Demographics
| Religion in Perak - 2010 Census | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| religion | percent | |||
| Islam | 55.3% | |||
| Buddhism | 25.4% | |||
| Hinduism | 10.9% | |||
| Christianity | 4.3% | |||
| Chinese Ethnic Religion | 1.7% | |||
| Other | 1.5% | |||
| No religion | 0.9% | |||
Once Malaysia's most populous state, Perak has yet to recover from an economic slowdown caused by the decline in the tin mining industry. The weak economy has led to a massive drain in manpower to higher-growth states such as Penang, Selangor and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. Perak's population is at an annual rate of 0.4% growth.
- 2001 - 2,051,236
- 2006 - 2,283,000
- 2010 - 2,258,428 (official 2010 census)
The ethnic composition of the population was estimated in 2001 to be:
- Bumiputera (1,101,105 or 53.68%)
- Chinese (643,129 or 31.35%)
- Indian (262,121 or 12.78%)
- Other (6,536 or 0.32%, including 2,080 Thai)
- Non-Citizen (38,345 or 1.87%)
The population breakdown estimation for 2010 is:
- Bumiputera - 1,360,506 or 55.74%
- Chinese - 702,170 or 28.77%
- Indian - 296,600 or 12.15%
- Others - 8,842 or 0.36%
- Non-Citizen - 72,751 or 2.98%
As of 2010 the population of Perak is 55.3% Muslim, 25.4% Buddhist, 10.9% Hindu, 4.3% Christian, 1.7% Taoist or Chinese religion follower, 1.5% follower of other religions, and 0.9% non-religious.
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