MALAYSIAN STATE
Sarawak
50 source-backed stories across 16 topics.
THE STORY OF SARAWAK · NOW
What defines Sarawak right now?
Start with a few source-backed signals, then move into the full visual stories, history and district detail.
RINGKASNYA
Sarawak dalam angka utama.
Ringkasan ini menghimpunkan angka rasmi utama tentang negeri ini. Tahun rujukan dipaparkan pada setiap angka supaya perbandingan lebih jelas.
Kira-kira 2.54M orang tinggal di Sarawak berdasarkan angka 2026.
Kalau isi rumah disusun daripada pendapatan paling rendah ke paling tinggi, titik tengahnya sekitar RM 5,504 sebulan pada 2024.
Kira-kira 8.4% isi rumah berada di bawah garis kemiskinan yang digunakan DOSM pada 2024.
Sarawak menerima sekitar 22.7 juta lawatan domestik pada 2025.
Dalam data daerah yang tersedia, Kuching mempunyai penduduk paling ramai di Sarawak, sekitar 628,600 orang.
Perlu ingat
Tahun rujukan berbeza mengikut sumber. Semak tahun pada setiap angka sebelum membuat perbandingan.
LATEST AVAILABLE VALUES
Sarawak at a glance.
Population2026
2.54Mpeople
Data tahun semasa · 2026
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Money2024
RM 5,504median monthly household income · RM
Liputan sejarah · sehingga 2024Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗MoneyDec 2025
RM 2,300median monthly formal wage · RM
Data terkini · sehingga 2025Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Economy2025
RM 153,511.24real GDP · RM million · 2015 prices
Data terkini · sehingga 2025Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Tourism2025
22.7domestic visitors · million
Data terkini · sehingga 2025Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Tourism2025
RM 9.1domestic tourism receipts · RM billion
Data terkini · sehingga 2025Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗JobsQ2 2026
3.3%unemployment rate · %
Data terkini · sehingga 2025Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Money2024
8.4%households in absolute poverty · %
Liputan sejarah · sehingga 2024Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Money2024
RM 4,281mean monthly household expenditure · RM
Liputan sejarah · sehingga 2024Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Money2024
0.36Gini coefficient
Liputan sejarah · sehingga 2024Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Population2024
1.5total fertility rate · children per woman
Liputan sejarah · sehingga 2024Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Population2026
9.7%population aged 65+ · %
Data tahun semasa · 2026Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Population2024
12live births per 1,000 population
Tempoh data tidak dinyatakanNational Registration Department (JPN) / Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Population2024
6.5crude death rate · deaths per 1,000 population
Liputan sejarah · sehingga 2024National Registration Department (JPN) / Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Health2022
4,119public-sector hospital beds
Liputan sejarah · sehingga 2022MOHMinistry of Health MalaysiaWatch ↗
Health2022
13.4Kpublic-sector healthcare staff
Liputan sejarah · sehingga 2022MOHMinistry of Health MalaysiaWatch ↗
Prices2026
29.4CPI points above 2010 base
Liputan sejarah · sehingga 2010Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Education2025
419.2Kstudents enrolled
Data terkini · sehingga 2025
Ministry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗Business2022
70.6Kestablishments
Liputan sejarah · sehingga 2022Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Money2024
656.3Khouseholds
Liputan sejarah · sehingga 2024Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗STATE IDENTITY
What drives Sarawak?
ECONOMIC ENGINEServices2025 · real GDP at 2015 prices
39.3%Services39.3%
Manufacturing24.9%
Mining & quarrying20.9%
Agriculture10.2%
Construction4.2%
DOSM · Annual Real GDP by State & Economic SectorWatch sector mix →
POPULATION SHAPE9.7% aged 65+2026 · DOSM population estimate
71.2%0–1419.1%
15–6471.2%
65+9.7%
DOSM · Population Table: StatesWatch ageing story →
TOURISM PULSE22.7M visitors2025 · domestic tourism
RM9.1 bnDomestic visitors22.7 million
Tourism receiptsRM9.1 billion
DOSM · Domestic Tourism Survey (States) 2025Watch tourism story →
AGRICULTURAL SIGNATUREFlower2022 · crop production
1,025,225 t1Flower1M t
2Fruits147.9K t
3Paddy147.3K t
4Industrial crops128K t
5Vegetables53.2K t
MAFS / DOA / DOSM · Crop Area and Production by StateWatch crop production →
THEN VS NOW
Put Sarawak back in time.
STATE × YEAR · TIME MACHINE
Sarawak 2000
Apa rupa Sarawak pada masa itu — dan apa yang seluruh Malaysia sedang dengar, pandu, beli dan raikan?
SARAWAK DALAM ANGKAData yang cukup dekat dengan 2000 sahaja.
Jika siri rasmi tidak mempunyai tahun yang munasabah dekat dengan 2000, PulseKita tidak memaksanya masuk.
Penduduk2000 · TAHUN TEPAT
2.1M orangData tahun tepat. Kedudukan #5 daripada 15 negeri/wilayah dalam bingkai sumber itu.
PendapatanDATA TERDEKAT · 1999
RM1,667 / bulanTahun sumber paling dekat: 1999. Kedudukan #7 daripada 14 negeri/wilayah dalam bingkai sumber itu. Nilai pendapatan adalah nominal, bukan dilaras inflasi.
KemiskinanDATA TERDEKAT · 1999
6.7%Tahun sumber paling dekat: 1999. Kedudukan #7 daripada 15 negeri/wilayah dalam bingkai sumber itu. Kadar lebih tinggi bermaksud kadar kemiskinan lebih tinggi.
Umur 65+2000 · TAHUN TEPAT
4.2%Data tahun tepat. Kedudukan #8 daripada 15 negeri/wilayah dalam bingkai sumber itu.
MALAYSIA DI SEKELILINGNYAMemori nasional yang memberi rasa kepada tahun 2000.
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KERETA2000 · TEPATProton Wira
91,909 pendaftaran.
MUZIK2000 · TEPATSiti Nurhaliza
“Balqis” · AJL15.
DUIT2000 · TEPATRM100 → ≈ RM167
Anggaran kuasa beli setara dalam nilai 2025 berdasarkan indeks CPI.
SUKAN
SUKAN2000 · TEPAT0 pingat
0 perak · 0 gangsa pada edisi 2000.
DISTRICT EXPLORER
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Population · 202640 districts with published valuesRANKED VIEWPopulation across Sarawak
2026 · click a district to locate itRANK MOVEMENTPopulation · first to latest published period
Rank #1 means highest numeric value, not necessarily the best outcome.District stories to exploreStandout published values inside Sarawak.
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WATCH THE DATA
Stories containing Sarawak.
PopulationPopulationRACE
Which Malaysian state grew the most?Watch every state and federal territory move through the ranking from 1970 to 2026.
1970–2026MoneyMoneyRACE
Which Malaysian states have the highest household incomes?Median monthly household income across DOSM survey years from 1976 to 2024.
1976–2024MoneyMoneyRACE
Which Malaysian states pay the highest median formal wages?Complete DOSM state ranking for median monthly formal wages in December 2025.
2025EconomyEconomyRACE
Which Malaysian states have the biggest real economies?Annual real GDP by state at constant 2015 prices through 2025.
2015–2025TourismTourismRACE
Which Malaysian states attract the most domestic visitors?DOSM domestic visitor arrivals by state, 2024 vs 2025.
2024–2025TourismTourismRACE
Which Malaysian states earn the most from domestic tourism?DOSM domestic tourism receipts by state, 2024 vs 2025.
2024–2025JobsJobsRACE
How has unemployment varied across Malaysian states?Quarterly DOSM unemployment rates for all states and federal territories from 2017 through 3Q 2025.
2017–2025MoneyMoneyRACE
How has absolute poverty changed across Malaysian states?DOSM absolute-poverty rates by state across HIES survey years from 1970 through 2024.
1970–2024MoneyMoneyRACE
How does average household spending differ by state?Mean monthly household expenditure across Malaysian states and federal territories in DOSM HIES.
Latest availableMoneyMoneyRACE
How does household income inequality differ by state?DOSM HIES Gini coefficients across Malaysian states and federal territories.
Latest availablePopulationPopulationRACE
How has total fertility rate changed across Malaysian states?Total fertility rate by state and federal territory through the latest 2024 DOSM demographic estimates.
2024PopulationPopulationRACE
Which Malaysian states are ageing fastest?Share of each state's population aged 65 and above through 2026.
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