Census in Malaysia

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Population and Housing Census of Malaysia, 2010
6 July–22 August 2010
General information
Country	Malaysia
Results
Total population	28,334,135 ( 2.0%)
Most populous ​state / federal territory	Selangor (5,462,141)
Least populous ​state / federal territory	Putrajaya (72,413)

The census in Malaysia, or officially, the Population and Housing Census, is a descriptive count of everyone who is in Malaysia on the Census Day, and of their dwellings. The decennial Malaysian census has been conducted six times, As of 2010. It has been conducted every 10 years, beginning in 1960.