RESEARCH / POPULATION
Population & Statistics
Explore sourced population estimates and demographic records of the Malaysian Siamese community across Malaysia.
SiamVerse Data Lab · Population Observatory
Estimated Malaysian Siamese Population
71,487
What does this estimate mean?
Internal PSM working community estimate; not an official national census.
71,487
Estimated Population
PSM Community Estimate · 2023
16,686
Urban Population Estimate
23%
Estimated Urban Share
23.3% precise
70.6%
Kedah + Kelantan + Perlis
State ranking
Urban population
16,686
Urban Population Estimate
Recorded urban/other aggregate areas (source label Bandar) make up 23% of the national estimate (23.3% precise). The remaining share is not classified as rural in the source dataset.
Historical Population Records
These figures originate from different sources and collection methods and should not be interpreted as a continuous census series.
1981
≈35,000
Parliamentary record
Reported parliamentary figure; includes Siamese communities in other Peninsular Malaysian states.
- Kedah17,500
- Kelantan8,500
- Perlis3,540
- Pulau Pinang1,800
- Perak1,630
2023
71,487
PSM working community estimate
Derived from the PSM 'Jumlah Siam' working dataset; raw decimals are preserved for calculations and rounded to whole persons for public display.
2026
≈70,000
Government-reported estimate
Ministry of National Unity speech for the 2026 national Songkran celebration.
About the data & methodology
What this figure is
PSM Community Population Working Dataset (2023), derived from the “Jumlah Siam” sheet of the PSM working spreadsheet. Internal PSM working community estimate; not an official national census.
Rounding
Raw decimal values are preserved for aggregation and percentage calculations, then rounded to the nearest whole person for public display. Locality rows with a fractional source population are prefixed with “≈”.
Urban aggregate records
Source rows recorded under the “Bandar” area are urban/other aggregate totals, not individual villages, and are labelled as such wherever they appear.
District / Recorded Area caution
The source “Daerah” field mixes true administrative districts with locally used area names. This page calls the field “District / Recorded Area” and only enables verified boundary mapping where a crosswalk has been confirmed — see the state profile above.
Sources & provenance
Dewan Rakyat Hansard — 18 March 1981
- Publisher
- Parliament of Malaysia
- Year
- 1981
- Classification
- Parliamentary record
- Methodology note
- Historical population snapshot: Kedah 17,500; Kelantan 8,500; Perlis 3,540; Pulau Pinang 1,800; Perak 1,630; total approximately 35,000.