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Net migration in Malaysia

Latest: 166,615
Previous: 174,770
Change: -8,155 (-4.7%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons

Net migration over time

Annual, Persons, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Net migration in Malaysia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	-33,993
Dec 31, 1967	-42,108
Dec 31, 1968	-40,996
Dec 31, 1969	-39,420
Dec 31, 1970	-31,839
Dec 31, 1971	-20,535
Dec 31, 1972	-21,305
Dec 31, 1973	-21,995
Dec 31, 1974	-21,919
Dec 31, 1975	-20,480
Dec 31, 1976	-18,316
Dec 31, 1977	-16,601
Dec 31, 1978	-15,059
Dec 31, 1979	-13,980
Dec 31, 1980	80,617
Dec 31, 1981	84,142
Dec 31, 1982	89,942
Dec 31, 1983	97,862
Dec 31, 1984	106,248
Dec 31, 1985	120,215
Dec 31, 1986	127,081
Dec 31, 1987	137,759
Dec 31, 1988	133,478
Dec 31, 1989	143,544
Dec 31, 1990	135,020
Dec 31, 1991	97,111
Dec 31, 1992	66,286
Dec 31, 1993	61,079
Dec 31, 1994	66,685
Dec 31, 1995	72,393
Dec 31, 1996	73,040
Dec 31, 1997	79,266
Dec 31, 1998	99,639
Dec 31, 1999	89,335
Dec 31, 2000	125,499
Dec 31, 2001	173,613
Dec 31, 2002	196,227
Dec 31, 2003	199,510
Dec 31, 2004	212,278
Dec 31, 2005	225,864
Dec 31, 2006	232,971
Dec 31, 2007	229,784
Dec 31, 2008	202,481
Dec 31, 2009	178,410
Dec 31, 2010	157,164
Dec 31, 2011	122,269
Dec 31, 2012	134,975
Dec 31, 2013	149,637
Dec 31, 2014	159,791
Dec 31, 2015	187,663
Dec 31, 2016	222,141
Dec 31, 2017	227,677
Dec 31, 2018	221,965
Dec 31, 2019	203,284
Dec 31, 2020	101,907
Dec 31, 2021	188,506
Dec 31, 2022	188,154
Dec 31, 2023	181,071
Dec 31, 2024	174,770
Dec 31, 2025	166,615

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