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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
Location

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).

Over time

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

  1. 1 Australia 4,782
  2. 2 Korea, Rep. 1,949
  3. 3 United Kingdom 629
  4. 4 New Zealand 157
  5. 5 Canada 119
  6. 6 United States 110
  7. 7 Ireland 57
  8. 8 Germany 47
  9. 9 France 37
  10. 10 Netherlands 34
  11. 11 Italy 19
  12. 12 Sweden 19
  13. 13 Brazil 11
  14. 14 Denmark 8
  15. 15 Finland 5
  16. 16 Norway 5

Where arrivals come from

Top origin countries

  1. 1 Myanmar 192,481
  2. 2 Pakistan 5,773
  3. 3 Yemen, Rep. 3,100
  4. 4 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 2,914
  5. 5 Afghanistan 2,801
  6. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 2,482
  7. 7 Sri Lanka 1,057
  8. 8 West Bank and Gaza 517
  9. 9 Iraq 435
  10. 10 Sudan 378
  11. 11 Iran, Islamic Rep. 348
  12. 12 South Sudan 139
  13. 13 Cambodia 107
  14. 14 Egypt, Arab Rep. 73
  15. 15 Bangladesh 66
  16. 16 Nigeria 62
  17. 17 Eritrea 48
  18. 18 China 46
  19. 19 Guinea 45
  20. 20 Liberia 34
  21. 21 Thailand 33
  22. 22 Cameroon 33
  23. 23 Sierra Leone 32
  24. 24 Uganda 20
  25. 25 Libya 19