Sandakan, Sabah population

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

Total Population508,300
Male263,200
Female245,100
Share of Sabah13.5%

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Sandakan, Sabah population by sex

Sandakan, Sabah population by sex
SexPopulationShareShare chart
Male 263,200 51.8%
Female 245,100 48.2%

Sandakan, Sabah population by age group

Sandakan, Sabah population by age group
Age groupPopulationShareShare chart
Children (0–14) 105,300 20.7%
Working age (15–64) 368,200 72.4%
Seniors (65+) 35,000 6.9%

Sandakan, Sabah population by five-year age group

Sandakan, Sabah population by five-year age group
Age groupPopulationShareShare chart
0–4 years 30,300 6.0%
5–9 years 37,700 7.4%
10–14 years 37,300 7.3%
15–19 years 49,800 9.8%
20–24 years 58,800 11.6%
25–29 years 59,700 11.7%
30–34 years 47,000 9.2%
35–39 years 42,100 8.3%
40–44 years 36,900 7.3%
45–49 years 25,900 5.1%
50–54 years 19,500 3.8%
55–59 years 15,600 3.1%
60–64 years 12,900 2.5%
65–69 years 14,600 2.9%
70–74 years 9,500 1.9%
75–79 years 5,000 1.0%
80–84 years 3,000 0.6%
85+ years 2,900 0.6%

Sandakan, Sabah population by ethnicity

Sandakan, Sabah population by ethnicity
EthnicityPopulationShareShare chart
Bumiputera (Malay) 52,900 10.4%
Bumiputera (Other) 200,000 39.3%
Chinese 51,300 10.1%
Indian 800 0.2%
Other citizens 6,500 1.3%
Non-citizens 196,800 38.7%

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

Other districts in Sabah

Beaufort56,600 residents Beluran90,900 residents Kalabakan59,300 residents Keningau157,400 residents Kinabatangan164,400 residents Kota Belud112,000 residents Kota Kinabalu556,100 residents Kota Marudu75,500 residents Kuala Penyu25,000 residents Kudat94,200 residents Kunak76,700 residents Lahad Datu251,100 residents Membakut53,800 residents Nabawan31,400 residents Papar122,500 residents Penampang165,500 residents Pitas39,200 residents Putatan71,000 residents Ranau89,600 residents Semporna202,700 residents Sipitang41,000 residents Tambunan34,000 residents Tawau418,100 residents Telupid29,900 residents Tenom54,700 residents Tongod42,500 residents Tuaran143,400 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.