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