Malaysia exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Malaysia in Southeast Asia, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 596.0K | 0.0M | $44.3B | 7.14% | 0.00% | 9.46% |
| IND | 104.6K | 0.0M | $18.7B | 1.25% | 0.00% | 4.00% |
| RES | 7,641.6K | 36.0M | $405.3B | 91.60% | 100.00% | 86.54% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Malaysia.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Malaysia.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Malaysia.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Selangor | 1,654.3K | 7,786.2K | $122.8B | 19.83% | 21.64% | 26.23% |
| Johor | 1,175.2K | 4,420.5K | $58.6B | 14.09% | 12.29% | 12.52% |
| Kuala Lumpur | 281.0K | 2,151.2K | $47.8B | 3.37% | 5.98% | 10.21% |
| Perak | 802.7K | 2,735.2K | $34.8B | 9.62% | 7.60% | 7.44% |
| Pulau Pinang | 407.0K | 1,907.8K | $33.2B | 4.88% | 5.30% | 7.09% |
| Sarawak | 663.0K | 2,709.4K | $27.1B | 7.95% | 7.53% | 5.79% |
| Kedah | 653.9K | 2,355.4K | $26.8B | 7.84% | 6.55% | 5.72% |
| Sabah | 640.2K | 3,860.3K | $26.6B | 7.67% | 10.73% | 5.67% |
| Negeri Sembilan | 398.0K | 1,322.0K | $19.3B | 4.77% | 3.67% | 4.13% |
| Pahang | 437.3K | 1,788.0K | $18.9B | 5.24% | 4.97% | 4.04% |
| Melaka | 313.6K | 1,107.5K | $16.3B | 3.76% | 3.08% | 3.49% |
| Kelantan | 475.7K | 1,996.4K | $15.9B | 5.70% | 5.55% | 3.39% |
| Terengganu | 312.1K | 1,286.2K | $12.6B | 3.74% | 3.58% | 2.69% |
| Perlis | 87.8K | 316.3K | $3.5B | 1.05% | 0.88% | 0.74% |
| Putrajaya | 19.0K | 128.3K | $2.9B | 0.23% | 0.36% | 0.61% |
| Labuan | 21.4K | 107.1K | $1.2B | 0.26% | 0.30% | 0.26% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Malaysia.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 1,573,957 | 5,807.4K | $91,927.0M | 18.87% | 16.14% | 19.63% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 1,576,018 | 5,814.2K | $61,362.9M | 18.89% | 16.16% | 13.10% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:5/RES | RES | 55,995 | 2,484.6K | $52,989.0M | 0.67% | 6.91% | 11.31% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4/RES | RES | 70,114 | 2,005.4K | $42,464.6M | 0.84% | 5.57% | 9.07% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 1,060,514 | 3,937.3K | $39,264.1M | 12.71% | 10.94% | 8.38% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES:2 | RES | 259,890 | 2,804.8K | $31,858.3M | 3.12% | 7.80% | 6.80% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 1,086,176 | 4,042.9K | $26,655.7M | 13.02% | 11.24% | 5.69% |
| W | W+WO/LN/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 692,053 | 3,116.5K | $13,820.6M | 8.30% | 8.66% | 2.95% |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:6-12/RES | RES | 4,442 | 550.1K | $12,106.1M | 0.05% | 1.53% | 2.58% |
| HYB | HYB(CR;W)/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 365,817 | 1,399.6K | $10,520.2M | 4.39% | 3.89% | 2.25% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:1 | IND | 8,487 | 0.0K | $7,943.6M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 1.70% |
| HYB | HYB(W;M)/LFM/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 364,412 | 1,394.5K | $7,457.6M | 4.37% | 3.88% | 1.59% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:6-12/COM:3 | COM | 2,400 | 0.0K | $6,636.4M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 1.42% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:1 | IND | 3,547 | 0.0K | $4,348.1M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.93% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:1 | COM | 8,691 | 0.0K | $4,036.9M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.86% |
| OT | MATO/LO/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 345,818 | 1,342.9K | $3,453.4M | 4.15% | 3.73% | 0.74% |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:>12/RES | RES | 740 | 152.4K | $3,363.0M | 0.01% | 0.42% | 0.72% |
| HYB | HYB(W;M)/LFM/CDN+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 28,884 | 0.0K | $3,328.4M | 0.35% | 0.00% | 0.71% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:>12/COM:3 | COM | 704 | 0.0K | $2,921.2M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.62% |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERM/H:1-2/COM:1 | COM | 76,670 | 0.0K | $2,606.8M | 0.92% | 0.00% | 0.56% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES:2 | RES | 34,677 | 260.5K | $2,426.7M | 0.42% | 0.72% | 0.52% |
| W | W/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 104,149 | 470.3K | $2,233.7M | 1.25% | 1.31% | 0.48% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:>12/COM:5B | COM | 957 | 0.0K | $2,117.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.45% |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:6 | IND | 34,710 | 0.0K | $1,985.4M | 0.42% | 0.00% | 0.42% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:1 | COM | 93,881 | 0.0K | $1,760.3M | 1.13% | 0.00% | 0.38% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 14,151 | 145.7K | $1,753.1M | 0.17% | 0.40% | 0.37% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:5 | COM | 44,203 | 0.0K | $1,466.5M | 0.53% | 0.00% | 0.31% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:1 | COM | 13,091 | 0.0K | $1,447.8M | 0.16% | 0.00% | 0.31% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:1 | COM | 52,014 | 0.0K | $1,438.0M | 0.62% | 0.00% | 0.31% | |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:2 | COM | 36,942 | 0.0K | $1,429.9M | 0.44% | 0.00% | 0.31% | |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERM/H:1-2/COM:5 | COM | 32,088 | 0.0K | $1,309.2M | 0.38% | 0.00% | 0.28% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:3 | COM | 2,948 | 0.0K | $1,304.2M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.28% |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:>12/COM:3 | COM | 311 | 0.0K | $1,290.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.28% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:6-12/COM:5B | COM | 539 | 0.0K | $1,192.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.25% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:5 | COM | 8,247 | 0.0K | $1,094.4M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.23% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:2 | IND | 7,194 | 0.0K | $1,082.2M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.23% |
| HYB | HYB(CR;W)/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 9,588 | 0.0K | $1,015.7M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.22% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES:2 | RES | 18,666 | 139.2K | $960.0M | 0.22% | 0.39% | 0.20% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:2 | IND | 14,519 | 0.0K | $830.5M | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:5B | COM | 1,466 | 0.0K | $810.6M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.17% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:6 | IND | 5,810 | 0.0K | $712.1M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:5 | COM | 29,629 | 0.0K | $666.6M | 0.36% | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:2 | COM | 25,133 | 0.0K | $659.7M | 0.30% | 0.00% | 0.14% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES:2 | RES | 11,593 | 89.9K | $613.7M | 0.14% | 0.25% | 0.13% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:3 | COM | 32,195 | 0.0K | $603.7M | 0.39% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:>12/COM:5B | COM | 269 | 0.0K | $595.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND:6 | IND | 16,075 | 0.0K | $589.4M | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:2 | COM | 9,223 | 0.0K | $541.9M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:5 | COM | 1,424 | 0.0K | $503.8M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:4 | IND | 522 | 0.0K | $379.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.08% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:2 | COM | 9,364 | 0.0K | $362.4M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.08% | |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:5 | COM | 10,873 | 0.0K | $360.7M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.08% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:2 | COM | 9,259 | 0.0K | $358.4M | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.08% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:3 | COM | 2,988 | 0.0K | $330.4M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.07% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:3 | COM | 11,703 | 0.0K | $323.6M | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.07% | |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERL/H:1-2/COM:1 | COM | 8,560 | 0.0K | $291.1M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM | COM | 4,472 | 0.0K | $247.3M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND:2 | IND | 6,702 | 0.0K | $245.7M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERM/H:1-2/COM | COM | 3,261 | 0.0K | $221.7M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND:4 | IND | 456 | 0.0K | $212.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| HYB | HYB(W;M)/LFM/CDN+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 4,790 | 0.0K | $196.7M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 8,115 | 0.0K | $152.2M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERL/H:1-2/COM:5 | COM | 3,641 | 0.0K | $148.6M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:5B | COM | 865 | 0.0K | $143.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 4,528 | 0.0K | $125.2M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 4,506 | 0.0K | $124.6M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERM/H:1-2/IND:4 | IND | 195 | 0.0K | $117.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:5B | COM | 608 | 0.0K | $100.9M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| HYB | HYB(CR;W)/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 1,563 | 0.0K | $89.4M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:5B | COM | 753 | 0.0K | $84.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| W | W+WO/LN/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES:2 | RES | 1,205 | 10.1K | $50.2M | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.01% |
| W/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES:2 | RES | 1,169 | 9.8K | $48.4M | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.01% | |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:3B | COM | 175 | 0.0K | $38.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM:5B | COM | 266 | 0.0K | $29.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:3B | COM | 192 | 0.0K | $28.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:3B | COM | 44 | 0.0K | $26.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERL/H:1-2/COM | COM | 377 | 0.0K | $25.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| W/LPB/CDN+ERL/H:1-2/IND:4 | IND | 17 | 0.0K | $10.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |