What is the population of Ipoh?
Ipoh has a city population of 759,952. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Ipoh
The largest city in Perak, it holds a population of 759,952 and accounts for 2.1% of Malaysia's national population. Ipoh stands 174 km from Kuala Lumpur. Kampung Manjoi (86,266) lies 4 km away, and Bercham (150,000) is 9 km distant, among several towns in close proximity.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 32
Elevation
45 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Coordinates
4.584, 101.083
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 350 in MalaysiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Ipoh | 760K |
Ipoh Population FAQ
Where is Ipoh?
Ipoh is in Perak, Malaysia, 174 km from the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Its coordinates are 4.584, 101.083.
How big is Ipoh compared with other cities in Malaysia?
It is the 5th largest of the 350 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Malaysia, holding 2.1% of the national population.