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Terengganu

Terengganu is located in the east of Peninsular Malaysia and bounded: 
i. Kelantan in the north and northwest; 
ii. South China Sea in the east; and 
iii. Pahang in the south and southwest.
 
Terengganu @ a Glance
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Area (km2)* 13,052 12,958 12,958 12,958 -
Population (million)          
  Total 1.21 1.23 1.24 1.26 1.28e
  Male 0.62 0.63 0.63 0.64 0.65e
  Female 0.59 0.60 0.61 0.62 0.63e
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%) 2.1 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.3e
Birth and Death ( per 1,000 population )          
  Crude Birth Rate * 23.1 23.0 21.7    
  Crude Death Rate 5.8 5.8 5.9    
Total Fertility Rate # 3.2 3.1 2.9    
Life expectancy at birth (years)          
Male 69.1 69.4 69.6 69.9p 70.5e
Female 74.9 75.2 75.2 75.7p 76.7e
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)          
  GDP at constant 2015 prices (RM million) 33,979 34,838 36,004p 33,955e  
  GDP per capita at current prices (RM) 29,848 30,202 30,936p 26,924e  
  GDP Growth (%) 5.7 2.5 3.3p -5.7e  
Employment 2          
  Labour Force ('000) 458.8 470.3 488.2 484.9 -
  Employed ('000) 438.3 447.8 471.0 465.0 -
  Unemployed ('000) 20.6 22.5 17.2 19.8 -
  Labour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%)          
       Total 60.2 60.2 61.1 59.4 -
       Male 75.0 75.6 76.2 75.7 -
       Female 44.6 44.2 45.2 42.5 -
  Unemployment rate (%) 4.5 4.8 3.5 4.1 -

Note:

  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.

Updated: 20 August 2021