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How Melaka Tengah ranks
among 167 Malaysian districtsHousehold incomeRM 7,415
top 10% · #18 of 167
Safety (crime / 1k)1.55
top 68% · #91 of 132
Jobs (unemployment)1.4%
top 3% · #6 of 156
Labour participation70.7%
top 28% · #45 of 156
Class size12.3
top 83% · #126 of 150
Hospital beds1,245
top 5% · #9 of 154
Population633,300residents · 2025▲ +0.5% YoY Median household income7,415RM / month · 2024▲ +13.1% YoY Crime per 1,0001.55984 total · 2023▲ +12.6% YoY Median age30.9years · 2025
Trends over time
year over year, per sourceReported crimes▲ +12.6% YoY
984
Hospital beds→ 0% YoY
1,245
Unemployment→ 0% YoY
1.4%
Labour participation▲ +0.7% YoY
70.7%
Population▲ +0.5% YoY
633,300
Median income (RM)▲ +13.1% YoY
7,415
Students enrolled▲ +0.6% YoY
179,316
Income & cost of living
DOSM HIES · 2024Mean household income▲ +7.4% YoYRM 9,232
Median household income▲ +13.1% YoYRM 7,415
Mean monthly expenditureRM 6,527
Poverty ratewatch2.8%
Income inequality (Gini)0.373
Jobs & labour
DOSM LFS · 2024Unemployment rate→ 0% YoY1.4%
Labour force participation▲ +0.7% YoY70.7%
Employment-to-population ratio48.2%
Safety
PDRM · 2023Total reported crimes (year)▲ +12.6% YoY984
Crime per 1,000 residents1.55
— violent (assault)229
— property755
Education
MOE · 2022Public education institutions▲ +0.8% YoY134
Students enrolled▲ +0.6% YoY179,316
Teachers▲ +1.7% YoY14,630
Students per teacherratio12.3
Healthcare
MOH · 2022Hospital bedscapacity→ 0% YoY1,245
Beds per 1,000 residents1.97
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