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MalaysiaKedah Pendang

District profile · Kedah

Pendang

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How Pendang ranks

among 167 Malaysian districts
Household incomeRM 4,592
top 51% · #87 of 167
Safety (crime / 1k)1.97
top 86% · #115 of 132
Jobs (unemployment)3.5%
top 60% · #94 of 156
Labour participation66.9%
top 49% · #77 of 156
Class size9.9
top 42% · #64 of 150
Hospital beds0
top 82% · #127 of 154
Population102,000residents · 2025 +0.5% YoY
Median household income4,592RM / month · 2024 +20.8% YoY
Crime per 1,0001.97201 total · 2023 -2.4% YoY
Median age28.3years · 2025

Trends over time

year over year, per source

Income & cost of living

DOSM HIES · 2024
Mean household income +9.6% YoYRM 5,464
Median household income +20.8% YoYRM 4,592
Mean monthly expenditureRM 3,914
Poverty ratewatch7.3%
Income inequality (Gini)0.347

Jobs & labour

DOSM LFS · 2024
Unemployment rate -16.7% YoY3.5%
Labour force participation +1.5% YoY66.9%
Employment-to-population ratio42.4%

Safety

PDRM · 2023
Total reported crimes (year) -2.4% YoY201
Crime per 1,000 residents1.97
— violent (assault)36
— property165

Education

MOE · 2022
Public education institutions 0% YoY52
Students enrolled +2.3% YoY37,762
Teachers +4.3% YoY3,804
Students per teacherratio9.9

Healthcare

MOH · 2022
Hospital bedscapacity0

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