Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Malaysia

Refugees by country of origin in Malaysia in 2024 — 1,209 people. Ranked 101 in the world out of 200. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 24,080%.

2024 1,209 people +21.02% vs 2023
World rank 101of 200
Period maximum 1,359 people2022
Period minimum 5 people1991

Trend over time

1991–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Malaysia, 1991–202405001,0001,5001991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 5 people1992: 5 people1993: 5 people1994: 83 people1995: 82 people1996: 105 people1997: 88 people1998: 87 people1999: 83 people2000: 79 people2001: 77 people2002: 117 people2003: 235 people2004: 287 people2005: 388 people2006: 575 people2007: 611 people2008: 607 people2009: 530 people2010: 550 people2011: 531 people2012: 523 people2013: 478 people2014: 458 people2015: 435 people2016: 453 people2017: 540 people2018: 817 people2019: 906 people2020: 1,058 people2021: 1,182 people2022: 1,359 people2023: 999 people2024: 1,209 people
Change over the period: +1,204 (+24,080%) Average annual rate: 18.09 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 1,209 people
World computed 30.69M people
East Asia & Pacific computed 1.53M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 1.37M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.11M people
Refugees by country of origin — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1,209 +210 +21.02%
2023 999 −360 −26.49%
2022 1,359 +177 +14.97%
2021 1,182 +124 +11.72%
2020 1,058 +152 +16.78%
2019 906 +89 +10.89%
2018 817 +277 +51.3%
2017 540 +87 +19.21%
2016 453 +18 +4.14%
2015 435 −23 −5.02%
2014 458 −20 −4.18%
2013 478 −45 −8.6%
2012 523 −8 −1.51%
2011 531 −19 −3.45%
2010 550 +20 +3.77%
2009 530 −77 −12.69%
2008 607 −4 −0.65%
2007 611 +36 +6.26%
2006 575 +187 +48.2%
2005 388 +101 +35.19%
2004 287 +52 +22.13%
2003 235 +118 +100.85%
2002 117 +40 +51.95%
2001 77 −2 −2.53%
2000 79 −4 −4.82%
1999 83 −4 −4.6%
1998 87 −1 −1.14%
1997 88 −17 −16.19%
1996 105 +23 +28.05%
1995 82 −1 −1.2%
1994 83 +78 +1,560%
1993 5 +0 +0%
1992 5 +0 +0%
1991 5

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.