Data refer to the population resident in Malaysia at midyear.
Selected tabulations by region and State are also published. Accounting Conventions Not applicable. The data exclude international migration flows such as foreign workers or cross-border migrants. The census is conducted every ten years which covers the whole country. The evaluation of the coverage is done through the post-enumeration survey and the contents evaluated through any available external data namely vital statistics, population estimates for young ages, and estimates obtained from the household surveys.