In 2022, the poverty rate of the urban population of Malaysia was at 4.5 percent, while rural poverty was at 12 percent. In 2019, Malaysia revised its national poverty line income, increasing it from 980 Malaysian ringgit to 2,208 Malaysian ringgit. This accounted for the increases in the poverty rate in 2016.
Poverty rate of rural and urban areas in Malaysia from 2007 to 2022
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Statistics Malaysia. (July 31, 2023). Poverty rate of rural and urban areas in Malaysia from 2007 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/795371/poverty-rate-of-rural-and-urban-areas-malaysia/
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Statistics Malaysia. (2023). Poverty rate of rural and urban areas in Malaysia from 2007 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/795371/poverty-rate-of-rural-and-urban-areas-malaysia/
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Statistics Malaysia, Poverty rate of rural and urban areas in Malaysia from 2007 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/795371/poverty-rate-of-rural-and-urban-areas-malaysia/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Poverty rate of rural and urban areas in Malaysia from 2007 to 2022 [Graph], Statistics Malaysia, July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/795371/poverty-rate-of-rural-and-urban-areas-malaysia/
