Pahang

 

Pahang is located in the east of Peninsular Malaysia and bounded: 
i. Kelantan in the north; 
ii. Perak, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan in the west; 
iii. Johor in the south and 
iv. Terengganu and the South China Sea in the east.
 

Pahang @ a Glance
		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Area (km2)*		35,965	35,965	35,965	35,965	-
Population (million)
	Total	1.65	1.66	1.67	1.68	1.68e
	Male	0.88	0.89	0.89	0.89	0.89e
	Female	0.77	0.78	0.78	0.79	0.80e
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%)		1.2	1.1	0.4	0.3	0.5e
Birth and Death ( per 1,000 population )
	Crude Birth Rate	16.7	16.2	15.4	-	-
	Crude Death Rate	5.6	5.6	5.5	-	-
Total Fertility Rate#		2.2	2.1	2.0	-	-
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Male		71.0	71.2	71.5	72.1p	72.6e
Female		76.3	76.4	76.6	77.1p	77.9e
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
	GDP at constant 2015 prices (RM million)	54,591	56,290	58,448p	54,984e	-
	GDP per capita at current prices (RM)	35,751	35,577	36,568p	36,145e	-
	GDP Growth (%)	7.3	3.1	3.8p	-5.9e	-
Employment 2
	Labour Force ('000)	710.9	735.6	741.0	739.1	-
	Employed ('000)	690.2	716.6	719.5	715.9	-
	Unemployed ('000)	20.7	19.0	21.4	23.2	-
	Labour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%)
	Total	65.3	66.6	66.4	65.8	-
	Male	79.5	81.3	81.4	80.4	-
	Female	48.7	49.5	48.9	48.8	-
	Unemployment Rate (%)	2.9	2.6	2.9	3.1	-

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.