Pulau Pinang population

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

Total Population1,808,300
Male926,600
Female881,700
Districts5

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Population by district in Pulau Pinang

Pulau Pinang population by sex

Pulau Pinang population by sex
SexPopulationShareShare chart
Male 926,600 51.2%
Female 881,700 48.8%

Pulau Pinang population by age group

Pulau Pinang population by age group
Age groupPopulationShareShare chart
Children (0–14) 326,400 18.1%
Working age (15–64) 1,321,800 73.1%
Seniors (65+) 160,200 8.9%

Pulau Pinang population by five-year age group

Pulau Pinang population by five-year age group
Age groupPopulationShareShare chart
0–4 years 97,600 5.4%
5–9 years 113,800 6.3%
10–14 years 115,000 6.4%
15–19 years 116,200 6.4%
20–24 years 153,300 8.5%
25–29 years 173,600 9.6%
30–34 years 167,100 9.2%
35–39 years 148,300 8.2%
40–44 years 145,300 8.0%
45–49 years 118,000 6.5%
50–54 years 110,000 6.1%
55–59 years 102,300 5.7%
60–64 years 87,700 4.8%
65–69 years 73,700 4.1%
70–74 years 49,900 2.8%
75–79 years 25,300 1.4%
80–84 years 9,600 0.5%
85+ years 1,700 0.1%

Pulau Pinang population by ethnicity

Pulau Pinang population by ethnicity
EthnicityPopulationShareShare chart
Bumiputera (Malay) 747,500 41.3%
Bumiputera (Other) 7,400 0.4%
Chinese 706,300 39.1%
Indian 154,600 8.5%
Other citizens 10,300 0.6%
Non-citizens 182,300 10.1%

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

Population by district in Pulau Pinang

5 districts
Districts in Pulau Pinang ranked by estimated population
DistrictPopulationShareProperty prices
Timur Laut 565,300 31.3% Timur Laut report
Seberang Perai Tengah 446,700 24.7% Seberang Perai Tengah report
Seberang Perai Utara 354,700 19.6% Seberang Perai Utara report
Barat Daya 250,600 13.9% Barat Daya report
Seberang Perai Selatan 191,000 10.6% Seberang Perai Selatan 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

Johor4,224,300 residents 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 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.