Muar, Johor population

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

Total Population325,000
Male178,800
Female146,200
Share of Johor7.7%

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Muar, Johor population by sex

Muar, Johor population by sex
SexPopulationShareShare chart
Male 178,800 55.0%
Female 146,200 45.0%

Muar, Johor population by age group

Muar, Johor population by age group
Age groupPopulationShareShare chart
Children (0–14) 62,100 19.1%
Working age (15–64) 236,500 72.8%
Seniors (65+) 26,400 8.1%

Muar, Johor population by five-year age group

Muar, Johor population by five-year age group
Age groupPopulationShareShare chart
0–4 years 17,600 5.4%
5–9 years 20,200 6.2%
10–14 years 24,300 7.5%
15–19 years 27,700 8.5%
20–24 years 31,600 9.7%
25–29 years 32,800 10.1%
30–34 years 27,700 8.5%
35–39 years 25,800 7.9%
40–44 years 24,000 7.4%
45–49 years 19,900 6.1%
50–54 years 17,400 5.4%
55–59 years 15,800 4.9%
60–64 years 13,800 4.2%
65–69 years 11,900 3.7%
70–74 years 7,100 2.2%
75–79 years 4,200 1.3%
80–84 years 2,200 0.7%
85+ years 1,000 0.3%

Muar, Johor population by ethnicity

Muar, Johor population by ethnicity
EthnicityPopulationShareShare chart
Bumiputera (Malay) 181,500 55.8%
Bumiputera (Other) 1,500 0.5%
Chinese 100,300 30.9%
Indian 5,400 1.7%
Other citizens 700 0.2%
Non-citizens 35,700 11.0%

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

Other districts in Johor

Batu Pahat513,400 residents Johor Bahru1,827,200 residents Kluang336,400 residents Kota Tinggi235,900 residents Kulai354,200 residents Mersing81,700 residents Pontian177,800 residents Segamat203,800 residents Tangkak168,900 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.