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Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)peopleIN BRIEF
VERSUS · MALAYSIA
Selangor vs Johor
Two of Malaysia's biggest population centres, tracked side by side from 1970 to 2026.
SHOW ME THE DATA1970 → 2026 · people
VIEW DATA ASSame source · different visual lens
PULSEKITA VERSUS1970 — 2026
SourceDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
1970
Selangor1.70M
VS
Johor1.33M
Selangor leads
197019702026
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)peopleSourceDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) ↗31 Jul 2026HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
A versus view makes the size gap and pace of change easier to feel than two disconnected charts.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSSame source. Different lens.
PulseKita compares DOSM's all-sexes, all-ages, all-ethnicities state totals for Selangor and Johor.
- Administrative boundary changes matter when reading long-run state data, especially the creation of federal territories.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Primary evidencePopulation Table: States
- 2TransformationPulseKita compares DOSM's all-sexes, all-ages, all-ethnicities state totals for Selangor and Johor.
- 3Published visualVersus
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE1970 → 2026
UNITpeople
SOURCEmachine readable
UPDATED31 Jul 2026