POPULATION CENSUS (Distribution according to race and district) |
| No. | District | Malays | Chinese | Indians | Others | Non-citizens | Total |
| 1 | Batang Padang | 96,045 | 34,870 | 23,416 | 613 | 3,543 | 158,487 |
| 2 | Manjung | 100,683 | 65,282 | 28,240 | 435 | 3,936 | 198,576 |
| 3 | Kinta | 268,900 | 340,752 | 104,471 | 2,001 | 15,008 | 731,132 |
| 4 | Kerian | 113,084 | 30,029 | 13,384 | 320 | 2,013 | 158,830 |
| 5 | Kuala Kangsar | 91,446 | 35,964 | 20,550 | 259 | 1,884 | 150,103 |
| 6 | Larut & Matang | 176,353 | 71,649 | 32,393 | 645 | 3,202 | 284,242 |
| 7 | Hilir Perak | 103,062 | 53,235 | 35,892 | 396 | 5,695 | 198,280 |
| 8 | Hulu Perak | 70,796 | 10,028 | 1,954 | 1,731 | 1,708 | 86,217 |
| 9 | Perak Tengah | 80,736 | 1,320 | 1,821 | 136 | 1,356 | 85,369 |
Total: | 1,101,105 (53.68%) | 643,129 (31.35%) | 262,121 (12.78%) | 6,536 (0.32%) | 38,345 (1.87%) | 2,051,236
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State distribution: 8.8% of total population in Malaysia
Population density: 98 per square km
Average annual population growth rate: 0.4%
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia
Year 2000
