Reported crimes▲ +47.4% YoY
56
How Kudat ranks
among 167 Malaysian districtsHousehold incomeRM 3,249
top 93% · #157 of 167
Safety (crime / 1k)0.6
top 8% · #11 of 132
Jobs (unemployment)9.4%
top 97% · #152 of 156
Labour participation62.2%
top 77% · #121 of 156
Class size10.3
top 53% · #80 of 150
Hospital beds180
top 29% · #45 of 154
Population93,700residents · 2025▲ +0.6% YoY
Median household income3,249RM / month · 2024▲ +8.5% YoY
Crime per 1,0000.656 total · 2023▲ +47.4% YoY
Median age28years · 2025
Trends over time
year over year, per sourceHospital beds→ 0% YoY
180
Unemployment▲ +3.3% YoY
9.4%
Labour participation▲ +1% YoY
62.2%
Population▲ +0.6% YoY
93,700
Median income (RM)▲ +8.5% YoY
3,249
Students enrolled▲ +1.2% YoY
39,628
Income & cost of living
DOSM HIES · 2024Mean household income▲ +12.9% YoYRM 4,571
Median household income▲ +8.5% YoYRM 3,249
Mean monthly expenditureRM 3,206
Poverty ratewatch35.3%
Income inequality (Gini)0.385
Jobs & labour
DOSM LFS · 2024Unemployment rate▲ +3.3% YoY9.4%
Labour force participation▲ +1% YoY62.2%
Employment-to-population ratio38.5%
Safety
PDRM · 2023Total reported crimes (year)▲ +47.4% YoY56
Crime per 1,000 residents0.6
— violent (assault)14
— property42
Education
MOE · 2022Public education institutions→ 0% YoY70
Students enrolled▲ +1.2% YoY39,628
Teachers▲ +1% YoY3,830
Students per teacherratio10.3
Healthcare
MOH · 2022Hospital bedscapacity→ 0% YoY180
Beds per 1,000 residents1.92