In 2025, **** percent of the Malaysian population were classified as Bumiputera, **** percent were classified as ethnic Chinese, and *** percent as ethnic Indians. Those who do not fall under these three main ethnic groups are classified as ‘Other.’ Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society with three main ethnicities and language groups. Who are Malaysia’s Bumiputera? Bumiputera, meaning sons of the soil, is a term used to categorize the Malays, as well as the indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia, also known as "orang asli", and the indigenous peoples of Sabah and Sarawak. As 2024, the Bumiputera share of the population in Sabah was ** percent, while that in Sarawak was **** percent. Thus, the incorporation of the states of Sabah and Sarawak during the formation of Malaysia ensured that the ethnic Malays were able to maintain a majority share of the Malaysian population. Bumiputera privileges and ethnic-based politics The rights and privileges of the Malays and the natives of Sabah and Sarawak are enshrined in Article 153 of Malaysia’s constitution. This translated, in practice, to a policy of affirmative action to improve the economic situation of this particular group, through the New Economic Policy introduced in 1971. 50 years on, it is questionable whether the policy has achieved its aim. Bumiputeras still lag behind the other ethnic two major groups in terms of monthly household income. However, re-thinking this policy will certainly be met by opposition from those who have benefitted from it.

In 2025, it was estimated that **** percent of the population in Sabah were Bumiputera. "Bumiputera" is a term used in Malaysia to refer to those of Malay ethnicity or from indigenous groups in Malaysia. Sabah is a resource-rich state located in eastern Malaysia on the island of Borneo. It primarily exports oil, gas, timber, and palm oil.

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As of the first half of 2024, the Bumiputera or Malay population in Malaysia made up around **** million of the population. By comparison, there were around *** million Malaysians of Indian descent.

This dataset shows the Incidence of poverty by ethnicity, 2002 - 2019, Malaysia. Source : DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA No. of Views : 166

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In 2017, the amount of electric car racing sets imported into Malaysia totaled X units, growing by X% against the previous year. In general, electric car racing sets imports continue to indicate a prominent growth. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2013, an increase of X% from the previous year. In that year, the electric car racing sets imports attained its maximum volume of X units.

This dataset shows the number of Mean Monthly Household Gross Income of Top 20%, Middle 40% and Bottom 40% of Households by Ethnicity 2002 - 2019, Malaysia.Source : DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA

In 2023, the labor force participation rate for residents in Malaysia with non-Malaysian citizenship was at approximately **** percent. By comparison, the labor force participation rate of Malaysian citizens of other ethinicities was **** percent, the lowest out of all ethnic groups in Malaysia. The labor force participation rate is defined as the percentage of the population working or actively seeking work.

According a survey on the public's approval of the Barisan Nasional government in October 2022, ** percent of those who belong in the Chinese ethnic group in Malaysia said they were dissatisfied with the government, while ** percent of the Indian ethnic group also expressed their dissatisfaction. Meanwhile, ** percent of Muslim Bumiputera, said they were happy with the government. Malaysia is planning to hold its 15th general election on November 19, 2022.

As of July 2024, it was estimated that **** percent of the population in Sarawak were Bumiputera. "Bumiputera" is a term used in Malaysia to refer to those of Malay ethnicity or from indigenous groups in Malaysia. Sarawak is a resource-rich state, located in western Malaysia on the island of Borneo. It primarily exports oil, gas, timber, and palm oil.

According to a survey of Malaysian voters, ** percent of Chinese respondents, ** percent of Indian respondents, and ** percent of Malay respondents reported in February 2021 that they intended to vote in the next general election. Planned participation in the next election is down across all three ethnic groups compared to survey results from December 2020.

A survey conducted by Vodus Insights on residential property in the Kluang Valley area in Malaysia found that ** percent of home buyers in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur were of Malay ethnicity. The second-largest ethnic group among home buyers in Kuala Lumpur were Chinese, making up ** percent.

This statistic shows the number of respondents in Malaysia who indicated that they have experienced racial discrimination when renting property as of January 2019. During the period surveyed, ** percent of survey respondents claimed that they have experienced racial discrimination during the process of renting a property. Out of the respondents who have faced racial discrimination when renting, ** percent were ethnically Indian. In comparison, ** percent were ethnically Malay/Bumiputera.

According a survey on whether Malaysia is heading toward the right direction, as of October 2022, ** percent of respondents from both the Chinese and Indian ethnic groups said the country was going in the wrong direction. By comparison, ** percent of Malay respondents said it was going in the right direction. Malaysia is slated to hold its 15th general election on November 19, 2022

In 2023, the crude death rate of the ethnic Indian in Malaysia was 8.3 deaths for every 1,000 people, the highest among other ethnic groups. By comparison, the crude death rate of the Bumiputera, the largest ethnic group in Malaysia, was at 5.8 deaths per 1,000 people.