In 2019, the poverty rate of the urban population of Malaysia was at 3.8 percent, while rural poverty was at 12.4 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 2019
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Statistics Malaysia. (December 31, 2020). Poverty rate of rural and urban areas in Malaysia from 2007 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/795371/poverty-rate-of-rural-and-urban-areas-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. "Poverty rate of rural and urban areas in Malaysia from 2007 to 2019." Chart. December 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/795371/poverty-rate-of-rural-and-urban-areas-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. (2020). Poverty rate of rural and urban areas in Malaysia from 2007 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/795371/poverty-rate-of-rural-and-urban-areas-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. "Poverty Rate of Rural and Urban Areas in Malaysia from 2007 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/795371/poverty-rate-of-rural-and-urban-areas-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia, Poverty rate of rural and urban areas in Malaysia from 2007 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/795371/poverty-rate-of-rural-and-urban-areas-malaysia/ (last visited May 19, 2022)
