Johor

 

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

Johor @ a Glance
		2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Area (km2)*		19,166	19,166	19,166	19,166	-
Population (million)
	Total	3.70	3.75	3.76	3.77	3.79e
	Male	1.95	1.98	1.97	1.97	1.98e
	Female	1.74	1.77	1.79	1.80	1.82e
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%)		1.2	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.5e
Birth and Death ( per 1,000 population )
	Crude Birth Rate	16.5	16.3	16.0	-	-
	Crude Death Rate	5.6	5.6	5.8	-	-
Total Fertility Rate #		2.1	2.1	2.1	-	-
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Male		71.8	72.0	72.1	72.3p	72.8e
Female		76.9	77.1	77.3	77.6p	78.1e
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
	GDP at constant 2015 prices (RM million)	123,561	130,586	134,240p	128,034e	-
	GDP per capita at current prices (RM)	35,315	36,388	37,387p	35,996e	-
	GDP Growth (%)	5.9	5.7	2.8p	-4.6e	-
Employment 2
	Labour Force ('000)	1,673.8	1,745.1	1,805.7	1,840.6	-
	Employed ('000)	1,616.7	1,693.3	1,756.1	1,775.6	-
	Unemployment ('000)	57.1	51.9	49.6	65.0	-
	Labour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%)
	Total	67.0	68.9	70.3	70.4	-
	Male	81.7	81.8	82.6	87.8	-
	Female	50.2	54.4	56.5	51.0	-
	Unemployment Rate (%)	3.4	3.0	2.7	3.5	-

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.