Kira-kira 556,100 orang tinggal di Kota Kinabalu berdasarkan angka 2026.
SABAH
Kota Kinabalu
11 source-backed district metrics covering population, household and education data.
LOCAL DATA STORY · SABAH
What defines Kota Kinabalu right now?
Four comparable district measures open the story. Each keeps its own source period because local datasets are not all updated in the same year.
RINGKASNYA
Kota Kinabalu dalam angka utama.
Ringkasan ini menghimpunkan angka utama daerah yang telah diterbitkan. Carta di bawah menunjukkan butiran dan perubahan mengikut tempoh.
Dari segi jumlah penduduk, Kota Kinabalu berada di tempat #1 daripada 28 daerah Sabah yang mempunyai data.
Kalau isi rumah disusun daripada pendapatan paling rendah ke paling tinggi, titik tengahnya sekitar RM 5,896 sebulan pada 2024.
Secara purata, isi rumah membelanjakan sekitar RM 4,726 sebulan pada 2024.
Kadar kemiskinan yang diterbitkan untuk daerah ini ialah 12% pada 2024.
Perlu ingat
Angka datang daripada beberapa sumber dan tahun berbeza. Satu angka sahaja tidak menerangkan keseluruhan keadaan daerah.
WHERE IT SITS
Kota Kinabalu inside Sabah.
LOWHIGH
Population · 202627 districts with published valuesRANKED VIEWPopulation across Sabah
2026 · click a district to locate itRANK MOVEMENTPopulation · first to latest published period
Rank #1 means highest numeric value, not necessarily the best outcome.LATEST AVAILABLE VALUES
Kota Kinabalu at a glance.
Population2026
556,100people
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Households2024
RM 5,896median monthly household income
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Households2024
RM 4,726mean monthly household expenditure
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Households2024
RM 8,715mean monthly household income
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗Households2024
12%households in poverty
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗Households2024
0.426household-income inequality
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗Education2025
71,453students
Ministry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗Education2025
82institutions
Ministry of Education MalaysiaAsk ↗Education2025
15.5students per teacher
Ministry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗Agriculture2017
576.2metric tonnes
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security / Department of Agriculture / DOSMWatch ↗Health2022
2,175active public-sector hospital beds
MOHMinistry of Health MalaysiaWatch ↗
HOW IT'S MOVING
Kota Kinabalu through time.
PopulationPopulation
↗ +11.1%556,1002026
2020202120222023202420252026
+11.1% from 2020 to 2026
HouseholdsMedian household income
↘ -1%RM 5,8962024
20222024
-1% from 2022 to 2024
HouseholdsHousehold expenditure
↗ +6.8%RM 4,7262024
20222024
+6.8% from 2022 to 2024
HouseholdsPoverty rate
↗ +1.7 pp12%2024
20222024
+1.7 pp from 2022 to 2024
HealthPublic-sector hospital beds
↗ +18.5%2,1752022
20152016201720182019202020212022
+18.5% from 2015 to 2022
RANK THROUGH TIME
How Kota Kinabalu's position changed.
#1→#1
No rank change
2020 → 2026 · highest-value rank#2→#3
↓ 1 position
2022 → 2024 · highest-value rank#1→#1
No rank change
2022 → 2024 · highest-value rank#25→#24
↑ 1 position
2022 → 2024 · highest-value rank#1→#1
No rank change
2015 → 2022 · highest-value rankWHAT STANDS OUT HERE?
Read Kota Kinabalu as a local data story.
01LOCAL SCALE
#1 by population in Sabah
The 2026 district estimate is 556,100, representing 14.8% of the population across the 28 published districts in this state source.
556,100 · 2026Watch source story →
02HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Above the state district median
Median monthly household income is RM 5,896 in 2024, RM 1,498 above the median across 28 published Sabah districts.
RM 5,896 · 2024Watch source story →
03POVERTY RATE
Below the state district median
The published poverty rate is 12% in 2024, 10.8 percentage points below the median across 28 published Sabah districts.
12% · 2024Ask about this →
04AGRICULTURE
Durian leads recorded crop output
Durian is the largest recorded crop species in the district, at 152 tonnes or 26.4% of recorded crop tonnage. Total crop production ranks #22 of 26 published districts in Sabah.
576.2 · 2017Watch source story →
05HEALTH CAPACITY
#1 by public-sector hospital beds
Kota Kinabalu has 2,175 active public-sector hospital beds in the 2022 source, ranking #1 of 24 published districts in Sabah. Absolute capacity is not adjusted for population or referral catchment.
2,175 · 2022Watch source story →
STATISTICAL PEERS
Districts most similar to Kota Kinabalu.
0185% similar
Sandakan4 same-period metrics compared: population, income, spending, poverty.
0279% similar
Tawau4 same-period metrics compared: population, income, spending, poverty.
0376% similar
Lahad Datu4 same-period metrics compared: population, income, spending, poverty.
POSITION INSIDE SABAH
How Kota Kinabalu ranks in the state.
Population#1
of 28 districts
556,100 · 2026Median household income#3
of 28 districts
RM 5,896 · 2024Household expenditure#1
of 28 districts
RM 4,726 · 2024Government-school enrolment#1
of 22 districts
71,453 · 2025Crop production#22
of 26 districts
576.2 · 2017Public-sector hospital beds#1
of 24 districts
2,175 · 2022HOUSEHOLD CONTEXT
Income, spending and vulnerability.
Median household incomeRM 5,8962024
Household expenditureRM 4,7262024
Mean household incomeRM 8,7152024
Poverty rate12%2024
Gini coefficient0.4262024
EDUCATION FOOTPRINT
Local government-school scale.
Government-school enrolment71,4532025
Public education institutions822025
Students per teacher15.52025
AGRICULTURAL SIGNATURE
Durian
Total crop production576.2 t2017
Dominant crop groupFruit2017
Dominant species output152 t2017
HEALTH CAPACITY
Public hospital infrastructure.
Active public-sector beds2,1752022
State rank#1of 24
EXPLORE THE STATE
Other districts in Sabah.
SabahSandakan
508.3Kpopulation
Open district →SabahTawau418.1Kpopulation
Open district →SabahLahad Datu251.1Kpopulation
Open district →SabahSemporna202.7Kpopulation
Open district →SabahPenampang165.5Kpopulation
Open district →SabahKinabatangan164.4Kpopulation
Open district →SabahKeningau157.4Kpopulation
Open district →SabahTuaran143.4Kpopulation
Open district →SabahPapar122.5Kpopulation
Open district →SabahKota Belud112Kpopulation
Open district →SabahKudat94.2Kpopulation
Open district →SabahBeluran90.9Kpopulation
Open district →Population comes from DOSM administrative-district estimates, household indicators from district HIES, education from Ministry of Education district tables, crop production from MAFS/DOA/DOSM, and public hospital capacity from Ministry of Health records. PulseKita does not fill missing district values by estimation.
Data tahun semasa · 2026