| Year | Peninsular Malaysia | % | Sarawak | % | Sabah | % | Total | | 1990 | 1,035,133 | 69.4 | 281,303 | 18.8 | 176,012 | 11.8 | 1,492,448 | | 1991 | 1,049,542 | 65.3 | 356,948 | 22.2 | 200,509 | 12.5 | 1,606,999 | | 1992 | 1,106,620 | 53.6 | 535,493 | 26.0 | 420,724 | 20.4 | 2,062,837 | | 1993 | 1,004,002 | 36.3 | 815,487 | 29.5 | 946,083 | 34.2 | 2,765,572 | | 1994 | 932,871 | 26.2 | 1,351,021 | 37.9 | 1,280,069 | 35.9 | 3,563,961 | | 1995 | 750,734 | 20.4 | 1,564,202 | 42.4 | 1,371,009 | 37.2 | 3,685,945 | | 1996 | 818,695 | 22.1 | 1,207,500 | 32.7 | 1,670,425 | 45.2 | 3,696,620 | | 1997 | 834,589 | 18.8 | 2,118,810 | 47.6 | 1,493,506 | 33.6 | 4,446,905 | | 1998 | 548,707 | 14.1 | 2,301,000 | 58.9 | 1,054,209 | 27.0 | 3,903,916 | | 1999 | 598,969 | 14.5 | 2,611,086 | 63.3 | 912,846 | 22.1 | 4,122,901 | | 2000 | 570,774 | 12.9 | 2,800,721 | 64.5 | 1,002,687 | 22.6 | 4,434,382 | | 2001e | 542,200 | 15.1 | 2,237,000 | 62.5 | 800,000 | 22.4 | 3,579,200 | Source: FD-Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah & Sarawak
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