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

The 2024 Household Income and Expenditure Survey puts the poverty rate in Pasir Puteh at 11.1% of households, meaning households with monthly income below the national Poverty Line Income. That is 14th highest of 37 among the 37 city and district council areas on this site that have district statistics.

Has poverty fallen in Pasir Puteh?

In Pasir Puteh the share of households below the poverty line was 15.9% in 2022 and 11.1% in 2024.

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

How unequal is income in Pasir Puteh?

The Gini coefficient of household income in Pasir Puteh was 0.302 in 2024; 0 means perfect equality and 1 means one household has all income. That is 8th most equal 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 Pasir Puteh?

The Gini coefficient in Pasir Puteh was 0.378 in 2022 and 0.302 in 2024.

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

More figures

Poverty in Pasir Puteh fell by 4.8 percentage points between the 2022 and 2024 surveys. Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM) · saved copy

How M.D. Pasir Puteh compares with other cities in Malaysia

Households below the poverty line (2024)

M.D. Pasir Puteh ranks 14 of 37, highest first.

Rank	City	Households below the poverty line
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%
17	M.D. Maran	7.9%

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

Gini coefficient of household income (2024)

M.D. Pasir Puteh ranks 30 of 37, highest first.

Rank	City	Gini coefficient of household income
27	M.P. Muar	0.306
28	M.D. Tangkak	0.306
29	M.D. Kerian	0.305
30	M.D. Pasir Puteh	0.302
31	M.D. Lahad Datu	0.286
32	M.P. Bentong	0.286
33	M.D. Marang	0.281

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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