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

The 2024 Household Income and Expenditure Survey puts the poverty rate in Keningau at 12.8% of households, meaning households with monthly income below the national Poverty Line Income. That is 10th highest of 37 among the 37 city and district council areas on this site that have district statistics.

Has poverty fallen in Keningau?

In Keningau the share of households below the poverty line was 18.8% in 2022 and 12.8% in 2024.

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

How unequal is income in Keningau?

The Gini coefficient of household income in Keningau was 0.322 in 2024; 0 means perfect equality and 1 means one household has all income. That is 19th 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 Keningau?

The Gini coefficient in Keningau was 0.360 in 2022 and 0.322 in 2024.

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More figures

Poverty in Keningau fell by 6.0 percentage points between the 2022 and 2024 surveys. Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM) · saved copy

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

Households below the poverty line (2024)

M.D. Keningau ranks 10 of 37, highest first.

Rank	City	Households below the poverty line
7	M.D. Baling	14.7%
8	M.D. Lahad Datu	13.6%
9	M.D. Besut	13.1%
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%

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

Gini coefficient of household income (2024)

M.D. Keningau ranks 19 of 37, highest first.

Rank	City	Gini coefficient of household income
16	M.P. Sepang	0.332
17	M.D. Machang	0.331
18	M.D. Baling	0.324
19	M.D. Keningau	0.322
20	M.P. Kemaman	0.319
21	M.P. Temerloh	0.319
22	M.P. Kubang Pasu	0.317

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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