Buddhism in Malaysia

Malaysian Buddhist
	Percentage population of Buddhist in Malaysia according to 2020 census
Total population
	5,620,483 (2010)
Regions with significant populations
	Penang; Selangor; Kuala Lumpur; Johor;
Languages
	Malaysian Mandarin; English; Thai; Sinhala; Burmese; Indian languages; Malay;
Religion
	Majority Mahayana Buddhism (Chinese); Theravada Buddhism (Sri Lankans and Thais); Sukhavana;
Related ethnic groups
	Malaysia Hindus

Buddhism is the second largest religion in Malaysia, after Islam, with 18.7% of Malaysia's population being Buddhist,^[1]^[2] although some estimates put that figure at 21.6% when combining estimates of numbers of Buddhists with figures for adherents of Chinese religions which incorporate elements of Buddhism.^[3] Buddhism in Malaysia is mainly practised by the ethnic Malaysian Chinese, but there are also Malaysian Siamese, Malaysian Sri Lankans and Burmese in Malaysia that practice Buddhism such as Ananda Krishnan and K. Sri Dhammananda and a sizeable population of Malaysian Indians.

^ "Taburan Penduduk dan Ciri-ciri Asas Demografi" (PDF). Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. 82. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
^ "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristic Report 2010 (Updated: 05/08/2011)". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ "The World Factbook: Malaysia". CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2007-11-22.