Poverty and living standards in M.D. Bachok, Malaysia: official figures

The 2024 Household Income and Expenditure Survey puts the poverty rate in Bachok at 11.3% of households, meaning households with monthly income below the national Poverty Line Income. That is 13th highest of 37 among the 37 city and district council areas on this site that have district statistics.

Has poverty fallen in Bachok?

In Bachok the share of households below the poverty line was 12.1% in 2022 and 11.3% in 2024.

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

How unequal is income in Bachok?

The Gini coefficient of household income in Bachok was 0.349 in 2024; 0 means perfect equality and 1 means one household has all income. That is 9th 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 Bachok?

The Gini coefficient in Bachok was 0.374 in 2022 and 0.349 in 2024.

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More figures

Poverty in Bachok fell by 0.8 percentage points between the 2022 and 2024 surveys. Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM) · saved copy

How M.D. Bachok compares with other cities in Malaysia

Households below the poverty line (2024)

M.D. Bachok ranks 13 of 37, highest first.

Rank	City	Households below the poverty line
10	M.D. Keningau	12.8%
11	M.D. Tumpat	12.7%
12	D.B. Kota Kinabalu	12.0%
13	M.D. Bachok	11.3%
14	M.D. Pasir Puteh	11.1%
15	M.D. Pekan	10.9%
16	M.D. Pasir Mas	8.6%

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

Gini coefficient of household income (2024)

M.D. Bachok ranks 9 of 37, highest first.

Rank	City	Gini coefficient of household income
6	M.D. Kota Belud	0.361
7	M.P. Sandakan	0.355
8	M.P. Kuala Selangor	0.350
9	M.D. Bachok	0.349
10	M.D. Penampang	0.348
11	M.P. Manjung	0.346
12	M.D. Tuaran	0.342

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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