How is a MyKad number structured?

The 12 digits are date of birth as YYMMDD (6), a place-of-birth code (2), a serial (3) and a gender digit (1). The gender digit is odd for male and even for female.

How accurate is the place of birth?

The place-of-birth code maps to the state under the documented Malaysian NRIC scheme and is accurate for codes in the reference list; codes for people born abroad are shown as foreign-born. The tool never confirms a MyKad number actually exists.

Is my MyKad number sent anywhere?

No. This tool is privacy-first — all processing happens locally in your browser and the number never leaves your device.

How does the tool decide the century of birth?

The MyKad year is only two digits, so the tool compares it to the current year's last two digits. If the two-digit year is less than or equal to the current one it assumes 2000s; otherwise it assumes 1900s. A '90' today decodes to 1990, while '05' decodes to 2005.

What does the place-of-birth code mean?

Digits 7 and 8 are a place-of-birth code that maps to a Malaysian state — codes 01 and 21-24 are Johor, 14 and 54-57 are Kuala Lumpur, and so on. Several codes can map to the same state. Codes not in the official state list indicate someone born abroad or registered under a special category.

How is gender encoded in a MyKad number?

The very last digit (digit 12) is the gender digit. An odd value (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) means male and an even value (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) means female. The decoder reads this digit directly.

Can this tool tell if a MyKad number is genuine?

No. There is no checksum in the MyKad format, and this tool only interprets the documented structure. It cannot confirm a number was actually issued or belongs to a real person — it simply reads the date, state and gender encoded in the digits.

Malaysia MyKad Decoder

The Malaysian MyKad is the national identity card carried by every citizen and permanent resident. Its 12-digit number is not random — it encodes the holder’s date of birth, place of birth and gender in a fixed layout. This decoder reads those fields straight out of the number, locally in your browser, so you can understand what each part means.

How it works

The 12 digits are written YYMMDD-PB-###G and split as follows:

YYMMDD (digits 1-6) — date of birth. The two-digit year is resolved to a century by comparing it to the current year: years up to today’s two-digit year are read as 2000s, everything later as 1900s.
PB (digits 7-8) — place-of-birth code, mapped to a Malaysian state (or flagged as foreign-born when the code is outside the state list).
### (digits 9-11) — serial number.
G (digit 12) — gender: odd = male, even = female.

There is no checksum, so the decoder reads structure only; it never validates that the number was actually issued.

Example

Take 900101-14-5567. The prefix 900101 is 1 Jan 1990 (90 is greater than the current two-digit year, so it resolves to 1990). The code 14 maps to Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur. The serial is 556. The final digit 7 is odd, so the gender is Male.

Segment	Digits	Example value	Meaning
YYMMDD	1-6	900101	1 Jan 1990
PB	7-8	14	Kuala Lumpur
Serial	9-11	556	sequence number
G	12	7	odd → male

It is privacy-first: nothing leaves your browser. The decoder only interprets the documented structure of the number and never checks it against any government database.