Demographics
In 2005, it was confirmed by the Malaysian government that there were 1.8 million registered and legal foreign workers, and that the number of illegal immigrants was as high as 5 million in both East and West Malaysia, including refugees. The nations home to the highest percentages of the illegal immigrant population were Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar/Burma, India, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Pakistan. The government's estimate may be a conservative number, however. Some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have placed the number of illegal immigrants in the state of Sabah alone in the realm of two million, comprising two-thirds of the state's population.
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