Pontian, Johor population

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

Total Population177,800
Male94,700
Female83,100
Share of Johor4.2%

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Pontian, Johor population by sex

Pontian, Johor population by sex
SexPopulationShareShare chart
Male 94,700 53.3%
Female 83,100 46.7%

Pontian, Johor population by age group

Pontian, Johor population by age group
Age groupPopulationShareShare chart
Children (0–14) 37,900 21.3%
Working age (15–64) 126,900 71.4%
Seniors (65+) 13,000 7.3%

Pontian, Johor population by five-year age group

Pontian, Johor population by five-year age group
Age groupPopulationShareShare chart
0–4 years 12,200 6.9%
5–9 years 11,800 6.6%
10–14 years 13,900 7.8%
15–19 years 14,700 8.3%
20–24 years 16,400 9.2%
25–29 years 17,100 9.6%
30–34 years 14,700 8.3%
35–39 years 14,000 7.9%
40–44 years 13,300 7.5%
45–49 years 11,000 6.2%
50–54 years 9,500 5.3%
55–59 years 8,600 4.8%
60–64 years 7,600 4.3%
65–69 years 6,400 3.6%
70–74 years 3,600 2.0%
75–79 years 2,000 1.1%
80–84 years 800 0.4%
85+ years 200 0.1%

Pontian, Johor population by ethnicity

Pontian, Johor population by ethnicity
EthnicityPopulationShareShare chart
Bumiputera (Malay) 119,600 67.3%
Bumiputera (Other) 1,700 1.0%
Chinese 42,000 23.6%
Indian 1,400 0.8%
Other citizens 800 0.4%
Non-citizens 12,400 7.0%

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 Muar325,000 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.