Which country's 2020 census recorded 32,447,385 people?

Which country's 2020 census recorded 32,447,385 people? Malaysia. The figure comes from Malaysia's 2020 population and housing census, conducted by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Malaysia's population is spread across 13 states and three federal territories, with large concentrations in the Klang Valley, Penang, and Johor. The country is also geographically divided between Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia on Borneo, separated by the South China Sea.

The 2020 census followed earlier national counts, including those in 2010 and 2000. Malaysia's population has grown substantially since the first official census in 1960, when the total was about 8.1 million. The 2020 count also recorded Malaysia's multiethnic composition, including Bumiputera, Chinese, Indian, and other communities.

A common mix-up is confusing the census total with later population estimates. Census figures count people at a specific enumeration point, while annual estimates can be higher because they account for births, deaths, and migration after the census.