Migration flows · 2025
Malaysia
Where people move to and from Malaysia in 2025. The left column is where residents go; the right column is where arrivals come from. Reported movements only.
Total leaving Malaysia
7,988
Total arriving in Malaysia
213,043
Malaysia & its flows
Flat world map. Red arrows & labels = where people go to; green arrows & labels = where people come from. Drag to pan, scroll or use the buttons to zoom (zoom in to reveal names of small or clustered countries).
Incoming vs outgoing by year
Yearly totals of people arriving in and leaving Malaysia. Reported movements only.
Where Malaysia’s people go
Top destination countries
Where arrivals come from
Top origin countries
- 1 Myanmar 192,481
- 2 Pakistan 5,773
- 3 Yemen, Rep. 3,100
- 4 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 2,914
- 5 Afghanistan 2,801
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 2,482
- 7 Sri Lanka 1,057
- 8 West Bank and Gaza 517
- 9 Iraq 435
- 10 Sudan 378
- 11 Iran, Islamic Rep. 348
- 12 South Sudan 139
- 13 Cambodia 107
- 14 Egypt, Arab Rep. 73
- 15 Bangladesh 66
- 16 Nigeria 62
- 17 Eritrea 48
- 18 China 46
- 19 Guinea 45
- 20 Liberia 34
- 21 Cameroon 33
- 22 Thailand 33
- 23 Sierra Leone 32
- 24 Uganda 20
- 25 Philippines 19