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City profile · Malaysia · Asia

Petaling Jaya

Selangor · Malaysia
City population
807,879
#4
in Malaysia
#2
in Selangor
#689
worldwide
Kuala LumpurPetaling Jaya
3.107, 101.607 · 10 km from Kuala Lumpur
City population
807,879
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Malaysia
#4
of 350 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#689
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Malaysia
2.2%
of the national population

About Petaling Jaya

Holding 2.2% of Malaysia's population, Petaling Jaya is the fourth-largest city by population among the 350 listed Malaysian cities, though still ranks 689th globally. Located 10 km from Kuala Lumpur in Selangor, it sits within a cluster of substantial urban centres: Bandar Utama lies 5 km away with 200,000 residents, while Ara Damansara (60,000) and SS2 (25,500) are within 3 km.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Malaysia
#4of 350
LargestSmallest
Position in Selangor
#2of 63
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Malaysia
Region
Selangor
Rank in region
#2of 63
Distance to capital
10 km
to Kuala Lumpur
Elevation
45 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Coordinates
3.107, 101.607
Record updated
2025-06-26
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 Malaysia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

3KMAra Damansara60K people5KMBandar Utama200K people6KMKota Damansara500K people8KMBandar Kinrara94K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Petaling Jaya808K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Petaling Jaya compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Petaling Jaya808K

Petaling Jaya Population FAQ

What is the population of Petaling Jaya?

Petaling Jaya has a city population of 807,879. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Petaling Jaya?

Petaling Jaya is in Selangor, Malaysia, 10 km from the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Its coordinates are 3.107, 101.607.

How big is Petaling Jaya compared with other cities in Malaysia?

It is the 4th largest of the 350 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Malaysia, holding 2.2% of the national population.

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