Sarawak

 

Sarawak is located in the northwest of the island of Borneo and bordered: 
i. Brunei in the north;
ii. Sabah in the northeast;
iii. Indonesia in the south; and
iv. South China Sea in the west.
 

Sarawak @ a Glance
		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Area (km2)*		124,451	124,451	124,450	124,450	-
Population (million)
	Total	2.76	2.79	2.81	2.81	2.82e
	Male	1.44	1.45	1.46	1.46	1.46e
	Female	1.32	1.34	1.35	1.35	1.36e
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%)		1.0	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.3e
Birth and Death ( per 1,000 population )
	Crude Birth Rate	13.6	13.1	13.0	-	-
	Crude Death Rate	4.7	5.0	5.0	-	-
Total Fertility Rate #		1.7	1.6	1.6	-	-
Life expectancy at birth (years)
	Male	74.4	74.6	74.5	74.6p	74.3e
	Female	78.2	78.4	78.4	78.7p	79.0e
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
	GDP at constant 2015 prices (RM million)	130,169	133,010	136,758p	127,116e	-
	GDP per capita at current prices (RM)	50,177	52,387	53,552p	48,657e	-
	GDP Growth (%)	4.5	2.2	2.8p	-7.1e	-
Employment 2
	Labour Force ('000)	1,292.6	1,316.7	1,346.8	1,319.5	-
	Employed ('000)	1,253.7	1,274.4	1,304.7	1,262.3	-
	Unemployed ('000)	38.9	42.3	42.1	57.2	-
	Labour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%)
	Total	67.8	67.9	68.4	66.9	-
	Male	81.8	82.6	83.3	82.0	-
	Female	52.1	51.5	51.7	50.2	-
	Unemployment Rate (%)	3.0	3.2	3.1	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.