Which has higher net migration, Arab World or Malaysia?

Arab World, at 696,991 against 166,615 in Malaysia as of 2025.

What is the difference in net migration between Arab World and Malaysia?

530,376, with Arab World ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Malaysia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Malaysia: Net migration

Arab World

696,991

in 2025

Malaysia

166,615

in 2025

Arab World rank

7th

Malaysia rank

7th

Net migration over time

Arab World
Malaysia

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 696,991 against 166,615 in Malaysia, a difference of 530,376.

That makes Arab World's figure about 4.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Arab World ranks 7th and Malaysia ranks 7th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-91,994	-40,761	51,233	Malaysia
1970s	243,549	-20,203	263,752	Arab World
1980s	93,345	112,089	18,743	Malaysia
1990s	-68,243	83,985	152,229	Malaysia
2000s	562,039	197,664	364,375	Arab World
2010s	112,724	178,657	65,933	Malaysia
2020s	762,460	166,837	595,623	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration, Arab World or Malaysia?: Arab World, at 696,991 against 166,615 in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in net migration between Arab World and Malaysia?: 530,376, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Malaysia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Malaysia rank globally for net migration?: Arab World ranks 7th and Malaysia ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Net migration
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.