State
PLS
Perlis.
The smallest state in Malaysia, on the Thai border at the peninsula's northwestern tip.
People · 2023
293,000
Share of Malaysia
0.9%
Median household income · 2024
RM4,950
below the national median of RM7,017 · gross, per month
Official latestDOSM annual estimates and Household Income Survey, via OpenDOSM. Population chapter →
Today in Perlis · climate
Temperature
+0.4°C
against its 1991–2020 normal
Rainfall
138%
of normal, last fortnight
Air quality
35
US AQI at the reference point
UV index
7.3
peak forecast today
Live readings from the climate network's reference point at Kangar. One point describes conditions at the capital, not every district. Full climate chapter →
What this profile will grow into
A full profile answers what makes Perlis structurally different, how life here compares with Malaysia, and what residents should watch. Each vital sign below joins this page when its topic chapter is published with verified data — not before.
Cost of Living
What does an ordinary basket cost against the state median?
Housing
Can a median household afford a median home?
Employment
Where do the jobs come from, and are they good ones?
Healthcare
How far is care, and is capacity keeping pace?
Education
Are schools keeping up with where families are moving?
Every state and Federal Territory gets the same treatment — see all sixteen profiles, or start with the climate chapter.