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Dominant religious confessions in Malaysia by state according to 2020 census. [3] Dark green: Muslim majority > 50% Light green: Muslim plurality < 50% Blue: Christian majority > 50% . Islam is the state religion of Malaysia, as per Article 3 of the Constitution. Meanwhile, other religions can be practised by non-Malay citizens of the country. [4]
The demographics of Malaysia are represented by the multiple ethnic groups that exist in the country. The official estimate of 2024 Malaysia's population is about 34,100,000 people. [1] According to the 2020 census, is 32,447,385 including non-citizens, which makes it the 43rd most populated country in the world. [2]
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
The decennial publication provides users with the final Malaysian Census population figures for basic demographic characteristics such as gender, age distribution, ethnic group, citizenship, religion and marital status at the state and the administrative district levels. Some of the tables also provide a breakdown by urban and rural areas.
Percentage population of Christian in Malaysia according to 2020 census. Christianity is the third-largest religion in Malaysia. In the 2020 census, 9.1% of the Malaysian population identified themselves as Christians. [1] About two-thirds of Malaysia's Christian population lives in East Malaysia, in the states of Sabah and Sarawak.
On the occasion of Malaysia's first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman's 80th birthday, he stated in the edition of 9 February 1983 of the newspaper The Star that the "country has a multi-racial population with various beliefs. Malaysia must continue as a secular State with Islam as the official religion". [10] National Mosque of Malaysia in ...
Islam is the state's official religion, but Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity are cumulatively proscribed by over half of the state's population. [1] [5] Within Peninsular Malaysia, Penang is the only state with a non-Muslim majority. [1] While Malay is the official language of Malaysia, English, Mandarin and Tamil are also widely used within ...
This is an overview of religion by country or territory in 2010 according to a 2012 Pew Research Center report. [1] The article Religious information by country gives information from The World Factbook of the CIA and the U.S. Department of State .