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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 26): A total of 31.8 million or 97.6% of Malaysians had been enumerated as of Tuesday (Oct 26) through Banci Penduduk dan Perumahan Malaysia 2020 (Census 2020), according to Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

Speaking in a virtual briefing on Tuesday, Dr Uzir said based on the latest status, census operations in Kelantan, Johor and Putrajaya were nearing completion and in the process of validation and verification information.

“By district, the percentage of population response recorded was the highest in Samarahan, Sarawak (121.3%), Muallim, Perak (116.8%), Gombak, Selangor (113.3%), Sepang, Selangor (113.1%) and Seremban, Negeri Sembilan (112.5%). 

“The percentage of the population counted by district in Peninsular Malaysia was the lowest in Lipis, Pahang (71.5%), Bera, Pahang (76.6%), Maran, Pahang (77.3%), Kuala Krai, Kelantan (77.5%) and Rompin, Pahang (79.6%),” he elaborated.

The chief statistician added that the male population recorded stood at 51.5% or 16.4 million individuals, higher than the percentage of the female population recorded at 48.5% or 15.4 million individuals.

According to him, the latest census data indicated that the population of Malaysia stood at 91.8% or 29.2 million citizens and 8.2% or 2.6 million non-citizens. 

“The population of Malaysian citizens consisted of ethnic groups/bumiputera (69.4% or 20.2 million individuals), Chinese (23.1% or 6.8 million), Indians (6.7% or two million) and others (0.8% or 230,000),” he said.

Dr Uzir also highlighted that the DOSM will share full information on Census 2020 once the census period ends on Oct 31, 2021.

“All residents are called upon to ensure the success of Census 2020. This effort is to ensure 'everyone is counted' and 'no one is left behind'.

“The public need to make sure the information provided is accurate and complete. This is important to ensure national development strategies are formulated based on the information obtained from the public,” he concluded. 

Edited BySurin Murugiah
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