People & places
34.39m
people · population estimate
Hello, 34 million neighbours.
Citizens and non-citizen residents, counted together. A bigger picture of the place we call home.
2026 · DOSM↗
People & places · 2 min read
Does Kuala Lumpur’s population include Selangor?
Everyday place names can be fuzzy. Statistical boundaries are more specific.
Data-Lah · Source data checked: 28 Sep 2026
2.08mresidents · W.P. Kuala Lumpur
2026 · DOSM
The short answer
The 2026 estimate for W.P. Kuala Lumpur is 2,082,300 people. Selangor and Putrajaya have separate rows in the same dataset.
What it means
Calling your commute “going to KL” is fine. But a chart labelled W.P. Kuala Lumpur refers to the federal territory, not the whole surrounding urban area.
How the number is read
Use the W.P. Kuala Lumpur row, all ages, both sexes and all ethnicities.