In 2021, with more than 57 thousand people, the ethnic malay were the largest group of public assistance recipients from the Department of Social Welfare in Malaysia. The second largest group were the indigenous people from Sabah, in East Malaysia, with more than 19 thousand public assistance recipients.
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JKM. (March 27, 2023). Number of public assistance recipients in Malaysia in 2021, by ethnic group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342352/malaysia-public-assistance-recipients-by-ethnic-group/
JKM. "Number of public assistance recipients in Malaysia in 2021, by ethnic group (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342352/malaysia-public-assistance-recipients-by-ethnic-group/
JKM. (2023). Number of public assistance recipients in Malaysia in 2021, by ethnic group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342352/malaysia-public-assistance-recipients-by-ethnic-group/
JKM. "Number of Public Assistance Recipients in Malaysia in 2021, by Ethnic Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342352/malaysia-public-assistance-recipients-by-ethnic-group/
JKM, Number of public assistance recipients in Malaysia in 2021, by ethnic group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342352/malaysia-public-assistance-recipients-by-ethnic-group/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of public assistance recipients in Malaysia in 2021, by ethnic group (in 1,000s) [Graph], JKM, March 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342352/malaysia-public-assistance-recipients-by-ethnic-group/