Poverty and living standards in M.B. Kuantan, Malaysia: official figures

The 2024 Household Income and Expenditure Survey puts the poverty rate in Kuantan at 3.7% of households, meaning households with monthly income below the national Poverty Line Income. That is 10th lowest of 37 among the 37 city and district council areas on this site that have district statistics.

Has poverty fallen in Kuantan?

In Kuantan the share of households below the poverty line was 4.1% in 2022 and 3.7% in 2024.

Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM) · saved copy

How unequal is income in Kuantan?

The Gini coefficient of household income in Kuantan was 0.332 in 2024; 0 means perfect equality and 1 means one household has all income. That is joint 15th most unequal of 37 among the 37 city and district council areas on this site that have district statistics.

Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM) · saved copy

Is inequality rising in Kuantan?

The Gini coefficient in Kuantan was 0.306 in 2022 and 0.332 in 2024.

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More figures

Poverty in Kuantan fell by 0.4 percentage points between the 2022 and 2024 surveys. Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM) · saved copy

How M.B. Kuantan compares with other cities in Malaysia

Households below the poverty line (2024)

M.B. Kuantan ranks 28 of 37, highest first.

Rank	City	Households below the poverty line
25	M.D. Tangkak	4.0%
26	M.P. Manjung	3.9%
27	M.B. Miri	3.8%
28	M.B. Kuantan	3.7%
29	M.P. Kemaman	3.5%
30	M.B. Seremban	2.8%
31	M.D. Sabak Bernam	2.7%

Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM) · saved copy

Gini coefficient of household income (2024)

M.B. Kuantan ranks 15 of 37, highest first.

Rank	City	Gini coefficient of household income
12	M.D. Tuaran	0.342
13	M.P. Pontian	0.341
14	M.D. Tumpat	0.334
15	M.B. Kuantan	0.332
16	M.P. Sepang	0.332
17	M.D. Machang	0.331
18	M.D. Baling	0.324

Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM) · saved copy

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Sources

Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM): Household Income and Expenditure: Administrative Districts (Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2022 and 2024), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7a2a6ec4cc0f…)

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