| Year | Peninsular Malaysia | % | Sabah | % | Sarawak | % | Total | | 1990 | 12,818 | 32.0 | 8,443 | 21.1 | 18,838 | 47.0 | 40,099 | | 1991 | 12,285 | 30.8 | 8,163 | 20.5 | 19,411 | 48.7 | 39,859 | | 1992 | 13,031 | 29.9 | 11,633 | 26.7 | 18,848 | 43.3 | 43,512 | | 1993 | 11,234 | 30.1 | 9,300 | 25.0 | 16,735 | 44.9 | 37,269 | | 1994 | 11,389 | 31.9 | 7,965 | 22.3 | 16,318 | 45.7 | 35,672 | | 1995 | 9,030 | 28.4 | 6,520 | 20.0 | 16,292 | 51.2 | 31,842 | | 1996 | 8,418 | 28.0 | 5,638 | 18.7 | 16,038 | 53.3 | 30,094 | | 1997 | 7,379 | 23.7 | 6,959 | 22.3 | 16,823 | 54.0 | 31,161 | | 1998 | 5,100 | 23.5 | 5,265 | 24.3 | 11,307 | 52.2 | 21,672 | | 1999 | 5,300 | 24.3 | 3,380 | 15.5 | 13,096 | 60.1 | 21,776 | | 2000 | 5,072 | 22.0 | 3,729 | 16.2 | 14,274 | 61.9 | 23,075 | | 2001e | 5,130 | 25.6 | 2,485 | 12.4 | 12,404 | 62.0 | 20,019 | Source: FD-Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah & Sarawak
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