Malaysian Chinese
Historical table

Malaysian Chinese

Section Title: Historical table
Table Section Text: None

Year	1835	1911	1931	1947	1957	1970	1980	1991	2000	2010	2016

Population	29,000	1,285,000	1,871,000	2,398,000	3,274,000	4,623,900	5,691,900	6,400,000	6,650,000

Percentage	7.7%	29.6%	33.9%	38.4%	37.6%	35.8%	33.4%	28.1%	26.1%	24.6%	23.4%

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The Chinese population in Malaysia has been consistently declining percentage-wise from 37.6% in 1957 to 24.6% in 2010.

final_sentence: The Chinese population in Malaysia has been consistently declining percentage-wise from 37.6% in 1957 to 24.6% in 2010.