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Selangor

Selangor is located in the right and west of Peninsular Malaysia and bounded: 
i. Perak in the north;
ii. Pahang in the east;
iii. Negeri Sembilan in the south; and
iv. Straits of Malacca in the west.
 
Selangor @ a Glance
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Area (km2)* 7,951 7,951 7,951 7,951 -
Population (million)          
  Total 6.38 6.48 6.51 6.52 6.56e
  Male 3.32 3.36 3.38 3.38 3.39e
  Female 3.06 3.11 3.13 3.15 3.17e
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%) 1.4 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.5e
Birth and Death ( per 1,000 population ) #          
  Crude Birth Rate * 16.3 15.8 14.6 - -
  Crude Death Rate # 4.2 4.2 4.3 - -
Total Fertility Rate 1.7 1.7 1.6 - -
Life expectancy at birth (years) 6          
Male 73.1 73.4 73.6 74.2p 75.2e
Female 77.4 77.7 78.0 78.7p 79.6e
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)          
  GDP at constant 2015 prices (RM million) 302,186 323,215 345,147p 326,841e  
  GDP per capita at current prices (RM) 49,048 51,547 55,052p 52,073e  
  GDP Growth (%) 7.2 7.0 6.8p -5.3e  
Employment 2          
  Labour Force ('000) 3,457.5 3,546.3 3,592.9 3,602.7 -
  Employed ('000) 3,359.4 3,446.7 3,489.5 3,446.5 -
  Unemployed ('000) 98.1 99.6 103.4 156.2 -
  Labour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%)          
       Total 75.7 76.3 76.0 75.4 -
       Male 81.9 82.5 81.8 80.6 -
       Female 68.8 69.6 69.6 69.9 -
  Unemployment Rate (%) 2.8 2.8 2.9 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. Includes F.T. Putrajaya.
  6. The added total may differ due to rounding.
  7. * Source: Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia.

Updated: 20 August 2021