Nedenfor ses byområder med mere end 100.000 indbyggere i Malaysia rangeret efter befolkningstal.
Befolkning i byområder (eller byagglomerationer) refererer til befolkningen inden for grænserne af et sammenhængende territorium, der er beboet med bymæssig tæthed, typisk bestående af en by og dens omkringliggende forstadsområder.
| Rang | Byområde | Befolkningsoverslag (2025) | 1-års ændring (i forhold til 2024) | Landområde (km²) | Befolkningstæthed (Indb./km²) | Global placering | Fremskrivninger (2030) | Fremskrivninger (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 8.443.731 | 1,39% | 1.345 | 6.278 | 41 | 9.052.302 | 10.627.280 |
| 2 | Johor Bahru | 1.695.838 | 1,11% | 397 | 4.272 | 288 | 1.782.950 | 2.098.641 |
| 3 | Ipoh | 823.097 | 0,61% | 210 | 3.920 | 638 | 865.607 | 910.305 |
| 4 | Kota Kinabalu | 789.885 | 0,93% | 171 | 4.619 | 672 | 842.925 | 1.014.684 |
| 5 | George Town | 765.884 | 0,54% | 137 | 5.590 | 697 | 785.270 | 825.879 |
| 6 | Kuching | 586.880 | 0,88% | 132 | 4.446 | 931 | 619.755 | 731.847 |
| 7 | Malacca City | 555.703 | 1,13% | 203 | 2.737 | 986 | 592.588 | 671.695 |
| 8 | Bukit Mertajam | 517.326 | 1,17% | 152 | 3.403 | 1.071 | 536.736 | 561.209 |
| 9 | Kota Bharu | 460.445 | 1,8% | 150 | 3.070 | 1.210 | 492.774 | 805.722 |
| 10 | Seremban | 434.530 | 1,57% | 120 | 3.621 | 1.287 | 471.954 | 588.842 |
| 11 | Sandakan | 400.980 | 1,47% | 114 | 3.517 | 1.412 | 427.567 | 515.564 |
| 12 | Tawau | 375.573 | 1,17% | 68 | 5.523 | 1.515 | 393.080 | 453.721 |
| 13 | Kuantan | 373.353 | 1,6% | 87 | 4.291 | 1.527 | 410.746 | 551.833 |
| 14 | Kuala Terengganu | 326.615 | 4,69% | 139 | 2.350 | 1.759 | 400.909 | 537.493 |
| 15 | Sungai Petani | 310.566 | 0,72% | 96 | 3.235 | 1.852 | 318.463 | 352.321 |
| 16 | Alor Setar | 264.051 | 0,8% | 71 | 3.719 | 2.208 | 272.715 | 292.122 |
| 17 | Taiping | 222.522 | 0,66% | 64 | 3.477 | 2.656 | 227.791 | 246.692 |
| 18 | Kulim | 207.980 | 0,54% | 54 | 3.851 | 2.866 | 212.984 | 225.527 |
| 19 | Rawang | 193.810 | 3,46% | 56 | 3.461 | 3.100 | 212.407 | 277.285 |
| 20 | Sibu | 189.927 | 3,19% | 55 | 3.453 | 3.163 | 198.124 | 227.042 |
| 21 | Kulai | 164.961 | 1,59% | 51 | 3.235 | 3.673 | 201.152 | 257.408 |
| 22 | Kluang | 162.807 | 1,03% | 42 | 3.876 | 3.715 | 172.677 | 193.594 |
| 23 | Batu Pahat | 154.683 | 1,01% | 41 | 3.773 | 3.918 | 160.534 | 199.599 |
| 24 | Kampong Pulau Melayu | 150.819 | 1,47% | 58 | 2.600 | 4.018 | 158.294 | 180.954 |
| 25 | Muar | 131.389 | 0,84% | 48 | 2.737 | 4.651 | 140.011 | 155.925 |
| 26 | Lahad Datu | 120.676 | 1% | 29 | 4.161 | 5.087 | 131.738 | 168.175 |
| 27 | Bintulu | 113.441 | 3% | 45 | 2.521 | 5.434 | 118.025 | 134.590 |
| 28 | Putrajaya | 112.672 | 5,85% | 39 | 2.889 | 5.475 | 129.759 | 187.973 |
| 29 | Sitiawan | 94.438 | 0,5% | 29 | 3.256 | 6.542 | 97.987 | 109.738 |
| 30 | Keningau | 89.612 | 1,93% | 23 | 3.896 | 6.918 | 95.579 | 149.281 |
| 31 | Semporna | 84.117 | 1,04% | 18 | 4.673 | 7.412 | 89.798 | 110.126 |
| 32 | Teluk Intan | 82.359 | 0,54% | 26 | 3.168 | 7.567 | 84.350 | 90.250 |
| 33 | Kampung Rinching Hulu | 73.895 | 1,89% | 18 | 4.105 | 8.425 | 78.614 | 103.028 |
| 34 | Dungun | 68.872 | 1,27% | 23 | 2.994 | 9.006 | 74.605 | 97.916 |
| 35 | Chukai | 65.980 | 1,22% | 25 | 2.639 | 9.391 | 73.527 | 121.116 |
| 36 | Bandar Armada Putra | 65.735 | 2,83% | 22 | 2.988 | 9.431 | 72.606 | 99.216 |
| 37 | Miri | 64.666 | 0,93% | 30 | 2.156 | 9.575 | 70.893 | 111.312 |
| 38 | Bukit Sentosa | 61.823 | 1,85% | 15 | 4.122 | 10.045 | 69.946 | 131.555 |
| 39 | Segamat | 61.698 | 0,99% | 23 | 2.683 | 10.066 | 66.082 | 74.896 |
| 40 | Simpang Ampat | 55.053 | 1,56% | 17 | 3.238 | 11.183 | 56.173 | 61.516 |
| 41 | Parit Buntar | 54.404 | 0,56% | 17 | 3.200 | 11.317 | 55.770 | 60.270 |
| 42 | Nilai | 53.353 | – | 18 | 2.964 | 11.529 | 60.465 | 87.277 |
Kilde: FN, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.