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Where people are, how they are ageing, and the homes being built for them — from the 2020 census, the department's own estimates, and the developers' register.
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Kanowit
District · Sarawak
24,700 Census 2020
25,200 People today
Where it is
⭐ The district outline is shown because it may be. District boundaries are published by the Department of Statistics under CC BY 4.0. The mukim pages carry no outline for the opposite reason.
Who lives here, 2025
1% 1% 2% 2% 3% 3% 4% 4% 5% 5% MEN WOMEN each bar = share of all 25,200 people 85+: 100 men (0.4%) 85+: 100 women (0.4%) 85+ 100 100 80-84: 100 men (0.4%) 80-84: 200 women (0.8%) 80-84 100 200 75-79: 200 men (0.8%) 75-79: 300 women (1.2%) 75-79 200 300 70-74: 400 men (1.6%) 70-74: 400 women (1.6%) 70-74 400 400 65-69: 600 men (2.4%) 65-69: 600 women (2.4%) 65-69 600 600 60-64: 800 men (3.2%) 60-64: 800 women (3.2%) 60-64 800 800 55-59: 700 men (2.8%) 55-59: 900 women (3.6%) 55-59 700 900 50-54: 700 men (2.8%) 50-54: 700 women (2.8%) 50-54 700 700 45-49: 700 men (2.8%) 45-49: 700 women (2.8%) 45-49 700 700 40-44: 700 men (2.8%) 40-44: 700 women (2.8%) 40-44 700 700 35-39: 800 men (3.2%) 35-39: 800 women (3.2%) 35-39 800 800 30-34: 800 men (3.2%) 30-34: 800 women (3.2%) 30-34 800 800 25-29: 700 men (2.8%) 25-29: 700 women (2.8%) 25-29 700 700 20-24: 1,100 men (4.4%) 20-24: 1,100 women (4.4%) 20-24 1,100 1,100 15-19: 1,200 men (4.8%) 15-19: 1,200 women (4.8%) 15-19 1,200 1,200 10-14: 1,000 men (4.0%) 10-14: 900 women (3.6%) 10-14 1,000 900 5-9: 800 men (3.2%) 5-9: 700 women (2.8%) 5-9 800 700 0-4: 1,100 men (4.4%) 0-4: 1,100 women (4.4%) 0-4 1,100 1,100
Men to the left, women to the right, each bar a share of the whole population. A base narrower than the middle means fewer people arriving than are already here.
By community
Malay
700
2.8%
85+: 0 men 85+: 0 women 85+ 0 0 80-84: 0 men 80-84: 0 women 80-84 0 0 75-79: 0 men 75-79: 0 women 75-79 0 0 70-74: 0 men 70-74: 0 women 70-74 0 0 65-69: 0 men 65-69: 0 women 65-69 0 0 60-64: 0 men 60-64: 0 women 60-64 0 0 55-59: 0 men 55-59: 0 women 55-59 0 0 50-54: 0 men 50-54: 0 women 50-54 0 0 45-49: 0 men 45-49: 0 women 45-49 0 0 40-44: 0 men 40-44: 0 women 40-44 0 0 35-39: 100 men 35-39: 0 women 35-39 100 0 30-34: 100 men 30-34: 100 women 30-34 100 100 25-29: 0 men 25-29: 0 women 25-29 0 0 20-24: 100 men 20-24: 0 women 20-24 100 0 15-19: 100 men 15-19: 100 women 15-19 100 100 10-14: 0 men 10-14: 0 women 10-14 0 0 5-9: 100 men 5-9: 0 women 5-9 100 0 0-4: 0 men 0-4: 0 women 0-4 0 0
Men 500
· Women 200
Other Bumiputera
21,600
87.1%
85+: 100 men 85+: 100 women 85+ 100 100 80-84: 100 men 80-84: 200 women 80-84 100 200 75-79: 200 men 75-79: 300 women 75-79 200 300 70-74: 400 men 70-74: 400 women 70-74 400 400 65-69: 500 men 65-69: 500 women 65-69 500 500 60-64: 700 men 60-64: 700 women 60-64 700 700 55-59: 600 men 55-59: 800 women 55-59 600 800 50-54: 600 men 50-54: 700 women 50-54 600 700 45-49: 500 men 45-49: 600 women 45-49 500 600 40-44: 600 men 40-44: 600 women 40-44 600 600 35-39: 600 men 35-39: 600 women 35-39 600 600 30-34: 700 men 30-34: 600 women 30-34 700 600 25-29: 500 men 25-29: 600 women 25-29 500 600 20-24: 900 men 20-24: 900 women 20-24 900 900 15-19: 1,000 men 15-19: 1,000 women 15-19 1,000 1,000 10-14: 900 men 10-14: 800 women 10-14 900 800 5-9: 700 men 5-9: 600 women 5-9 700 600 0-4: 1,000 men 0-4: 1,000 women 0-4 1,000 1,000
Men 10,600
· Women 11,000
Chinese
2,200
8.9%
85+: 0 men 85+: 0 women 85+ 0 0 80-84: 0 men 80-84: 0 women 80-84 0 0 75-79: 0 men 75-79: 0 women 75-79 0 0 70-74: 0 men 70-74: 0 women 70-74 0 0 65-69: 100 men 65-69: 100 women 65-69 100 100 60-64: 100 men 60-64: 100 women 60-64 100 100 55-59: 100 men 55-59: 100 women 55-59 100 100 50-54: 100 men 50-54: 100 women 50-54 100 100 45-49: 100 men 45-49: 0 women 45-49 100 0 40-44: 0 men 40-44: 0 women 40-44 0 0 35-39: 0 men 35-39: 100 women 35-39 0 100 30-34: 100 men 30-34: 100 women 30-34 100 100 25-29: 100 men 25-29: 100 women 25-29 100 100 20-24: 100 men 20-24: 100 women 20-24 100 100 15-19: 100 men 15-19: 100 women 15-19 100 100 10-14: 100 men 10-14: 100 women 10-14 100 100 5-9: 0 men 5-9: 0 women 5-9 0 0 0-4: 100 men 0-4: 100 women 0-4 100 100
Men 1,100
· Women 1,100
Non-citizens
300
1.2%
85+: 0 men 85+: 0 women 85+ 0 0 80-84: 0 men 80-84: 0 women 80-84 0 0 75-79: 0 men 75-79: 0 women 75-79 0 0 70-74: 0 men 70-74: 0 women 70-74 0 0 65-69: 0 men 65-69: 0 women 65-69 0 0 60-64: 0 men 60-64: 0 women 60-64 0 0 55-59: 0 men 55-59: 0 women 55-59 0 0 50-54: 0 men 50-54: 0 women 50-54 0 0 45-49: 0 men 45-49: 0 women 45-49 0 0 40-44: 100 men 40-44: 0 women 40-44 100 0 35-39: 100 men 35-39: 0 women 35-39 100 0 30-34: 100 men 30-34: 0 women 30-34 100 0 25-29: 0 men 25-29: 0 women 25-29 0 0 20-24: 0 men 20-24: 0 women 20-24 0 0 15-19: 0 men 15-19: 0 women 15-19 0 0 10-14: 0 men 10-14: 0 women 10-14 0 0 5-9: 0 men 5-9: 0 women 5-9 0 0 0-4: 0 men 0-4: 0 women 0-4 0 0
Men 300
· Women 0
⛔ Each chart is scaled within itself , so the shapes can be compared but the widths cannot — the head-count above each one carries the size. An empty band means fewer than 50 people, not none: the Department of Statistics rounds every published cell to the nearest 100, and a small community spread across 36 age-and-sex cells will have several that round to zero. For the same reason the six do not quite add to the district total. 2025 estimates.
Homes still to come
No licensed development in this district has homes still to be delivered.
Sources: Department of Statistics Malaysia, Population & Housing Census 2020 and current population estimates (CC BY 4.0); housing register of licensed developments. Boundaries © DOSM (CC BY 4.0).