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KEDAH

Baling

11 source-backed district metrics covering population, household and education data.

LOCAL DATA STORY · KEDAH

What defines Baling right now?

Four comparable district measures open the story. Each keeps its own source period because local datasets are not all updated in the same year.

POPULATION · 2026150,000PopulationpeopleHOUSEHOLDS · 2024RM 3,367Median household incomemedian monthly household incomeHOUSEHOLDS · 2024RM 3,041Household expendituremean monthly household expenditureHOUSEHOLDS · 202414.7%Poverty ratehouseholds in poverty

RINGKASNYA

Baling dalam angka utama.

Ringkasan ini menghimpunkan angka utama daerah yang telah diterbitkan. Carta di bawah menunjukkan butiran dan perubahan mengikut tempoh.

01

Kira-kira 150,000 orang tinggal di Baling berdasarkan angka 2026.

02

Dari segi jumlah penduduk, Baling berada di tempat #5 daripada 12 daerah Kedah yang mempunyai data.

03

Kalau isi rumah disusun daripada pendapatan paling rendah ke paling tinggi, titik tengahnya sekitar RM 3,367 sebulan pada 2024.

04

Secara purata, isi rumah membelanjakan sekitar RM 3,041 sebulan pada 2024.

05

Kadar kemiskinan yang diterbitkan untuk daerah ini ialah 14.7% pada 2024.

Perlu ingat

Angka datang daripada beberapa sumber dan tahun berbeza. Satu angka sahaja tidak menerangkan keseluruhan keadaan daerah.

WHERE IT SITS

Baling inside Kedah.

Select another district on the map to preview it without losing geographic context.
MAP BYPopulation
Baling · 150,000 people · 2026Bandar Baharu · 45,700 people · 2026Kota Setar · 384,100 people · 2026Kuala Muda · 577,900 people · 2026Kubang Pasu · 255,000 people · 2026Kulim · 355,500 people · 2026Langkawi · 101,200 people · 2026Padang Terap · 68,000 people · 2026Sik · 70,900 people · 2026Yan · 75,400 people · 2026Pendang · 102,300 people · 2026Pokok Sena · 51,400 people · 2026
LOWHIGH
Population · 202612 districts with published values
RANKED VIEWPopulation across Kedah
2026 · click a district to locate it

LATEST AVAILABLE VALUES

Baling at a glance.

Each card keeps its own source period visible. District datasets are not all updated in the same year.
Population2026
150,000

people

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 3,367

median monthly household income

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 3,041

mean monthly household expenditure

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 4,345

mean monthly household income

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Households2024
14.7%

households in poverty

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Households2024
0.324

household-income inequality

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Education2025
26,091

students

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗
Education2025
77

institutions

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaAsk ↗
Education2025
10.8

students per teacher

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗
Agriculture2017
5,526.6

metric tonnes

Department of Statistics MalaysiaMinistry of Agriculture and Food Security / Department of Agriculture / DOSMWatch ↗
Health2022
115

active public-sector hospital beds

MOHMinistry of Health MalaysiaWatch ↗

RANK THROUGH TIME

How Baling's position changed.

Rank #1 means the highest published numeric value among districts with data in that period; it does not mean “best.”

WHAT STANDS OUT HERE?

Read Baling as a local data story.

Derived only from published district values and same-period peer comparisons.
01LOCAL SCALE

#5 by population in Kedah

The 2026 district estimate is 150,000, representing 6.7% of the population across the 12 published districts in this state source.

150,000 · 2026Watch source story →
02HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Below the state district median

Median monthly household income is RM 3,367 in 2024, RM 1,457 below the median across 12 published Kedah districts.

RM 3,367 · 2024Watch source story →
03POVERTY RATE

Above the state district median

The published poverty rate is 14.7% in 2024, 7.4 percentage points above the median across 12 published Kedah districts.

14.7% · 2024Ask about this →
04AGRICULTURE

Pineapple leads recorded crop output

Pineapple is the largest recorded crop species in the district, at 2,461.3 tonnes or 44.5% of recorded crop tonnage. Total crop production ranks #7 of 12 published districts in Kedah.

5,526.6 · 2017Watch source story →
05HEALTH CAPACITY

#5 by public-sector hospital beds

Baling has 115 active public-sector hospital beds in the 2022 source, ranking #5 of 12 published districts in Kedah. Absolute capacity is not adjusted for population or referral catchment.

115 · 2022Watch source story →

STATISTICAL PEERS

Districts most similar to Baling.

Similarity uses shared same-period population, income, spending and poverty values.

POSITION INSIDE KEDAH

How Baling ranks in the state.

Rankings use only districts with a published value for the same metric and period.
Population#5

of 12 districts

150,000 · 2026
Median household income#12

of 12 districts

RM 3,367 · 2024
Household expenditure#11

of 12 districts

RM 3,041 · 2024
Government-school enrolment#4

of 9 districts

26,091 · 2025
Crop production#7

of 12 districts

5,526.6 · 2017
Public-sector hospital beds#5

of 12 districts

115 · 2022

HOUSEHOLD CONTEXT

Income, spending and vulnerability.

Median household incomeRM 3,3672024
Household expenditureRM 3,0412024
Mean household incomeRM 4,3452024
Poverty rate14.7%2024
Gini coefficient0.3242024

EDUCATION FOOTPRINT

Local government-school scale.

Government-school enrolment26,0912025
Public education institutions772025
Students per teacher10.82025

AGRICULTURAL SIGNATURE

Pineapple

Total crop production5.5K t2017
Dominant crop groupFruit2017
Dominant species output2.5K t2017
Watch district crop story →

EXPLORE THE STATE

Other districts in Kedah.

State overview →
KedahKuala Muda
577.9Kpopulation
Open district →KedahKota Setar
384.1Kpopulation
Open district →KedahKulim
355.5Kpopulation
Open district →KedahKubang Pasu
255Kpopulation
Open district →KedahPendang
102.3Kpopulation
Open district →KedahLangkawi
101.2Kpopulation
Open district →KedahYan
75.4Kpopulation
Open district →KedahSik
70.9Kpopulation
Open district →KedahPadang Terap
68Kpopulation
Open district →KedahPokok Sena
51.4Kpopulation
Open district →KedahBandar Baharu
45.7Kpopulation
Open district →
Source discipline

Population comes from DOSM administrative-district estimates, household indicators from district HIES, education from Ministry of Education district tables, crop production from MAFS/DOA/DOSM, and public hospital capacity from Ministry of Health records. PulseKita does not fill missing district values by estimation.

Data tahun semasa · 2026