Reported crimes▼ -16.7% YoY
35
How Kota Belud ranks
among 167 Malaysian districtsHousehold incomeRM 3,512
top 84% · #142 of 167
Safety (crime / 1k)0.31
top 1% · #1 of 132
Jobs (unemployment)8.7%
top 90% · #141 of 156
Labour participation64.5%
top 65% · #103 of 156
Class size10.5
top 57% · #87 of 150
Hospital beds172
top 29% · #46 of 154
Population111,500residents · 2025▲ +0.6% YoY
Median household income3,512RM / month · 2024▲ +2.4% YoY
Crime per 1,0000.3135 total · 2023▼ -16.7% YoY
Median age27.9years · 2025
Trends over time
year over year, per sourceHospital beds→ 0% YoY
172
Unemployment→ 0% YoY
8.7%
Labour participation▲ +0.3% YoY
64.5%
Population▲ +0.6% YoY
111,500
Median income (RM)▲ +2.4% YoY
3,512
Students enrolled▲ +1.3% YoY
41,034
Income & cost of living
DOSM HIES · 2024Mean household income▲ +1.2% YoYRM 5,007
Median household income▲ +2.4% YoYRM 3,512
Mean monthly expenditureRM 2,920
Poverty ratewatch26.1%
Income inequality (Gini)0.361
Jobs & labour
DOSM LFS · 2024Unemployment rate→ 0% YoY8.7%
Labour force participation▲ +0.3% YoY64.5%
Employment-to-population ratio40.2%
Safety
PDRM · 2023Total reported crimes (year)▼ -16.7% YoY35
Crime per 1,000 residents0.31
— violent (assault)15
— property20
Education
MOE · 2022Public education institutions→ 0% YoY66
Students enrolled▲ +1.3% YoY41,034
Teachers▲ +1.9% YoY3,922
Students per teacherratio10.5
Healthcare
MOH · 2022Hospital bedscapacity→ 0% YoY172
Beds per 1,000 residents1.54