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
		2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Area (km2)*		35,840	35,965
Population (million)
	Total	1.63	1.65	1.66	1.67e
	Male	0.87	0.88	0.89	0.89e
	Female	0.76	0.77	0.78	0.78e
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%)		1.2	1.2	1.1	0.6e
Birth and Death ( per 1,000 population )
	Crude Birth Rate	17.0	16.7
	Crude Death Rate	5.5	5.6
Total Fertility Rate#		2.3	2.2
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Male		70.9	71.0	71.2	71.5p	72.0e
Female		76.2	76.3	76.4	76.5p	76.5e
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
	GDP at constant 2015 prices (RM million)	50,875	54,550e	56,193p
	GDP per capita at current prices (RM)	32,688	35,754e	35,554p
	GDP Growth (%)	2.9	7.2e	3.0p
Employment 2
	Labour Force ('000)	710.5	710.9	735.6	741.0
	Employed ('000)	692.2	690.2	716.6	719.5
	Unemployed ('000)	18.3	20.7	19.0	21.4
	Labour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%)
	Total	66.0	65.3	66.6	66.4
	Male	78.8	79.5	81.3	81.4
	Female	50.9	48.7	49.5	48.9
	Unemployment Rate (%)	2.6	2.9	2.6	2.9

Note:

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.