What is the population of Malang?
Malang has a city population of 889,359. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Malang
Malang is a city in East Java, Indonesia with a population of 889,359. It is the 18th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, and the 625th largest worldwide. It lies 668 km from Jakarta.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 73
Coordinates
-7.980, 112.630
Record updated
11 June 2026
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 446 in IndonesiaClosest 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 |
| Malang | 889K |
Malang Population FAQ
Where is Malang?
Malang is in East Java, Indonesia, 668 km from the capital, Jakarta. Its coordinates are -7.980, 112.630.
How big is Malang compared with other cities in Indonesia?
It is the 18th largest of the 446 cities listed in Indonesia, holding 0.3% of the national population.