census_year,buddhist_total,buddhist_percent_published,source_url,source_table,publisher,retrieved,note
1970,2635386,25.5,https://www.dosm.gov.my/uploads/publications/20221018093340.pdf#page=90,"Table 1, printed page 74; PDF page 90",Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM),2026-10-12,Published historical series; census definitions and religious classifications may affect comparability. Not a measure of conversions or practice.
1980,2265457,17.3,https://www.dosm.gov.my/uploads/publications/20221018093340.pdf#page=90,"Table 1, printed page 74; PDF page 90",Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM),2026-10-12,Published historical series; census definitions and religious classifications may affect comparability. Not a measure of conversions or practice.
1991,3222045,18.4,https://www.dosm.gov.my/uploads/publications/20221018093340.pdf#page=90,"Table 1, printed page 74; PDF page 90",Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM),2026-10-12,Published historical series; census definitions and religious classifications may affect comparability. Not a measure of conversions or practice.
2000,4197149,18.9,https://www.dosm.gov.my/uploads/publications/20221018093340.pdf#page=90,"Table 1, printed page 74; PDF page 90",Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM),2026-10-12,Published historical series; census definitions and religious classifications may affect comparability. Not a measure of conversions or practice.
2010,5446856,19.8,https://www.dosm.gov.my/uploads/publications/20221018093340.pdf#page=90,"Table 1, printed page 74; PDF page 90",Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM),2026-10-12,Published historical series; census definitions and religious classifications may affect comparability. Not a measure of conversions or practice.
2020,6066784,18.7,https://www.dosm.gov.my/uploads/publications/20221018093340.pdf#page=90,"Table 1, printed page 74; PDF page 90",Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM),2026-10-12,Published historical series; census definitions and religious classifications may affect comparability. Not a measure of conversions or practice.