DOSM: Poverty rate trends down

The poverty rate has reached 6.2 percent of the population in 2022, down from 8.2 percent the year before.

This was according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2022 released today.

The national poverty line for 2022 was defined as a monthly income of RM2,589 and below, while "hardcore poverty" was defined...