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

The 2024 Household Income and Expenditure Survey puts the poverty rate in Pekan at 10.9% of households, meaning households with monthly income below the national Poverty Line Income. That is 15th highest of 37 among the 37 city and district council areas on this site that have district statistics.

Has poverty fallen in Pekan?

In Pekan the share of households below the poverty line was 11.6% in 2022 and 10.9% in 2024.

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

How unequal is income in Pekan?

The Gini coefficient of household income in Pekan was 0.277 in 2024; 0 means perfect equality and 1 means one household has all income. That is 4th 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 Pekan?

The Gini coefficient in Pekan was 0.303 in 2022 and 0.277 in 2024.

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More figures

Poverty in Pekan fell by 0.7 percentage points between the 2022 and 2024 surveys. Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM) · saved copy

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

Households below the poverty line (2024)

M.D. Pekan ranks 15 of 37, highest first.

Rank	City	Households below the poverty line
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%
18	M.D. Kerian	7.3%

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

Gini coefficient of household income (2024)

M.D. Pekan ranks 34 of 37, highest first.

Rank	City	Gini coefficient of household income
31	M.D. Lahad Datu	0.286
32	M.P. Bentong	0.286
33	M.D. Marang	0.281
34	M.D. Pekan	0.277
35	M.D. Sabak Bernam	0.268
36	M.D. Maran	0.257
37	M.P. Kuala Langat	0.160

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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