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PERAK

Kerian

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

LOCAL DATA STORY · PERAK

What defines Kerian 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 · 2026170,100PopulationpeopleHOUSEHOLDS · 2024RM 4,554Median household incomemedian monthly household incomeHOUSEHOLDS · 2024RM 3,807Household expendituremean monthly household expenditureHOUSEHOLDS · 20247.3%Poverty ratehouseholds in poverty

RINGKASNYA

Kerian dalam angka utama.

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

01

Kira-kira 170,100 orang tinggal di Kerian berdasarkan angka 2026.

02

Dari segi jumlah penduduk, Kerian berada di tempat #5 daripada 13 daerah Perak yang mempunyai data.

03

Kalau isi rumah disusun daripada pendapatan paling rendah ke paling tinggi, titik tengahnya sekitar RM 4,554 sebulan pada 2024.

04

Secara purata, isi rumah membelanjakan sekitar RM 3,807 sebulan pada 2024.

05

Kadar kemiskinan yang diterbitkan untuk daerah ini ialah 7.3% pada 2024.

Perlu ingat

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

WHERE IT SITS

Kerian inside Perak.

Select another district on the map to preview it without losing geographic context.
MAP BYPopulation
Batang Padang · 127,200 people · 2026Manjung · 257,000 people · 2026Kinta · 931,000 people · 2026Kerian · 170,100 people · 2026Kuala Kangsar · 179,300 people · 2026Larut Dan Matang · 277,900 people · 2026Hilir Perak · 141,500 people · 2026Hulu Perak · 98,400 people · 2026Perak Tengah · 99,600 people · 2026Kampar · 97,700 people · 2026Muallim · 79,900 people · 2026Bagan Datuk · 83,500 people · 2026Selama · 35,000 people · 2026
LOWHIGH
Population · 202613 districts with published values
RANKED VIEWPopulation across Perak
2026 · click a district to locate it
RANK MOVEMENTPopulation · first to latest published period
Rank #1 means highest numeric value, not necessarily the best outcome.

LATEST AVAILABLE VALUES

Kerian at a glance.

Each card keeps its own source period visible. District datasets are not all updated in the same year.
Population2026
170,100

people

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 4,554

median monthly household income

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 3,807

mean monthly household expenditure

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 5,590

mean monthly household income

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Households2024
7.3%

households in poverty

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Households2024
0.305

household-income inequality

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Education2025
28,728

students

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗
Education2025
91

institutions

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaAsk ↗
Education2025
8.8

students per teacher

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗
Agriculture2017
1,026.2

metric tonnes

Department of Statistics MalaysiaMinistry of Agriculture and Food Security / Department of Agriculture / DOSMWatch ↗
Health2022
100

active public-sector hospital beds

MOHMinistry of Health MalaysiaWatch ↗

RANK THROUGH TIME

How Kerian'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 Kerian as a local data story.

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

#5 by population in Perak

The 2026 district estimate is 170,100, representing 6.6% of the population across the 13 published districts in this state source.

170,100 · 2026Watch source story →
02HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Above the state district median

Median monthly household income is RM 4,554 in 2024, RM 16 above the median across 13 published Perak districts.

RM 4,554 · 2024Watch source story →
03POVERTY RATE

Below the state district median

The published poverty rate is 7.3% in 2024, 2.9 percentage points below the median across 13 published Perak districts.

7.3% · 2024Ask about this →
04AGRICULTURE

Pomelo leads recorded crop output

Pomelo is the largest recorded crop species in the district, at 554.9 tonnes or 54.1% of recorded crop tonnage. Total crop production ranks #9 of 12 published districts in Perak.

1,026.2 · 2017Watch source story →
05HEALTH CAPACITY

#3 by public-sector hospital beds

Kerian has 100 active public-sector hospital beds in the 2022 source, ranking #3 of 6 published districts in Perak. Absolute capacity is not adjusted for population or referral catchment.

100 · 2022Watch source story →

STATISTICAL PEERS

Districts most similar to Kerian.

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

POSITION INSIDE PERAK

How Kerian ranks in the state.

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

of 13 districts

170,100 · 2026
Median household income#6

of 13 districts

RM 4,554 · 2024
Household expenditure#7

of 13 districts

RM 3,807 · 2024
Government-school enrolment#2

of 9 districts

28,728 · 2025
Crop production#9

of 12 districts

1,026.2 · 2017
Public-sector hospital beds#3

of 6 districts

100 · 2022

HOUSEHOLD CONTEXT

Income, spending and vulnerability.

Median household incomeRM 4,5542024
Household expenditureRM 3,8072024
Mean household incomeRM 5,5902024
Poverty rate7.3%2024
Gini coefficient0.3052024

EDUCATION FOOTPRINT

Local government-school scale.

Government-school enrolment28,7282025
Public education institutions912025
Students per teacher8.82025

AGRICULTURAL SIGNATURE

Pomelo

Total crop production1K t2017
Dominant crop groupFruit2017
Dominant species output554.9 t2017
Watch district crop story →

EXPLORE THE STATE

Other districts in Perak.

State overview →
PerakKinta
931Kpopulation
Open district →PerakLarut Dan Matang
277.9Kpopulation
Open district →PerakManjung
257Kpopulation
Open district →PerakKuala Kangsar
179.3Kpopulation
Open district →PerakHilir Perak
141.5Kpopulation
Open district →PerakBatang Padang
127.2Kpopulation
Open district →PerakPerak Tengah
99.6Kpopulation
Open district →PerakHulu Perak
98.4Kpopulation
Open district →PerakKampar
97.7Kpopulation
Open district →PerakBagan Datuk
83.5Kpopulation
Open district →PerakMuallim
79.9Kpopulation
Open district →PerakSelama
35Kpopulation
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