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TERENGGANU

Besut

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

LOCAL DATA STORY · TERENGGANU

What defines Besut 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 · 2026169,400PopulationpeopleHOUSEHOLDS · 2024RM 5,820Median household incomemedian monthly household incomeHOUSEHOLDS · 2024RM 4,339Household expendituremean monthly household expenditureHOUSEHOLDS · 202413.1%Poverty ratehouseholds in poverty

RINGKASNYA

Besut dalam angka utama.

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

01

Kira-kira 169,400 orang tinggal di Besut berdasarkan angka 2026.

02

Dari segi jumlah penduduk, Besut berada di tempat #4 daripada 8 daerah Terengganu yang mempunyai data.

03

Kalau isi rumah disusun daripada pendapatan paling rendah ke paling tinggi, titik tengahnya sekitar RM 5,820 sebulan pada 2024.

04

Secara purata, isi rumah membelanjakan sekitar RM 4,339 sebulan pada 2024.

05

Kadar kemiskinan yang diterbitkan untuk daerah ini ialah 13.1% pada 2024.

Perlu ingat

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

WHERE IT SITS

Besut inside Terengganu.

Select another district on the map to preview it without losing geographic context.
MAP BYPopulation
Besut · 169,400 people · 2026Dungun · 171,900 people · 2026Kemaman · 238,000 people · 2026Kuala Terengganu · 251,300 people · 2026Marang · 130,700 people · 2026Hulu Terengganu · 75,100 people · 2026Setiu · 65,300 people · 2026Kuala Nerus · 159,200 people · 2026
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Population · 20268 districts with published values
RANKED VIEWPopulation across Terengganu
2026 · click a district to locate it

LATEST AVAILABLE VALUES

Besut at a glance.

Each card keeps its own source period visible. District datasets are not all updated in the same year.
Population2026
169,400

people

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 5,820

median monthly household income

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 4,339

mean monthly household expenditure

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 6,747

mean monthly household income

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Households2024
13.1%

households in poverty

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Households2024
0.311

household-income inequality

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Education2025
36,051

students

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗
Education2025
75

institutions

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaAsk ↗
Education2025
10.5

students per teacher

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗
Agriculture2017
13,173.8

metric tonnes

Department of Statistics MalaysiaMinistry of Agriculture and Food Security / Department of Agriculture / DOSMWatch ↗
Health2022
140

active public-sector hospital beds

MOHMinistry of Health MalaysiaWatch ↗

RANK THROUGH TIME

How Besut'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 Besut as a local data story.

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

#4 by population in Terengganu

The 2026 district estimate is 169,400, representing 13.4% of the population across the 8 published districts in this state source.

169,400 · 2026Watch source story →
02HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Below the state district median

Median monthly household income is RM 5,820 in 2024, RM 611 below the median across 8 published Terengganu districts.

RM 5,820 · 2024Watch source story →
03POVERTY RATE

Above the state district median

The published poverty rate is 13.1% in 2024, 8.5 percentage points above the median across 8 published Terengganu districts.

13.1% · 2024Ask about this →
04AGRICULTURE

Watermelon leads recorded crop output

Watermelon is the largest recorded crop species in the district, at 3,137.2 tonnes or 23.8% of recorded crop tonnage. Total crop production ranks #3 of 8 published districts in Terengganu.

13,173.8 · 2017Watch source story →
05HEALTH CAPACITY

#3 by public-sector hospital beds

Besut has 140 active public-sector hospital beds in the 2022 source, ranking #3 of 7 published districts in Terengganu. Absolute capacity is not adjusted for population or referral catchment.

140 · 2022Watch source story →

STATISTICAL PEERS

Districts most similar to Besut.

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

POSITION INSIDE TERENGGANU

How Besut ranks in the state.

Rankings use only districts with a published value for the same metric and period.
Population#4

of 8 districts

169,400 · 2026
Median household income#8

of 8 districts

RM 5,820 · 2024
Household expenditure#7

of 8 districts

RM 4,339 · 2024
Government-school enrolment#3

of 8 districts

36,051 · 2025
Crop production#3

of 8 districts

13,173.8 · 2017
Public-sector hospital beds#3

of 7 districts

140 · 2022

HOUSEHOLD CONTEXT

Income, spending and vulnerability.

Median household incomeRM 5,8202024
Household expenditureRM 4,3392024
Mean household incomeRM 6,7472024
Poverty rate13.1%2024
Gini coefficient0.3112024

EDUCATION FOOTPRINT

Local government-school scale.

Government-school enrolment36,0512025
Public education institutions752025
Students per teacher10.52025

AGRICULTURAL SIGNATURE

Watermelon

Total crop production13.2K t2017
Dominant crop groupFruit2017
Dominant species output3.1K t2017
Watch district crop story →

EXPLORE THE STATE

Other districts in Terengganu.

State overview →
TerengganuKuala Terengganu
251.3Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuKemaman
238Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuDungun
171.9Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuKuala Nerus
159.2Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuMarang
130.7Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuHulu Terengganu
75.1Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuSetiu
65.3Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuHulu
—population
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