Perak

 

Perak is located in north and central region of Peninsular Malaysia and bounded: 
i. Thailand in the north; 
ii. Kelantan and Pahang in the east; 
iii. Selangor in the south; 
iv. Straits of Malacca in the west; and 
v. Penang and Kedah in the north west.
 

Perak @ a Glance
		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Area (km2)*		20,976	20,976	20,976	21,146	-
Population (million)
	Total	2.49	2.50	2.51	2.51	2.51e
	Male	1.26	1.27	1.27	1.27	1.26e
	Female	1.23	1.24	1.24	1.24	1.24e
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%)		0.4	0.4	0.2	-0.0	0.00e
Birth and Death ( per 1,000 population )
	Crude Birth Rate	14.0	13.5	13.1	-	-
	Crude Death Rate	7.2	7.4	7.5	-	-
Total Fertility Rate#		1.9	1.9	1.8	-	-
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Male		71.0	71.1	71.3	71.7p	72.0e
Female		77.2	77.3	77.4	77.6p	78.2e
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
	GDP at constant 2015 prices (RM million)	69,337	73,031	75,999p	74,242e	-
	GDP per capita at current prices (RM)	29,341	30,302	31,716p	31,486e	-
	GDP Growth (%)	5.1	5.3	4.1p	-2.3e	-
Employment 2
	Labour Force ('000)	1,052.4	1,069.8	1,080.3	1,095.8	-
	Employed ('000)	1,013.3	1,034.8	1,043.7	1,042.8	-
	Unemployed ('000)	39.1	35.0	36.7	53.0	-
	Labour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%)
	Total	63.0	63.3	63.6	64.3	-
	Male	75.9	76.0	77.5	77.1	-
	Female	49.4	50.0	49.1	51.1	-
	Unemployment Rate (%)	3.7	3.3	3.4	4.8	-

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.