Reported crimes▼ -4.8% YoY
541
How Sandakan ranks
among 167 Malaysian districtsHousehold incomeRM 5,314
top 32% · #54 of 167
Safety (crime / 1k)1.07
top 38% · #51 of 132
Jobs (unemployment)6.8%
top 83% · #131 of 156
Labour participation73%
top 10% · #16 of 156
Class size13.6
top 91% · #138 of 150
Hospital beds400
top 19% · #31 of 154
Population504,500residents · 2025▲ +1% YoY
Median household income5,314RM / month · 2024▲ +10.1% YoY
Crime per 1,0001.07541 total · 2023▼ -4.8% YoY
Median age28years · 2025
Trends over time
year over year, per sourceHospital beds→ 0% YoY
400
Unemployment▼ -1.4% YoY
6.8%
Labour participation▲ +0.6% YoY
73%
Population▲ +1% YoY
504,500
Median income (RM)▲ +10.1% YoY
5,314
Students enrolled▲ +0.4% YoY
96,762
Income & cost of living
DOSM HIES · 2024Mean household income▲ +10.2% YoYRM 6,648
Median household income▲ +10.1% YoYRM 5,314
Mean monthly expenditureRM 3,677
Poverty ratewatch15.2%
Income inequality (Gini)0.355
Jobs & labour
DOSM LFS · 2024Unemployment rate▼ -1.4% YoY6.8%
Labour force participation▲ +0.6% YoY73%
Employment-to-population ratio48.8%
Safety
PDRM · 2023Total reported crimes (year)▼ -4.8% YoY541
Crime per 1,000 residents1.07
— violent (assault)47
— property494
Education
MOE · 2022Public education institutions→ 0% YoY86
Students enrolled▲ +0.4% YoY96,762
Teachers▼ -0.6% YoY7,122
Students per teacherratio13.6
Healthcare
MOH · 2022Hospital bedscapacity→ 0% YoY400
Beds per 1,000 residents0.79