Reported crimes→ 0% YoY
8
How Kanowit ranks
among 167 Malaysian districtsHousehold incomeRM 3,511
top 85% · #143 of 167
Safety (crime / 1k)0.32
top 1% · #2 of 132
Jobs (unemployment)5.3%
top 75% · #118 of 156
Labour participation64.3%
top 67% · #105 of 156
Class size7.4
top 3% · #6 of 150
Hospital beds100
top 48% · #75 of 154
Population25,100residents · 2025▲ +0.4% YoY
Median household income3,511RM / month · 2024▲ +32.6% YoY
Crime per 1,0000.328 total · 2023→ 0% YoY
Median age33.4years · 2025
Trends over time
year over year, per sourceHospital beds→ 0% YoY
100
Unemployment▼ -8.6% YoY
5.3%
Labour participation▲ +0.6% YoY
64.3%
Population▲ +0.4% YoY
25,100
Median income (RM)▲ +32.6% YoY
3,511
Students enrolled▼ -2.1% YoY
10,330
Income & cost of living
DOSM HIES · 2024Mean household income▲ +22.6% YoYRM 4,549
Median household income▲ +32.6% YoYRM 3,511
Mean monthly expenditureRM 3,240
Poverty ratewatch21.8%
Income inequality (Gini)0.343
Jobs & labour
DOSM LFS · 2024Unemployment rate▼ -8.6% YoY5.3%
Labour force participation▲ +0.6% YoY64.3%
Employment-to-population ratio40%
Safety
PDRM · 2023Total reported crimes (year)→ 0% YoY8
Crime per 1,000 residents0.32
— violent (assault)1
— property7
Education
MOE · 2022Public education institutions→ 0% YoY38
Students enrolled▼ -2.1% YoY10,330
Teachers▲ +2.5% YoY1,402
Students per teacherratio7.4
Healthcare
MOH · 2022Hospital bedscapacity→ 0% YoY100
Beds per 1,000 residents3.98