POPULATION AND LABOUR FORCE

Bintulu District has a land area of ​​1,991 sq km. The population of Bintulu in 2019 is projected to be 226.3 thousand people with an annual population growth rate of 1.4 percent. The male population is 55.3 percent and female 44.7 percent. The population of Bintulu is the fourth highest in the state of Sarawak. There are 47.5 thousand dwellings and 50.7 thousand households with an average household size of 4.0 people.

Table 1: Population statistics, Bintulu, 2018 and 2019

	2018	2019
Lelaki ('000)	123.6	125.3
Perempuan ('000)	99.6	101.1
Kadar Pertumbuhan penduduk tahunan(%)	1.4	1.4
Tempat kediaman('000)	47.0	47.5
Isirumah ('000)	49.8	50.7
Purata saiz isirumah	4.1	4.0

Exhibit 1: Population by ethnic group, Bintulu 2019

 For more information, refer Statistic Department.

MANPOWER SUPPLY 

For more information refer Labour Department.