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Official reference (this country)

Ethnic Chinese citizens (DOSM mid-year current population estimates, annual release)

Reference estimate
~7.6 million (2024)
Source
Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM annual ethnicity series)

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Year-by-year (same definition, up to 30-year window)

Up to 30 calendar years ending in 2024; 25 year(s) on file for this definition (2000–2024). Most countries only publish census years or recent annual tables—not every calendar year is comparable. Verify gaps via source links.

Ethnic Chinese citizens (DOSM mid-year current population estimates, annual release)

Data yearReference valueSource
2000~5.93 millionSource
2001~5.98 millionSource
2002~6.01 millionSource
2003~6.04 millionSource
2004~6.07 millionSource
2005~6.10 millionSource
2006~6.14 millionSource
2007~6.18 millionSource
2008~6.22 millionSource
2009~6.28 millionSource
2010~6.40 millionSource
2011~6.45 millionSource
2012~6.50 millionSource
2013~6.60 millionSource
2014~6.75 millionSource
2015~6.90 millionSource
2016~6.95 millionSource
2017~7.00 millionSource
2018~7.10 millionSource
2019~7.25 millionSource
2020~7.4 millionSource
2021~7.45 millionSource
2022~7.5 millionSource
2023~7.55 millionSource
2024~7.6 millionSource

Trend (by data year)

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Ethnic Chinese citizens (DOSM mid-year current population estimates, annual release)

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5.9M6.8M7.6M2000: ~5.93 million2001: ~5.98 million2002: ~6.01 million2003: ~6.04 million2004: ~6.07 million2005: ~6.10 million2006: ~6.14 million2007: ~6.18 million2008: ~6.22 million2009: ~6.28 million2010: ~6.40 million2011: ~6.45 million2012: ~6.50 million2013: ~6.60 million2014: ~6.75 million2015: ~6.90 million2016: ~6.95 million2017: ~7.00 million2018: ~7.10 million2019: ~7.25 million2020: ~7.4 million2021: ~7.45 million2022: ~7.5 million2023: ~7.55 million2024: ~7.6 million200020032006200920122015201820212024

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