Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 5.56 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5.56 for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 64.6% on the previous year and up 303.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Malaysia peaked at 5.56 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3233, in 2001.
Malaysia ranks 143rd of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3399 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3233 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4797 | +48.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9412 | +96.2% |
| 2004 | 1.12 | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 1.49 | +32.2% |
| 2006 | 2.15 | +45.0% |
| 2007 | 2.24 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.18 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.87 | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.81 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.75 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.57 | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 1.48 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.38 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.41 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.65 | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 2.46 | +48.8% |
| 2019 | 2.69 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 3.1 | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 3.43 | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 3.89 | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 2.83 | -27.4% |
| 2024 | 3.38 | +19.6% |
| 2025 | 5.56 | +64.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 | 0.3233 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 | 1.38 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7 | 2.83 | 5.56 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 140 Solomon Islands 6.32 compare
- 141 Samoa 5.93 compare
- 142 Papua New Guinea 5.62 compare
- 144 Costa Rica 5.55 compare
- 145 Vanuatu 5.07 compare
- 146 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.9 compare
More development goals data for Malaysia
- Red List Index 0.8095 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,701 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,053 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Malaysia?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Malaysia was 5.56 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.56 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3233 in 2001.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Malaysia ranks 143rd out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 303.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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