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Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Values: householdsIN BRIEF
HOUSEHOLDS · MALAYSIA
Where are Malaysia's households growing?
Watch the number of households across Malaysian states from 1970 to 2024 using census and intercensal estimates.
SHOW ME THE DATA1970 → 2024 · households
VIEW DATA ASSame source · different visual lens
PULSEKITA RACE1970 — 2024
SourceDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
1970
1Selangor283.5K
2Perak279.3K
3Johor214.8K
4Kedah185.1K
5Sarawak163.4K
6Kelantan145.4K
7Pulau Pinang134.5K
8Sabah120.9K
9Pahang98.4K
10Negeri Sembilan86.2K
11Terengganu85.4K
12Melaka68.2K
13Perlis25.2K
14W.P. Kuala Lumpur0
15W.P. Labuan0
16W.P. Putrajaya0
197019702024
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Values: householdsSourceDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) ↗data through 2024HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
Long-run household counts reveal how Malaysia's residential footprint has shifted across states over five decades.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSCensus counts plus intercensal household estimates.
PulseKita uses DOSM's state household series. Census years use adjusted census counts, while intervening years are intercensal mid-year estimates.
- 1970, 1980, 1991, 2000, 2010 and 2020 are based on adjusted Population Census data.
- Other years are intercensal mid-year estimates.
- Household counts are different from living-quarter counts; living quarters also include empty dwellings.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Primary evidenceNumber of Households and Living Quarters by State
- 2TransformationPulseKita uses DOSM's state household series. Census years use adjusted census counts, while intervening years are intercensal mid-year estimates.
- 3Published visualAnimated race
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE1970 → 2024
UNIThouseholds
SOURCEmachine readable
UPDATEDdata through 2024