Kira-kira 159,200 orang tinggal di Kuala Nerus berdasarkan angka 2026.
TERENGGANU
Kuala Nerus
10 source-backed district metrics covering population, household and education data.
LOCAL DATA STORY · TERENGGANU
What defines Kuala Nerus 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.
RINGKASNYA
Kuala Nerus dalam angka utama.
Ringkasan ini menghimpunkan angka utama daerah yang telah diterbitkan. Carta di bawah menunjukkan butiran dan perubahan mengikut tempoh.
Dari segi jumlah penduduk, Kuala Nerus berada di tempat #5 daripada 8 daerah Terengganu yang mempunyai data.
Kalau isi rumah disusun daripada pendapatan paling rendah ke paling tinggi, titik tengahnya sekitar RM 7,304 sebulan pada 2024.
Secara purata, isi rumah membelanjakan sekitar RM 5,498 sebulan pada 2024.
Kadar kemiskinan yang diterbitkan untuk daerah ini ialah 1.6% pada 2024.
Perlu ingat
Angka datang daripada beberapa sumber dan tahun berbeza. Satu angka sahaja tidak menerangkan keseluruhan keadaan daerah.
WHERE IT SITS
Kuala Nerus inside Terengganu.
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Population · 20268 districts with published valuesRANKED VIEWPopulation across Terengganu
2026 · click a district to locate itLATEST AVAILABLE VALUES
Kuala Nerus at a glance.
Population2026
159,200people
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Households2024
RM 7,304median monthly household income
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Households2024
RM 5,498mean monthly household expenditure
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗Households2024
RM 8,385mean monthly household income
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗Households2024
1.6%households in poverty
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗Households2024
0.282household-income inequality
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗Education2025
29,722students
Ministry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗Education2025
45institutions
Ministry of Education MalaysiaAsk ↗Education2025
11.8students per teacher
Ministry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗Agriculture2017
3,076.8metric tonnes
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security / Department of Agriculture / DOSMWatch ↗HOW IT'S MOVING
Kuala Nerus through time.
PopulationPopulation
↗ +9.3%159,2002026
2020202120222023202420252026
+9.3% from 2020 to 2026
HouseholdsMedian household income
↗ +7.4%RM 7,3042024
20222024
+7.4% from 2022 to 2024
HouseholdsHousehold expenditure
↗ +5.2%RM 5,4982024
20222024
+5.2% from 2022 to 2024
HouseholdsPoverty rate
↘ -0.3 pp1.6%2024
20222024
-0.3 pp from 2022 to 2024
RANK THROUGH TIME
How Kuala Nerus's position changed.
#5→#5
No rank change
2020 → 2026 · highest-value rank#1→#2
↓ 1 position
2022 → 2024 · highest-value rank#1→#3
↓ 2 positions
2022 → 2024 · highest-value rank#8→#8
No rank change
2022 → 2024 · highest-value rankWHAT STANDS OUT HERE?
Read Kuala Nerus as a local data story.
01LOCAL SCALE
#5 by population in Terengganu
The 2026 district estimate is 159,200, representing 12.6% of the population across the 8 published districts in this state source.
159,200 · 2026Watch source story →
02HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Above the state district median
Median monthly household income is RM 7,304 in 2024, RM 874 above the median across 8 published Terengganu districts.
RM 7,304 · 2024Watch source story →
03POVERTY RATE
Below the state district median
The published poverty rate is 1.6% in 2024, 3 percentage points below the median across 8 published Terengganu districts.
1.6% · 2024Ask about this →
04AGRICULTURE
Watermelon leads recorded crop output
Watermelon is the largest recorded crop species in the district, at 1,092.7 tonnes or 35.5% of recorded crop tonnage. Total crop production ranks #8 of 8 published districts in Terengganu.
3,076.8 · 2017Watch source story →
05EDUCATION SCALE
#5 by government-school enrolment
Government-school enrolment is 29,722 students in 2025, ranking #5 of 8 published districts in Terengganu.
29,722 · 2025Watch source story →
STATISTICAL PEERS
Districts most similar to Kuala Nerus.
0180% similar
Dungun4 same-period metrics compared: population, income, spending, poverty.
0276% similar
Kemaman4 same-period metrics compared: population, income, spending, poverty.
0372% similar
Kuala Terengganu4 same-period metrics compared: population, income, spending, poverty.
POSITION INSIDE TERENGGANU
How Kuala Nerus ranks in the state.
Population#5
of 8 districts
159,200 · 2026Median household income#2
of 8 districts
RM 7,304 · 2024Household expenditure#3
of 8 districts
RM 5,498 · 2024Government-school enrolment#5
of 8 districts
29,722 · 2025Crop production#8
of 8 districts
3,076.8 · 2017HOUSEHOLD CONTEXT
Income, spending and vulnerability.
Median household incomeRM 7,3042024
Household expenditureRM 5,4982024
Mean household incomeRM 8,3852024
Poverty rate1.6%2024
Gini coefficient0.2822024
EDUCATION FOOTPRINT
Local government-school scale.
Government-school enrolment29,7222025
Public education institutions452025
Students per teacher11.82025
AGRICULTURAL SIGNATURE
Watermelon
Total crop production3.1K t2017
Dominant crop groupFruit2017
Dominant species output1.1K t2017
EXPLORE THE STATE
Other districts in Terengganu.
TerengganuKuala Terengganu
251.3Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuKemaman238Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuDungun171.9Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuBesut169.4Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuMarang130.7Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuHulu Terengganu75.1Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuSetiu65.3Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuHulu—population
Open district →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