Rapid growth in Klang Valley spurs population spike in NS, census shows


SEREMBAN: Negri Sembilan recorded a population of 1.19 million in 2020 with almost 58% of the inhabitants living at the state capital, says chief statistician of Malaysia Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

He said from the total, the district of Seremban had the highest population of 692,000 followed by Port Dickson (129,000) and Jempol (127,000) while Jelebu and Rembau had the lowest population of 46,000 and 47,000 respectively.

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