Net migration in Malaysia
Net migration to Malaysia was 166,615 people in 2025.
Malaysia, 2025
166,615
Change from 2024
−4.7%
World, 2025
0 people
Position in 2025
7th of 217
Net migration in Malaysia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 166,615 people | 0 people |
| 2024 | 174,770 people | 0 people |
| 2023 | 181,071 people | 0 people |
| 2022 | 188,154 people | 0 people |
| 2021 | 188,506 people | 0 people |
| 2020 | 101,907 people | 0 people |
| 2019 | 203,284 people | 0 people |
| 2018 | 221,965 people | 0 people |
| 2017 | 227,677 people | 0 people |
| 2016 | 222,141 people | 0 people |
| 2015 | 187,663 people | 0 people |
| 2014 | 159,791 people | 0 people |
| 2013 | 149,637 people | 0 people |
| 2012 | 134,975 people | 0 people |
| 2011 | 122,269 people | 0 people |
| 2010 | 157,164 people | 0 people |
| 2009 | 178,410 people | 0 people |
| 2008 | 202,481 people | 0 people |
| 2007 | 229,784 people | 0 people |
| 2006 | 232,971 people | 0 people |
| 2005 | 225,864 people | 0 people |
| 2004 | 212,278 people | 0 people |
| 2003 | 199,510 people | 0 people |
| 2002 | 196,227 people | 0 people |
| 2001 | 173,613 people | 0 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.7% from 174,770 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 187,663 people, the figure has changed by −11.2%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Malaysia has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.