
Children (0–14) 863,900 20.5%
Working age (15–64) 3,018,000 71.4%
Seniors (65+) 342,100 8.1%

Johor population by five-year age group

Johor population by five-year age group
Age groupPopulationShareShare chart
0–4 years 248,800 5.9%
5–9 years 296,200 7.0%
10–14 years 318,900 7.5%
15–19 years 349,700 8.3%
20–24 years 396,700 9.4%
25–29 years 409,900 9.7%
30–34 years 350,700 8.3%
35–39 years 328,300 7.8%
40–44 years 310,500 7.4%
45–49 years 260,500 6.2%
50–54 years 227,000 5.4%
55–59 years 205,300 4.9%
60–64 years 179,400 4.2%
65–69 years 153,400 3.6%
70–74 years 87,400 2.1%
75–79 years 51,200 1.2%
80–84 years 28,600 0.7%
85+ years 21,500 0.5%

Johor population by ethnicity

Johor population by ethnicity
EthnicityPopulationShareShare chart
Bumiputera (Malay) 2,297,300 54.4%
Bumiputera (Other) 62,200 1.5%
Chinese 1,212,600 28.7%
Indian 248,900 5.9%
Other citizens 20,100 0.5%
Non-citizens 383,200 9.1%

Ethnic groups follow DOSM categories. Non-citizens are shown as a single group regardless of ethnicity.

Population by district in Johor

10 districts
Districts in Johor ranked by estimated population
DistrictPopulationShareProperty prices
Johor Bahru 1,827,200 43.3% Johor Bahru report
Batu Pahat 513,400 12.2% Batu Pahat report
Kulai 354,200 8.4% Kulai report
Kluang 336,400 8.0% Kluang report
Muar 325,000 7.7% Muar report
Kota Tinggi 235,900 5.6% Kota Tinggi report
Segamat 203,800 4.8% Segamat report
Pontian 177,800 4.2% Pontian report
Tangkak 168,900 4.0% Tangkak report
Mersing 81,700 1.9% Mersing report

Property reports use the district names in recorded transactions. Sarawak property records are grouped by division, so several districts may share one property report.

Other states

Kedah2,237,400 residents Kelantan1,925,300 residents Melaka1,057,400 residents Negeri Sembilan1,248,500 residents Pahang1,686,400 residents Perak2,578,100 residents Perlis297,300 residents Pulau Pinang1,808,300 residents Sabah3,766,800 residents Sarawak2,539,800 residents Selangor7,454,300 residents Terengganu1,260,900 residents Kuala Lumpur2,082,300 residents Labuan101,100 residents Putrajaya121,400 residents

About these figures

Population figures are Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) estimates for 2026, published in thousands to one decimal place and shown here to the nearest hundred residents. State totals add up their district estimates. Sex, age and ethnicity breakdowns are published separately and may differ slightly from the total because of rounding.

Source: Population Table: Administrative District, Department of Statistics Malaysia (opens in a new tab), dated , licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) (opens in a new tab). iniPrice has aggregated and reformatted this data; DOSM does not endorse this site. See the Disclaimer for details of our changes.