Melaka

 

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

Melaka @ a Glance
		2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Area (km2)*		1,652	1,720
Population (million)
	Total	0.90	0.91	0.92	0.93e
	Male	0.45	0.46	0.46	0.47e
	Female	0.45	0.45	0.46	0.46e
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%)		1.4	1.3	1.0	0.9e
Birth and Death ( per 1,000 population )
	Crude Birth Rate	16.0	15.8
	Crude Death Rate	5.8	6.0
Total Fertility Rate#		2.0	1.9
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Male		71.9	71.8	72.0	72.1p	72.4e
Female		77.2	77.5	77.6	77.8p	78.0e
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
	GDP at constant 2015 prices (RM million)	37,713	40,814e	42,386p
	GDP per capita at current prices (RM)	42,088	46,799e	47,960p
	GDP Growth (%)	4.5	8.2e	3.9p
Employment 2
	Labour Force ('000)	400.8	410.3	421.2	432.9
	Employed ('000)	397.3	406.2	416.7	428.3
	Unemployed ('000)	3.5	4.0	4.4	4.6
	Labour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%)
	Total	65.4	65.6	66.6	67.6
	Male	76.6	76.7	76.7	78.3
	Female	54.0	54.0	56.3	56.6
	Unemployment Rate (%)	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.1

Notes:

1. 2015 - 2019: Population Estimates based on the adjusted Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2010.
2. Employment data in 2010 and 2011 has been revised based on the latest population estimates from the Census of Population and Housing 2010, which was adjusted for under-enumeration.
3. # Total Fertility Rate: The rate per woman aged 15-49 years.
4. ^p Preliminary.
5. ^e Estimate.
6. The added total may differ due to rounding.
7. * Source: Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia.