In 2022, the East Malaysian state of Sabah had the highest rate of poverty in Malaysia, with 19.7 percent of the population living below the poverty line. In 2019, Malaysia revised its national poverty line income, increasing it from 980 Malaysian ringgit to 2,208 Malaysian ringgit. Sabah is one of Malaysia's most rural and least developed states.
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Statistics Malaysia. (July 31, 2023). Poverty rate in Malaysia in 2022, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196343/poverty-rate-by-state-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. "Poverty rate in Malaysia in 2022, by state." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196343/poverty-rate-by-state-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. (2023). Poverty rate in Malaysia in 2022, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196343/poverty-rate-by-state-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. "Poverty Rate in Malaysia in 2022, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196343/poverty-rate-by-state-malaysia/
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Poverty rate in Malaysia in 2022, by state [Graph], Statistics Malaysia, July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196343/poverty-rate-by-state-malaysia/
