Infrastructure Development in Malaysia: How Planning System Regulates Local Infrastructure Provision?
Table 1: Distribution projection of urban population in Peninsular Malaysia, 1911-2020
| Year |
Total Population |
Urban Population |
Rural Population |
Urban % |
Rural % |
| 1911 |
2,339,000 |
250,273 |
2,088,727 |
10.7 |
89.3 |
| 1921 |
2,906,691 |
406,936 |
2,399,755 |
14.0 |
86.0 |
| 1931 |
3,787,758 |
570,513 |
3,217,245 |
15.1 |
84.9 |
| 1947 |
4,908,086 |
929,928 |
3,978,158 |
18.9 |
81.1 |
| 1957 |
6,267,955 |
1,666,969 |
4,600,986 |
26.6 |
73.4 |
| 1970 |
8,819,928 |
2,662,787 |
6,157,141 |
30.2 |
69.8 |
| 1980 |
11,426,613 |
4,182,759 |
7,243,854 |
36.6 |
63.4 |
| 1991 |
14,127,556 |
7,676,486 |
6,541,070 |
54.3 |
45.7 |
| 2000 |
16,884,000 |
10,838,000 |
6,046,000 |
64.2 |
35.8 |
| 2010 |
20,582,000 |
14,40 ,700 |
6,174,300 |
70.0 |
30.0 |
| 2020* |
25,088,000 |
20,070,400 |
5,017,600 |
80.0 |
20.0 |
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