Reported crimes▲ +21.8% YoY
123
How Tangkak ranks
among 167 Malaysian districtsHousehold incomeRM 6,374
top 19% · #32 of 167
Safety (crime / 1k)0.73
top 11% · #16 of 132
Jobs (unemployment)1.7%
top 10% · #17 of 156
Labour participation65.9%
top 56% · #89 of 156
Class size9.8
top 38% · #58 of 150
Hospital beds69
top 69% · #108 of 154
Population169,200residents · 2025▼ -0.1% YoY
Median household income6,374RM / month · 2024▲ +13.4% YoY
Crime per 1,0000.73123 total · 2023▲ +21.8% YoY
Median age32.1years · 2025
Trends over time
year over year, per sourceHospital beds→ 0% YoY
69
Unemployment▼ -10.5% YoY
1.7%
Labour participation▲ +0.8% YoY
65.9%
Population▼ -0.1% YoY
169,200
Median income (RM)▲ +13.4% YoY
6,374
Students enrolled▼ -0.9% YoY
43,824
Income & cost of living
DOSM HIES · 2024Mean household income▲ +6.1% YoYRM 7,524
Median household income▲ +13.4% YoYRM 6,374
Mean monthly expenditureRM 4,673
Poverty ratewatch4%
Income inequality (Gini)0.306
Jobs & labour
DOSM LFS · 2024Unemployment rate▼ -10.5% YoY1.7%
Labour force participation▲ +0.8% YoY65.9%
Employment-to-population ratio47.6%
Safety
PDRM · 2023Total reported crimes (year)▲ +21.8% YoY123
Crime per 1,000 residents0.73
— violent (assault)24
— property99
Education
MOE · 2022Public education institutions→ 0% YoY81
Students enrolled▼ -0.9% YoY43,824
Teachers▼ -1% YoY4,458
Students per teacherratio9.8
Healthcare
MOH · 2022Hospital bedscapacity→ 0% YoY69
Beds per 1,000 residents0.41