Perlis

 

Perlis is located in the north of Peninsular Malaysia and bounded: 
i. Thailand in the north; and 
ii. Kedah in the south.
 

Perlis @ a Glance
		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Area (km2)*		816	819	819	819	-
Population (million)
	Total	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.26e
	Male	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13e
	Female	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13e
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%)		0.4	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.3e
Birth and Death ( per 1,000 population )
	Crude Birth Rate *	17.6	17.2	15.9	-	-
	Crude Death Rate	8.0	8.1	7.8	-	-
Total Fertility Rate#		2.3	2.2	2.0	-	-
Life Expectancy at Birth (years)
Male		69.4	69.2	69.3	69.5p	69.4e
Female		74.8	74.8	74.9	75.3p	75.3e
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
	GDP at constant 2015 prices (RM million)	5,695	5,885	6,152p	5,779e	-
	GDP per capita at current prices (RM)	23,596	24,408	25,521p	23,598e	-
	GDP Growth (%)	2.2	3.3	4.5p	-6.1e	-
Employment 2
	Labour Force ('000)	101.9	107.6	112.2	110.3	-
	Employed ('000)	98.4	104.0	108.5	105.6	-
	Unemployed ('000)	3.5	3.6	3.7	4.7	-
	Labour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%)
	Total	59.9	62.7	64.7	63.0	-
	Male	75.5	78.4	78.0	76.3	-
	Female	44.7	47.1	51.4	49.8	-
	Unemployment Rate (%)	3.5	3.4	3.3	4.3	-

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.