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Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur

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Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur is situated in the middle of Selangor.
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur @ a Glance
  2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Area (km2)* 243 243 243    
Population (million)          
  Total 1.78 1.79 1.79 1.79 1.78e
  Male 0.91 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92e
  Female 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.86e
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (%) 2.4 0.5 0.2 -0.2 -0.5e
Birth and Death ( per 1,000 population )          
  Crude Birth Rate 14.5 14.4 13.8    
  Crude Death Rate 4.3 4.5 4.6    
Total Fertility Rate # 1.5 1.5 1.5    
Life expectancy at birth (years)          
  Male 74.3 74.6 74.4 74.4p 74.4e
  Female 78.3 79.0 79.0 79.1p 79.2e
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)          
  GDP at constant 2015 prices (RM million) 180,865 191,641 205,896e 219,789p  
  GDP per capita at current prices (RM) 97,060 103,506 113,182e 121,293p  
  GDP Growth (%)   6.0 7.4e 6.7p  
Employment 2          
  Labour Force ('000) 882.6 855.4 871.4 844.9  
  Employed ('000) 853.4 827.2 844.3 824.4  
  Unemployment ('000) 29.1 28.2 27.1 20.5  
  Labour Force Participation Rates, LFPR (%)          
       Total 70.5 68.1 68.7 68.1  
       Male 81.4 78.9 79.5 79.3  
       Female 59.2 57.0 57.2 56.4  
  Unemployment Rate (%) 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.4  

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.