In 2022, with more than ******* people, the ethnic Malay was the largest group of public assistance recipients from the Department of Social Welfare in Malaysia. The second-largest group was the Chinese Malaysian with more than ****** recipients of financial assistance in the same year.
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JKM. (November 30, 2023). Number of public assistance recipients in Malaysia in 2022, by ethnic group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342352/malaysia-public-assistance-recipients-by-ethnic-group/
JKM. "Number of public assistance recipients in Malaysia in 2022, by ethnic group (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342352/malaysia-public-assistance-recipients-by-ethnic-group/
JKM. (2023). Number of public assistance recipients in Malaysia in 2022, by ethnic group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342352/malaysia-public-assistance-recipients-by-ethnic-group/
JKM. "Number of Public Assistance Recipients in Malaysia in 2022, by Ethnic Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342352/malaysia-public-assistance-recipients-by-ethnic-group/
JKM, Number of public assistance recipients in Malaysia in 2022, by ethnic group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342352/malaysia-public-assistance-recipients-by-ethnic-group/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Number of public assistance recipients in Malaysia in 2022, by ethnic group (in 1,000s) [Graph], JKM, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342352/malaysia-public-assistance-recipients-by-ethnic-group/