Country Malaysia Total population 28,334,135 Most populous state / federal territory Selangor (5,462,141) | Date taken 6 July–22 August 2010 Percent change 2.0% Least populous state / federal territory Putrajaya (72,413) | |
The Population and Housing Census of Malaysia, 2010, was conducted by Department of Statistics from July 6th to August 22th 2010. It was carried out in three phases; the first phase from July 6th to 21st, the second phase from July 22nd to August 6th, and the third phase from August 6th to the 22nd. To ensure a complete coverage, mapping-out activities were undertaken at the end of each phase. All persons living in private living quarters, collective living quarters such as college or university hostels, charitable or social welfare institutions, prisons, and shelters for homeless persons; were enumerated based on their usual place of residence in Malaysia on the Census Day that is July 6th 2010.
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2010 Malaysian Census Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA