Net migration in Malaysia in 2025 — 166,615 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 454.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 166,615 | −8,155 | −4.67% |
| 2024 | 174,770 | −6,301 | −3.48% |
| 2023 | 181,071 | −7,083 | −3.76% |
| 2022 | 188,154 | −352 | −0.19% |
| 2021 | 188,506 | +86,599 | +84.98% |
| 2020 | 101,907 | −101,377 | −49.87% |
| 2019 | 203,284 | −18,681 | −8.42% |
| 2018 | 221,965 | −5,712 | −2.51% |
| 2017 | 227,677 | +5,536 | +2.49% |
| 2016 | 222,141 | +34,478 | +18.37% |
| 2015 | 187,663 | +27,872 | +17.44% |
| 2014 | 159,791 | +10,154 | +6.79% |
| 2013 | 149,637 | +14,662 | +10.86% |
| 2012 | 134,975 | +12,706 | +10.39% |
| 2011 | 122,269 | −34,895 | −22.2% |
| 2010 | 157,164 | −21,246 | −11.91% |
| 2009 | 178,410 | −24,071 | −11.89% |
| 2008 | 202,481 | −27,303 | −11.88% |
| 2007 | 229,784 | −3,187 | −1.37% |
| 2006 | 232,971 | +7,107 | +3.15% |
| 2005 | 225,864 | +13,586 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 212,278 | +12,768 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 199,510 | +3,283 | +1.67% |
| 2002 | 196,227 | +22,614 | +13.03% |
| 2001 | 173,613 | +48,114 | +38.34% |
| 2000 | 125,499 | +36,164 | +40.48% |
| 1999 | 89,335 | −10,304 | −10.34% |
| 1998 | 99,639 | +20,373 | +25.7% |
| 1997 | 79,266 | +6,226 | +8.52% |
| 1996 | 73,040 | +647 | +0.89% |
| 1995 | 72,393 | +5,708 | +8.56% |
| 1994 | 66,685 | +5,606 | +9.18% |
| 1993 | 61,079 | −5,207 | −7.86% |
| 1992 | 66,286 | −30,825 | −31.74% |
| 1991 | 97,111 | −37,909 | −28.08% |
| 1990 | 135,020 | −8,524 | −5.94% |
| 1989 | 143,544 | +10,066 | +7.54% |
| 1988 | 133,478 | −4,281 | −3.11% |
| 1987 | 137,759 | +10,678 | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 127,081 | +6,866 | +5.71% |
| 1985 | 120,215 | +13,967 | +13.15% |
| 1984 | 106,248 | +8,386 | +8.57% |
| 1983 | 97,862 | +7,920 | +8.81% |
| 1982 | 89,942 | +5,800 | +6.89% |
| 1981 | 84,142 | +3,525 | +4.37% |
| 1980 | 80,617 | +94,597 | +676.66% |
| 1979 | -13,980 | +1,079 | +7.17% |
| 1978 | -15,059 | +1,542 | +9.29% |
| 1977 | -16,601 | +1,715 | +9.36% |
| 1976 | -18,316 | +2,164 | +10.57% |
| 1975 | -20,480 | +1,439 | +6.57% |
| 1974 | -21,919 | +76 | +0.35% |
| 1973 | -21,995 | −690 | −3.24% |
| 1972 | -21,305 | −770 | −3.75% |
| 1971 | -20,535 | +11,304 | +35.5% |
| 1970 | -31,839 | +7,581 | +19.23% |
| 1969 | -39,420 | +1,576 | +3.84% |
| 1968 | -40,996 | +1,112 | +2.64% |
| 1967 | -42,108 | −8,115 | −23.87% |
| 1966 | -33,993 | +2,463 | +6.76% |
| 1965 | -36,456 | +2,329 | +6% |
| 1964 | -38,785 | +2,167 | +5.29% |
| 1963 | -40,952 | +2,081 | +4.84% |
| 1962 | -43,033 | +1,883 | +4.19% |
| 1961 | -44,916 | +2,032 | +4.33% |
| 1960 | -46,948 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Net migration is the number of people arriving in a country minus the number leaving it, counting both citizens and foreigners. A positive value means net inflow, a negative one net outflow. The UN Population Division publishes the indicator at five-year intervals and derives it residually, as the difference between the actual change in population and natural increase, so errors of registration end up inside it as well.
Important: The value refers to a five-year period rather than to a single year; in the years between reference points the figure repeats.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Annual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.
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Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
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Demography Total fertility rateHow many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.
Demography Crude birth rateLive births per 1,000 people of population per year.
