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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Abai Sungai1,500Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamAbai SungaiP
Abai Sungai
M
Abai Sungai of Malaysia
T
Acehnese89,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamMalayP
Acehnese
 T
Americans, U.S.9,30028.00 %79.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Americans, U.S.
 T
Arab16,0000.00 %0.20 %1 IslamArabic, North Levantine SpokenP
Arab
 T
Bajau Bukit, Papar2,100Y2.00 %4.00 %1 IslamMalayP
Bajau Bukit, Papar
M
Bajau Bukit, Papar of Malaysia
T
Bajau, West Coast255,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamBajau, West CoastP
Bajau, West Coast
M
Bajau, West Coast of Malaysia
T
Balau12,000Y15.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianityIban   
Balinese6,2000.00 %0.00 %1 HinduismBaliP
Balinese
M
Balinese of Malaysia
T
Banjarese, Banjar Malay28,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamMalayP
Banjarese, Banjar Malay
M
Banjarese, Banjar Malay of Malaysia
T
Bateq1,300Y0.50 %3.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsBatekP
Bateq
M
Bateq of Malaysia
T
Batu Punan1,300Y1.00 %6.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsMalayP
Batu Punan
M
Batu Punan of Malaysia
T
Bawean59,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamMaduraP
Bawean
 T
Beketan, Manketa400Y6.00 %70.00 %4 ChristianityBukitanP
Beketan, Manketa
  
Belait, Lakiput5000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamBelaitP
Belait, Lakiput
 T
Berawan, Central1,800Y0.50 %5.00 %1 IslamBerawan, Central  T
Berawan, East1,300Y0.80 %6.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsBerawan, East   
Berawan, West1,200Y0.00 %3.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsBerawan, West  T
Bintulu12,000Y1.00 %12.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsBintuluP
Bintulu
  
Bisaya, Sabah77,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamBisaya, SabahP
Bisaya, Sabah
M
Bisaya, Sabah of Malaysia
T
Bonggi5,500Y1.50 %20.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsBonggiP
Bonggi
M
Bonggi of Malaysia
T
British17,0008.00 %61.00 %4 ChristianityEnglishP
British
  
Brunei Malay, Kedayan384,000Y0.30 %6.00 %2 IslamBruneiP
Brunei Malay, Kedayan
M
Brunei Malay, Kedayan of Malaysia
T
Buginese152,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamMalayP
Buginese
M
Buginese of Malaysia
T
Bukar Sadong, Bidayuh75,000Y5.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityBidayuh SerianP
Bukar Sadong, Bidayuh
M
Bukar Sadong, Bidayuh of Malaysia
T
Burmese31,0000.17 %0.50 %1 BuddhismBurmeseP
Burmese
M
Burmese of Malaysia
T
Cham, Western14,0000.01 %0.01 %1 IslamCham, WesternP
Cham, Western
 T
Che Wong, Siwang600Y0.49 %0.50 %1 Ethnic ReligionsCheq WongP
Che Wong, Siwang
M
Che Wong, Siwang of Malaysia
T
Daro-Matu22,000Y5.92 %8.00 %4 IslamMelanau, Daro-Matu   
Dayak, Kendayan16,000Y0.40 %10.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsKendayanP
Dayak, Kendayan
M
Dayak, Kendayan of Malaysia
T
Dayak, Sarawak30,000Y4.84 %18.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsBidayuh, BauP
Dayak, Sarawak
  
Deaf170,000Y9.43 %2 IslamMalaysian Sign LanguageP
Deaf
 T
Duano, Orang Kuala5,200Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamDuanoP
Duano, Orang Kuala
M
Duano, Orang Kuala of Malaysia
T
Dumpas4,400Y0.40 %6.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsDumpasP
Dumpas
  
Dusun, Bundu74,000Y5.00 %84.00 %4 ChristianityKadazan DusunP
Dusun, Bundu
M
Dusun, Bundu of Malaysia
T
Dusun, Central216,000Y7.00 %90.00 %4 ChristianityKadazan DusunP
Dusun, Central
M
Dusun, Central of Malaysia
T
Dusun, Kadazan80,000Y6.00 %32.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKadazan DusunP
Dusun, Kadazan
M
Dusun, Kadazan of Malaysia
T
Dusun, Keningau 2,200Y3.00 %24.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsGanaP
Dusun, Keningau
 T
Dusun, Kuala Monsok400Y4.00 %84.00 %4 ChristianityKadazan DusunP
Dusun, Kuala Monsok
 T
Dusun, Kwijau12,000Y6.00 %30.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKuijauP
Dusun, Kwijau
 T
Dusun, Minokok1,500Y7.00 %42.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsMinokokP
Dusun, Minokok
 T
Dusun, Rungus73,000Y5.00 %78.00 %4 ChristianityRungusP
Dusun, Rungus
 T
Dusun, Segama900Y4.00 %84.00 %4 ChristianityKinabatangan, UpperP
Dusun, Segama
 T
Dusun, Sugut19,000Y6.00 %42.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsSugut DusunP
Dusun, Sugut
 T
Dusun, Sungai54,000Y7.00 %48.00 %4 ChristianityKadazan DusunP
Dusun, Sungai
 T
Dusun, Tambunan24,000Y4.00 %78.00 %4 ChristianityKadazan DusunP
Dusun, Tambunan
 T
Dusun, Tempasuk17,000Y7.00 %30.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKadazan DusunP
Dusun, Tempasuk
 T
Dusun, Tuaran22,000Y5.00 %24.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsLotudP
Dusun, Tuaran
 T
Eurasian62,00012.00 %60.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Eurasian
M
Eurasian of Malaysia
T
Filipino, Tagalog501,00012.00 %92.00 %5 ChristianityTagalogP
Filipino, Tagalog
M
Filipino, Tagalog of Malaysia
T
Garo, Kimaragang2,700Y21.43 %70.00 %5 ChristianityKota Marudu TalantangP
Garo, Kimaragang
  
Gujarati31,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamGujaratiP
Gujarati
M
Gujarati of Malaysia
T
Han Chinese, Cantonese1,533,0008.05 %12.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsChinese, YueP
Han Chinese, Cantonese
M
Han Chinese, Cantonese of Malaysia
T
Han Chinese, Hainanese431,0005.00 %8.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsChinese, Min NanP
Han Chinese, Hainanese
M
Han Chinese, Hainanese of Malaysia
T
Han Chinese, Hakka1,898,0009.20 %12.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsChinese, HakkaP
Han Chinese, Hakka
M
Han Chinese, Hakka of Malaysia
T
Han Chinese, Hokkien2,089,0009.20 %12.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsChinese, Min NanP
Han Chinese, Hokkien
M
Han Chinese, Hokkien of Malaysia
T
Han Chinese, Mandarin1,083,0005.75 %11.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsChinese, MandarinP
Han Chinese, Mandarin
 T
Han Chinese, Min Bei422,0005.00 %8.40 %4 Ethnic ReligionsChinese, Min BeiP
Han Chinese, Min Bei
 T
Han Chinese, Min Dong281,0002.00 %7.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsChinese, Min DongP
Han Chinese, Min Dong
 T
Han Chinese, Putian31,0005.00 %11.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsChinese, Pu-XianP
Han Chinese, Putian
 T
Han Chinese, Teochew1,102,0005.75 %12.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsChinese, Min NanP
Han Chinese, Teochew
M
Han Chinese, Teochew of Malaysia
T
Han Chinese, Xiang70,0001.00 %6.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsChinese, XiangP
Han Chinese, Xiang
 T
Hindi62,0000.00 %0.00 %1 HinduismHindiP
Hindi
 T
Hui15,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamChinese, MandarinP
Hui
M
Hui of Malaysia
T
Ida'an, Eraans16,000Y5.00 %18.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsIda'anP
Ida'an, Eraans
  
Indonesian874,0005.60 %15.00 %4 IslamIndonesianP
Indonesian
M
Indonesian of Malaysia
T
Iranun, Sabah33,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamIranunP
Iranun, Sabah
M
Iranun, Sabah of Malaysia
T
Jah Hut, Cheres4,700Y0.10 %2.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsJah HutP
Jah Hut, Cheres
M
Jah Hut, Cheres of Malaysia
T
Jakun, Djakun33,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsJakunP
Jakun, Djakun
M
Jakun, Djakun of Malaysia
T
Japanese16,0000.50 %1.50 %1 BuddhismJapaneseP
Japanese
 T
Javanese, Orang Jawa703,0007.00 %17.00 %4 IslamJavaneseP
Javanese, Orang Jawa
M
Javanese, Orang Jawa of Malaysia
T
Jehai1,600Y20.00 %33.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsJehaiP
Jehai
M
Jehai of Malaysia
T
Kadazan, Central35,000Y10.00 %36.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKadazan DusunP
Kadazan, Central
  
Kadazan, Eastern31,000Y25.40 %72.00 %5 ChristianityKadazan, Labuk-KinabatanganP
Kadazan, Eastern
M
Kadazan, Eastern of Malaysia
T
Kadazan, Klias River2,200Y3.00 %24.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKadazan, Klias RiverP
Kadazan, Klias River
  
Kanarese62,0000.00 %3.00 %1 HinduismKannadaP
Kanarese
M
Kanarese of Malaysia
T
Kanowit600Y0.00 %2.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsMelanau, Kanowit-TanjongP
Kanowit
M
Kanowit of Malaysia
T
Kayaman1,200Y0.50 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsKajaman  T
Kayan, Baram12,000Y55.00 %96.00 %5 ChristianityKayan, BaramP
Kayan, Baram
  
Kelabit6,000Y5.00 %72.00 %4 ChristianityKelabitP
Kelabit
M
Kelabit of Malaysia
T
Kensiu400Y0.00 %1.30 %1 Ethnic ReligionsKensiuP
Kensiu
M
Kensiu of Malaysia
T
Kenyah, Kelinyau16,000Y6.00 %75.00 %4 ChristianityKenyah, MainstreamP
Kenyah, Kelinyau
M
Kenyah, Kelinyau of Malaysia
T
Kenyah, Sibop4,900Y2.00 %10.00 %2 IslamSebopP
Kenyah, Sibop
M
Kenyah, Sibop of Malaysia
T
Kenyah, Tutoh1,700Y6.00 %75.00 %4 ChristianityLong WatP
Kenyah, Tutoh
M
Kenyah, Tutoh of Malaysia
T
Kenyah, Upper Baram27,000Y6.00 %80.00 %4 ChristianityKenyah, MainstreamP
Kenyah, Upper Baram
M
Kenyah, Upper Baram of Malaysia
T
Kenyah, Wahau1,2004.00 %72.00 %4 ChristianityKenyah, Wahau   
Kenyah, Western3,600Y5.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityUma' LasanP
Kenyah, Western
M
Kenyah, Western of Malaysia
T
Kimaragan, Tandek26,000Y4.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityKimaragangP
Kimaragan, Tandek
  
Kinabatangan, Upper15,000Y6.00 %50.00 %4 ChristianityKinabatangan, UpperP
Kinabatangan, Upper
  
Kintaq100Y1.00 %1.20 %1 Ethnic ReligionsKintaqP
Kintaq
M
Kintaq of Malaysia
T
Kiput3,200Y1.00 %65.00 %3 ChristianityKiputP
Kiput
M
Kiput of Malaysia
T
Korean21,00014.00 %28.00 %5 Non-ReligiousKoreanP
Korean
  
Kota Marudu Tinagas3,100Y5.00 %22.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKadazan DusunP
Kota Marudu Tinagas
  
Kristang15,000Y5.00 %90.00 %4 ChristianityMalaccan Portuguese CreoleP
Kristang
  
Lahanan800Y15.00 %90.00 %5 ChristianityLahananP
Lahanan
M
Lahanan of Malaysia
T
Lamaholot49,0008.00 %65.00 %4 ChristianityLamaholotP
Lamaholot
  
Lanas Lobu5,500Y6.00 %20.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsLobu, LanasP
Lanas Lobu
  
Land Dayak, Biatah98,000Y5.00 %78.00 %4 ChristianityBidayuh, BiatahP
Land Dayak, Biatah
 T
Land Dayak, Lara17,000Y4.30 %12.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsBakati', RaraP
Land Dayak, Lara
  
Lanoh400Y0.00 %1.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsLanohP
Lanoh
M
Lanoh of Malaysia
T
Lundayeh, Lun Bawang29,000Y16.00 %80.00 %5 ChristianityLundayehP
Lundayeh, Lun Bawang
M
Lundayeh, Lun Bawang of Malaysia
T
Mah Meri, Besisi4,200Y0.90 %1.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsMah MeriP
Mah Meri, Besisi
M
Mah Meri, Besisi of Malaysia
T
Malay13,800,000Y0.08 %0.10 %1 IslamMalayP
Malay
M
Malay of Malaysia
T
Malay, Cocos Islands6,100Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamMalayP
Malay, Cocos Islands
 T
Malayali, Malayalam365,00012.00 %23.00 %5 IslamMalayalamP
Malayali, Malayalam
M
Malayali, Malayalam of Malaysia
T
Mandailing33,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamBatak MandailingP
Mandailing
 T
Melanau146,000Y2.50 %5.00 %4 IslamMelanau, CentralP
Melanau
M
Melanau of Malaysia
T
Mendriq200Y1.00 %2.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsMinriqP
Mendriq
M
Mendriq of Malaysia
T
Millikin5,000Y2.00 %18.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsRemun   
Minangkabau, Orang Negeri989,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 IslamMalayP
Minangkabau, Orang Negeri
M
Minangkabau, Orang Negeri of Malaysia
T
Mintil200Y0.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsMintil M
Mintil of Malaysia
 
Molbog2,7000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamMolbogP
Molbog
M
Molbog of Malaysia
T
Murik Kayan3,200Y0.80 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsMurik  T
Murut, Kalabakan3,400Y1.00 %12.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsMurut, KalabakanP
Murut, Kalabakan
 T
Murut, Keningau10,000Y6.00 %66.00 %4 ChristianityMurut, KeningauP
Murut, Keningau
 T
Murut, Okolod2,400Y5.00 %18.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsOkolodP
Murut, Okolod
 T
Murut, Paluan5,000Y0.60 %10.00 %2 IslamMurut, PaluanP
Murut, Paluan
 T
Murut, Pandewan1,900Y0.60 %7.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsMurut, PaluanP
Murut, Pandewan
 T
Murut, Selungai900Y12.00 %18.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsMurut, SelungaiP
Murut, Selungai
 T
Murut, Sembakung3,100Y9.00 %14.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsMurut, SembakungP
Murut, Sembakung
 T
Murut, Serudung1,100Y1.00 %10.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsMurut, SerudungP
Murut, Serudung
 T
Murut, Tagal55,000Y12.00 %84.00 %5 ChristianityMurut, TaholP
Murut, Tagal
M
Murut, Tagal of Malaysia
T
Murut, Timogun11,000Y4.00 %78.00 %4 ChristianityMurut, TimugonP
Murut, Timogun
M
Murut, Timogun of Malaysia
T
Narom4,600Y0.20 %4.00 %1 IslamNarom  T
Nepali, general246,0001.80 %2.00 %1 HinduismNepaliP
Nepali, general
M
Nepali, general of Malaysia
T
Orang Kanaq200Y0.00 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsMalayP
Orang Kanaq
M
Orang Kanaq of Malaysia
T
Orang Seletar2,000Y3.00 %5.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsOrang SeletarP
Orang Seletar
M
Orang Seletar of Malaysia
T
Pashtun, Northern6,3000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamPashto, NorthernP
Pashtun, Northern
M
Pashtun, Northern of Malaysia
T
Penan12,000Y0.30 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsPenan, EasternP
Penan
M
Penan of Malaysia
T
Penan-Nibong4,300Y0.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsPenan, WesternP
Penan-Nibong
 T
Persian44,0001.80 %3.00 %1 IslamPersian, IranianP
Persian
M
Persian of Malaysia
T
Punan Bah-Biau1,300Y2.00 %16.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsPunan Bah-BiauP
Punan Bah-Biau
 T
Punjabi71,0000.00 %0.00 %1 Other / SmallPunjabi, EasternP
Punjabi
M
Punjabi of Malaysia
T
Rejang Kayan, Lisum8,600Y6.00 %18.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsKayan, RejangP
Rejang Kayan, Lisum
  
Rohingya94,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamRohingyaP
Rohingya
M
Rohingya of Malaysia
T
Sa'ban1,700Y15.02 %70.00 %5 ChristianitySa'banP
Sa'ban
M
Sa'ban of Malaysia
T
Sabum1,300Y0.56 %0.60 %1 Ethnic ReligionsMalay, Ambonese M
Sabum of Malaysia
 
Sama, Balangingih5,6000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamSama, BalangingihP
Sama, Balangingih
M
Sama, Balangingih of Malaysia
T
Sama, Central21,0000.50 %1.00 %1 IslamSama, CentralP
Sama, Central
M
Sama, Central of Malaysia
T
Sama, Mapun17,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamMapunP
Sama, Mapun
M
Sama, Mapun of Malaysia
T
Sama, Southern19,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamSama, SouthernP
Sama, Southern
M
Sama, Southern of Malaysia
T
Sea Dayak, Iban753,000Y14.00 %46.00 %5 Ethnic ReligionsIbanP
Sea Dayak, Iban
M
Sea Dayak, Iban of Malaysia
T
Sekapan2,100Y6.00 %40.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsSekapanP
Sekapan
 T
Semai, Central Sakai61,000Y3.33 %6.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsSemaiP
Semai, Central Sakai
M
Semai, Central Sakai of Malaysia
T
Semelai7,800Y0.10 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsSemelaiP
Semelai
M
Semelai of Malaysia
T
Semnam1,000Y0.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsSemnam M
Semnam of Malaysia
T
Semoq Beri2,500Y0.30 %3.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsSemaq BeriP
Semoq Beri
M
Semoq Beri of Malaysia
T
SianY0.00 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsSihan   
Siduan1,200Y1.00 %3.00 %1 IslamMelanau, Sibu  T
Sinabu1,000Y6.00 %42.00 %4 ChristianityKinabatangan, UpperP
Sinabu
  
Sindhi31,0000.00 %1.00 %1 HinduismSindhiP
Sindhi
M
Sindhi of Malaysia
T
Sinhalese4,6000.10 %2.00 %1 BuddhismSinhalaP
Sinhalese
M
Sinhalese of Malaysia
T
Sino-Native31,000Y0.50 %8.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsChinese, MandarinP
Sino-Native
  
Sonsogon5,100Y0.50 %5.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsKimaragangP
Sonsogon
 T
South Asian, Bengali-speakin86,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamBengaliP
South Asian, Bengali-speaking
M
South Asian, Bengali-speaking of Malaysia
T
South Asian, Telugu-speaking124,0001.50 %4.00 %1 HinduismTeluguP
South Asian, Telugu-speaking
M
South Asian, Telugu-speaking of Malaysia
T
Straits Chinese, Baba Creole268,000Y3.00 %5.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsMalay, BabaP
Straits Chinese, Baba Creole
M
Straits Chinese, Baba Creole of Malaysia
T
Tambanua, Paitan15,000Y5.90 %20.00 %4 IslamTombonuoP
Tambanua, Paitan
M
Tambanua, Paitan of Malaysia
T
Tamil (Hindu traditions)1,971,0003.45 %6.00 %4 HinduismTamilP
Tamil (Hindu traditions)
M
Tamil (Hindu traditions) of Malaysia
T
Tamil, Jaffna34,0000.00 %0.00 %1 HinduismTamilP
Tamil, Jaffna
M
Tamil, Jaffna of Malaysia
T
Tampias Lobu4,400Y2.00 %18.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsLobu, TampiasP
Tampias Lobu
  
Tatana24,000Y0.50 %14.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsTatanaP
Tatana
  
Tausug, Sulu229,0000.01 %0.01 %1 IslamTausugP
Tausug, Sulu
M
Tausug, Sulu of Malaysia
T
Temiar33,000Y0.60 %7.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsTemiarP
Temiar
M
Temiar of Malaysia
T
Temoq800Y0.00 %1.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsMalayP
Temoq
M
Temoq of Malaysia
T
Temuan, Benua31,000Y5.20 %5.80 %4 Ethnic ReligionsTemuanP
Temuan, Benua
M
Temuan, Benua of Malaysia
T
Thai31,0000.40 %0.50 %1 BuddhismThaiP
Thai
M
Thai of Malaysia
T
Thai, Southern4,3000.00 %0.00 %1 BuddhismThai, SouthernP
Thai, Southern
 T
Thai, Tak Bai4,3000.00 %0.00 %1 BuddhismThai, SouthernP
Thai, Tak Bai
 T
Tidung, Northern22,000Y4.00 %14.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsTidung, Northern   
Tidung, Southern3,300Y1.64 %12.00 %2 Ethnic ReligionsTidung, SouthernP
Tidung, Southern
M
Tidung, Southern of Malaysia
T
Tobilung11,000Y6.00 %40.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsTobilungP
Tobilung
  
Tonga, Ten'edn2000.00 %0.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsTen'edn M
Tonga, Ten'edn of Malaysia
T
Tring800Y2.00 %4.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsTring  T
Tringgus1,100Y3.00 %10.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsBidayuh, Tringgus-Sembaan   
Tungara2,600Y4.00 %60.00 %4 ChristianityMurut, Bookan   
Tutong, Bisayan26,000Y6.00 %20.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsBisaya, BruneiP
Tutong, Bisayan
M
Tutong, Bisayan of Malaysia
T
Ukit200Y0.40 %3.00 %1 Ethnic ReligionsUkit  T
Urdu16,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamUrduP
Urdu
 T
Vietnamese106,0001.20 %8.00 %2 BuddhismVietnameseP
Vietnamese
M
Vietnamese of Malaysia
T
Wolio1,0000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamWolioP
Wolio
 T
Yakan1,2000.00 %0.00 %1 IslamYakanP
Yakan
 T
Total People Groups:   181 33,841,000 122     76      160 95 146
Unclassified / Other Individuals 97,000  
UN Country Population (2022) 33,938,000  
Other reported groups:  8  
Data Notes
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Malaysia – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 76 42.0 % 16,972,000 50.2 %
  2 - Minimally reached 23 12.7 % 1,170,000 3.5 %
  3 - Superficially reached 1 0.6 % 3,200 0.0 %
  4 - Partially reached 65 35.9 % 13,839,000 40.9 %
  5 - Significantly reached 16 8.8 % 1,858,000 5.5 %
Totals 181   33,841,000  


NOTES:
  1. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  2. % of Population in People Group:  The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.
Malaysia – People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
 

Abai Sungai
1,500


Acehnese
89,000


Americans, U.S.
9,300


Arab
16,000


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Bajau Bukit, Papar
2,100


Bajau, West Coast
255,000


Balinese
6,200


Banjarese, Banjar Malay
28,000


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Bateq
1,300


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Batu Punan
1,300


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Bawean
59,000


Beketan, Manketa
400


Belait, Lakiput
500


Bintulu
12,000


Bisaya, Sabah
77,000


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Bonggi
5,500


British
17,000


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Brunei Malay, Kedayan
384,000


Buginese
152,000


Bukar Sadong, Bidayuh
75,000


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Burmese
31,000


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Cham, Western
14,000


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Che Wong, Siwang
600


Dayak, Kendayan
16,000


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Dayak, Sarawak
30,000


Deaf
170,000


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Duano, Orang Kuala
5,200


Dumpas
4,400


Dusun, Bundu
74,000


Dusun, Central
216,000


Dusun, Kadazan
80,000


Dusun, Keningau
2,200


Dusun, Kuala Monsok
400


Dusun, Kwijau
12,000


Dusun, Minokok
1,500


Dusun, Rungus
73,000


Dusun, Segama
900


Dusun, Sugut
19,000


Dusun, Sungai
54,000


Dusun, Tambunan
24,000


Dusun, Tempasuk
17,000


Dusun, Tuaran
22,000


Eurasian
62,000


Filipino, Tagalog
501,000


Garo, Kimaragang
2,700


Gujarati
31,000


Han Chinese, Cantonese
1,533,000


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Han Chinese, Hainanese
431,000


Han Chinese, Hakka
1,898,000


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Han Chinese, Hokkien
2,089,000


Han Chinese, Mandarin
1,083,000


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Han Chinese, Min Bei
422,000


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Han Chinese, Min Dong
281,000


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Han Chinese, Putian
31,000


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Han Chinese, Teochew
1,102,000


Han Chinese, Xiang
70,000


Hindi
62,000


Hui
15,000


Ida'an, Eraans
16,000


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Indonesian
874,000


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Iranun, Sabah
33,000


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Jah Hut, Cheres
4,700


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Jakun, Djakun
33,000


Japanese
16,000


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Javanese, Orang Jawa
703,000


Jehai
1,600


Kadazan, Central
35,000


Kadazan, Eastern
31,000


Kadazan, Klias River
2,200


Kanarese
62,000


Kanowit
600


Kayan, Baram
12,000


Kelabit
6,000


Kensiu
400


Kenyah, Kelinyau
16,000


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Kenyah, Sibop
4,900


Kenyah, Tutoh
1,700


Kenyah, Upper Baram
27,000


Kenyah, Western
3,600


Kimaragan, Tandek
26,000


Kinabatangan, Upper
15,000


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Kintaq
100


Kiput
3,200


Korean
21,000


Kota Marudu Tinagas
3,100


Kristang
15,000


Lahanan
800


Lamaholot
49,000


Lanas Lobu
5,500


Land Dayak, Biatah
98,000


Land Dayak, Lara
17,000


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Lanoh
400


Lundayeh, Lun Bawang
29,000


Mah Meri, Besisi
4,200


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Malay
13,800,000


Malay, Cocos Islands
6,100


Malayali, Malayalam
365,000


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Mandailing
33,000


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Melanau
146,000


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Mendriq
200


Minangkabau, Orang Negeri
989,000


Molbog
2,700


Murut, Kalabakan
3,400


Murut, Keningau
10,000


Murut, Okolod
2,400


Murut, Paluan
5,000


Murut, Pandewan
1,900


Murut, Selungai
900


Murut, Sembakung
3,100


Murut, Serudung
1,100


Murut, Tagal
55,000


Murut, Timogun
11,000


Nepali, general
246,000


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Orang Kanaq
200


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Orang Seletar
2,000


Pashtun, Northern
6,300


Penan
12,000


Penan-Nibong
4,300


Persian
44,000


Punan Bah-Biau
1,300


Punjabi
71,000


Rejang Kayan, Lisum
8,600


Rohingya
94,000


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Sa'ban
1,700


Sama, Balangingih
5,600


Sama, Central
21,000


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Sama, Mapun
17,000


Sama, Southern
19,000


Sea Dayak, Iban
753,000


Sekapan
2,100


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Semai, Central Sakai
61,000


Semelai
7,800


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Semoq Beri
2,500


Sinabu
1,000


Sindhi
31,000


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Sinhalese
4,600


Sino-Native
31,000


Sonsogon
5,100


South Asian, Bengali-speaking
86,000


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South Asian, Telugu-speaking
124,000


Straits Chinese, Baba Creole
268,000


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Tambanua, Paitan
15,000


Tamil (Hindu traditions)
1,971,000


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Tamil, Jaffna
34,000


Tampias Lobu
4,400


Tatana
24,000


Tausug, Sulu
229,000


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Temiar
33,000


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Temoq
800


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Temuan, Benua
31,000


Thai
31,000


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Thai, Southern
4,300


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Thai, Tak Bai
4,300


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Tidung, Southern
3,300


Tobilung
11,000


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Tutong, Bisayan
26,000


Urdu
16,000


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Vietnamese
106,000


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Wolio
1,000


Yakan
1,200

Malaysia People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Malaysia – Languages
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Definitions:
Progress Scale:  
People Selector:
Language
(click Language name for details)
Language
Code
# Peoples
Primary
Language
# Unreached
Primary
Language
Bible
Status
Bible
Locator
Audio NT
Online
Jesus
Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Abai Sungaiabf11Unspecified
Arabic, North Levantine Spokenapc11Portions
Bajau, West Coastbdr11Trans Needed
Bakati', Raralra10Portions
Baliban11Complete
Batak Mandailingbtm11Portions
Batekbtq11Trans Needed
Belaitbeg11Unspecified
Bengaliben11Complete
Berawan, Centralzbc11Unspecified
Berawan, Eastzbe10Trans Started
Berawan, Westzbw11Portions
Bidayuh Seriansdo10Trans Started
Bidayuh, Bausne10NT
Bidayuh, Biatahbth10Complete
Bidayuh, Tringgus-Sembaantrx10Trans Needed
Bintulubny10Trans Needed
Bisaya, Bruneibsb10Portions
Bisaya, Sabahbsy11Portions
Bonggibdg10Portions
Bruneikxd10Trans Needed
Bukitanbkn10Trans Started
Burmesemya11Complete
Cham, Westerncja11NT
Cheq Wongcwg11Trans Needed
Chinese, Hakkahak10Complete
Chinese, Mandarincmn31Complete
Chinese, Min Beimnp10NT
Chinese, Min Dongcdo10Complete
Chinese, Min Nannan30Complete
Chinese, Pu-Xiancpx10Complete
Chinese, Xianghsn10Portions
Chinese, Yueyue10Complete
Duanodup11Trans Needed
Dumpasdmv10Unspecified
Englisheng30Complete
Ganagnq10Unspecified
Gujaratiguj11Complete
Hindihin11Complete
Ibaniba20Complete
Ida'andbj10Portions
Indonesianind10Complete
Iranunilm11Trans Needed
Jah Hutjah11Portions
Jakunjak11Trans Started
Japanesejpn11Complete
Javanesejav10Complete
Jehaijhi10Trans Started
Kadazan Dusundtp90Complete
Kadazan, Klias Riverkqt10Trans Needed
Kadazan, Labuk-Kinabatangandtb10NT
Kajamankag11Unspecified
Kannadakan11Complete
Kayan, Baramkys10Complete
Kayan, Rejangree10Trans Needed
Kelabitkzi10Portions
Kendayanknx10Portions
Kensiukns11Trans Started
Kenyah, Mainstreamxkl20NT
Kenyah, Wahauwhk10NT
Kimaragangkqr21NT
Kinabatangan, Upperdmg30Portions
Kintaqknq11Trans Needed
Kiputkyi10Trans Needed
Koreankor10Complete
Kota Marudu Talantanggrm10Trans Needed
Kuijaudkr10Trans Needed
Lahananlhn10Trans Needed
Lamaholotslp10Portions
Lanohlnh11Trans Needed
Lobu, Lanasruu10Trans Needed
Lobu, Tampiaslow10Trans Needed
Long Watttw10Trans Needed
Lotuddtr10Portions
Lundayehlnd10Complete
Maduramad11Complete
Mah Merimhe11Trans Needed
Malaccan Portuguese Creolemcm10Portions
Malayzlm109Complete
Malay, Amboneseabs11NT
Malay, Babambf10NT
Malayalammal10Complete
Malaysian Sign Languagexml10Portions
Mapunsjm11NT
Melanau, Centralmel10Portions
Melanau, Daro-Matudro10Trans Needed
Melanau, Kanowit-Tanjongkxn11Trans Needed
Melanau, Sibusdx11Unspecified
Minokokmqq10Trans Needed
Minriqmnq11Trans Needed
Mintilmzt11Unspecified
Molbogpwm11NT
Murikmxr11Unspecified
Murut, Bookanbnb10Unspecified
Murut, Kalabakankve10Trans Started
Murut, Keningaukxi10NT
Murut, Paluanplz20Trans Started
Murut, Selungaislg10Trans Needed
Murut, Sembakungsbr10Portions
Murut, Serudungsrk10Trans Started
Murut, Taholmvv10Complete
Murut, Timugontih10Complete
Naromnrm11Trans Needed
Nepalinpi11Complete
Okolodkqv10Portions
Orang Seletarors10Trans Needed
Pashto, Northernpbu11Complete
Penan, Easternpez11NT
Penan, Westernpne11NT
Persian, Iranianpes11Complete
Punan Bah-Biaupna10Trans Started
Punjabi, Easternpan11Complete
Remunlkj10Trans Needed
Rohingyarhg11Portions
Rungusdrg10Complete
Sa'bansnv10Portions
Sama, Balangingihsse11NT
Sama, Centralsml11NT
Sama, Southernssb11Portions
Sebopsib10Trans Needed
Sekapanskp10Trans Needed
Semaisea10NT
Semaq Beriszc11Trans Needed
Semelaisza11Portions
Semnamssm11Trans Needed
Sihanspg11Trans Needed
Sindhisnd11Complete
Sinhalasin11Complete
Sugut Dusunkzs10Trans Started
Tagalogtgl10Complete
Tamiltam21Complete
Tatanatxx10Portions
Tausugtsg11NT
Telugutel11Complete
Temiartea10Trans Started
Temuantmw10Trans Started
Ten'edntnz11Trans Started
Thaitha11Complete
Thai, Southernsou22Portions
Tidung, Northernntd10Unspecified
Tidung, Southernitd10Portions
Tobilungtgb10Portions
Tombonuotxa10NT
Tringtgq11Trans Needed
Ukitumi11Trans Needed
Uma' Lasanxky10Trans Needed
Urduurd11Complete
Vietnamesevie10Complete
Woliowlo11Portions
Yakanyka11NT
Totals: 150 181 76   89 50 53 78 24
Data Notes
Data Sources
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People Selector:
Malaysia – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 3.5 %
(subset of Christianity)
 
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]

NOTES:
  1. Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
  2. Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
  3. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  4. % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends:  Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
    Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
Malaysia – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Malaysia. Ministries in the Malaysia section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Asia, Southeast section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
  • The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
Ministries in Malaysia   Ministries in Asia, Southeast
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Data Sources
 
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Malaysia – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 33,841,000
Percent Urbanization 76 %
Total People Groups 181
Unreached People Groups 76
Region Asia, Southeast
10/40 Window Yes
Official National Language Malay
Secondary National LanguageEnglish
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Professing Christian 9.7%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 3.5%  [2]
Country Progress Level 4
Persecution Ranking 43 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.789 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Window International Country Profile
Ethnologue Language Listing
State Department Religious Freedom Report
World Factbook

Notes
[1]  Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country.
[2]  Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country.
 
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