Melaka

 

Melaka is located in the west of Peninsular Malaysia and bounded: 
i. Negeri Sembilan in the north; 
ii. Johor in the south, and 
iii. Straits of Malacca in the west.
 

Melaka @ a Glance
		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Area (km2)*		1,720	1,712	1,712	1,712	-
Population (million)
	Total	0.91	0.92	0.93	0.93	0.94e
	Male	0.46	0.46	0.47	0.47	0.47e
	Female	0.45	0.46	0.46	0.47	0.47e
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%)		1.3	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.6e
Birth and Death ( per 1,000 population )
	Crude Birth Rate	15.8	15.6	15.2	-	-
	Crude Death Rate	6.0	5.9	6.0	-	-
Total Fertility Rate#		1.9	1.9	1.8	-	-
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Male		71.8	72.0	72.2	72.6p	72.7e
Female		77.5	77.6	77.8	78.1p	78.4e
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
	GDP at constant 2015 prices (RM million)	40,830	42,376	43,590p	41,029e	-
	GDP per capita at current prices (RM)	46,828	47,900	49,119p	45,936e	-
	GDP Growth (%)	8.3	3.8	2.9p	-5.9e	-
Employment 2
	Labour Force ('000)	410.3	421.2	432.9	426.8	-
	Employed ('000)	406.2	416.7	428.3	417.3	-
	Unemployed ('000)	4.0	4.4	4.6	9.4	-
	Labour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%)
	Total	65.6	66.6	67.6	66.2	-
	Male	76.7	76.7	78.3	77.1	-
	Female	54.0	56.3	56.6	55.1	-
	Unemployment Rate (%)	1.0	1.1	1.1	2.2	-

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.