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Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)establishmentsIN BRIEF
BUSINESS · ESTABLISHMENTS · STATES
Where are Malaysia's business establishments concentrated?
Compare the number of operating establishments by state and federal territory using DOSM Economic Census 2023 reference-year 2022 data.
SHOW ME THE DATA2015 → 2022 · establishments
ENTITY20152022CHANGE
Selangor183.3K→270.4K+87.1K
Kuala Lumpur136.6K→136.3K-336
Johor100.1K→129.4K+29.4K
Pulau Pinang67.9K→82.4K+14.5K
Perak76.1K→78.7K+2.6K
Sarawak59.9K→70.6K+10.7K
Sabah56.8K→68.3K+11.5K
Kedah49.3K→49.4K+149
Kelantan47.0K→42.7K-4.4K
Pahang38.2K→42.6K+4.4K
Negeri Sembilan33.3K→41.6K+8.3K
Terengganu29.6K→33.9K+4.3K
Melaka31.8K→33.9K+2.0K
Perlis6.9K→7.2K+362
Labuan2.6K→2.9K+282
Putrajaya1.3K→1.6K+290
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)establishmentsSourceDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) ↗29 Oct 2024 · reference year 2022HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
A dense business ecosystem can mean more customers, suppliers and talent — but it can also mean more competition.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSHow the numbers were calculated
PulseKita transcribes DOSM Economic Census 2023 state establishment totals for reference years 2015 and 2022, excluding the Supra category from state rankings.
- An establishment is an operating economic unit and is not the same thing as a company registration.
- The counts include multiple sectors, so they should be read as business-ecosystem density rather than category-specific competitor counts.
- Reference year is 2022; this is not a live count of businesses operating in 2026.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Primary evidenceEconomic Census 2023 · Establishment Statistics
- 2TransformationPulseKita transcribes DOSM Economic Census 2023 state establishment totals for reference years 2015 and 2022, excluding the Supra category from state rankings.
- 3Published visualBefore / after
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE2015 → 2022
UNITestablishments
SOURCEofficial publication
UPDATED29 Oct 2024 · reference year 2022