Demographics
The ethnic composition for the year 2000 in Perlis was: Malay (174,805 or 79.74%), Chinese (21,058 or 9.6%), Indian (2,658 or 1.21%) and others (20,690 or 9.45%).
| Religion in Perlis - 2010 Census | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| religion | percent | |||
| Islam | 87.9% | |||
| Buddhism | 10.0% | |||
| Hinduism | 0.8% | |||
| Christianity | 0.6% | |||
| Chinese Ethnic Religion | 0.2% | |||
| Other | 0.3% | |||
| No religion | 0.2% | |||
As of 2010 the population of Perlis is 87.9% Muslim, 10.0% Buddhist, 0.8% Hindu, 0.6% Christian, 0.2% Taoist or Chinese religion follower, 0.3% follower of other religions, and 0.2% non-religious.
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