Kedah

 

Kedah is located in the north of Peninsular Malaysia and bounded: 
i. Perlis and Thailand in the north; 
ii. Perak in the east and the south; and 
iii. Straits of Malacca in the west.
 

Kedah @ a Glance
		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Area (km2)*		9,492	9,492	9,492	9,492	-
Population (million)
	Total	2.14	2.16	2.17	2.18	2.19e
	Male	1.09	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.11e
	Female	1.06	1.07	1.07	1.08	1.09e
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%)		1.1	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.5e
Birth and Death ( per 1,000 population )
	Crude Birth Rate	17.1	16.5	15.8	-	-
	Crude Death Rate	6.7	6.7	6.6	-	-
Total Fertility Rate#		2.3	2.2	2.1	-	-
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Male		70.3	70.4	70.7	71.0p	71.5e
Female		76.0	76.2	76.4	76.8p	77.3e
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
	GDP at constant 2015 prices (RM million)	43,067	44,804	46,852p	46,041e	-
	GDP per capita at current prices (RM)	20,961	21,398	22,384p	22,166e	-
	GDP Growth (%)	4.6	4.0	4.6p	-1.7e	-
Employment 2
	Labour Force ('000)	932.7	936.7	950.0	954.5	-
	Employed ('000)	906.3	909.2	923.6	914.7	-
	Unemployed ('000)	26.5	27.5	26.3	39.9	-
	Labour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%)
	Total	64.7	63.5	63.3	63.0	-
	Male	76.9	76.4	77.3	78.9	-
	Female	52.1	50.1	48.6	46.6	-
	Unemployment Rate (%)	2.8	2.9	2.8	4.2	-

Notes:

1. 2016 - 2019: Population Estimates based on the adjusted Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2010.
2. # Total Fertility Rate: The rate per woman aged 15 - 49 years.
3. ^p Preliminary.
4. ^e Estimate.
5. The added total may differ due to rounding.
6. * Source: Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia